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NFT S H O W R O O M
This year, we are excited to host the NFT Art Gallery once again, featuring incredible pieces by talented artists who showcase their work on the NFT Showroom. This digital art marketplace, built on Hive, allows you to create and collect art using SWAP.HIVE. Curated by @juliakponsford, the collection promises to impress - and we look forward to seeing you support Hive artists by taking home a physical piece of their work!
@creepyarts @elgeko @a07 @kobusu (stickers from top to bottom)
📢 T A K E S W A P . H I V E & H B D W I T H Y O U !
Last year our NFT showroom art gallery wasn't a big success. Mainly because attendees did not have enough liquids to buy the pieces and I was not communicating enough about the gallery enough.
This time, we want to inform you upfront so you'll have enough time to get your liquids out of savings or buy some HIVE on the market! This year we have another cool way for you to support artists on Hive: A HBD sticker sale!
🖌️ P O S T E R S | " P R O O F O F H A N G " | S W A P . H I V E 🖌️
Swapping HIVE to SWAP.HIVE is simple, and if you don’t have any at the event, you'll be able to swap onsite quickly.
Each piece will feature a QR code that links directly to its listing on the NFT Showroom. Prices range from 1.5 to 75 HIVE, so there's something for everyone!
The first person to purchase an NFT on site will also receive the corresponding physical print (frame included)!
And now a fun little feature: You buy the piece and take the framed work with you? Then put it on display and share the "Proof of Hang" in a post on Hive together with the tag #proofofhang you'll get 50% of the price back 🔥
Get excited for the following artists in our gallery: @despero-narciso @forest-fangs @grafvisionsp @justclickindiva @medussart @pittcn @richardfyates @smile27 @tygertyger @veeart
🖼️ S T I C K E R S | " P R O O F O F S T I C K " | H B D 🖼️
We'll have a simple QR code linked to Hive Keychain for easy payments. No Keychain? No worries: we can manually confirm your purchase too. Only 10 stickers are available per artwork, and 100% of the proceeds go straight to the artist’s wallet. It's a small purchase that makes a big difference!
Here is another "game": Share the "Proof of Stick" in a post on Hive together with the tag #proofofstick and you'll get 50% of the price back 🔥
T H A N K Y O U F O R A T T E N D I N G
A big thank you goes out to every single one of you who secured their ticket and will enrich the event with their personality, their knowledge and all the fun moments we are going to experience!
@reiseamateur @tibfox @solarwarrior @detlev @louis88 @ynwa.andree @growandbow @llunasoul @lizanomadsoul @honeydue @elmirabear @ninaeatshere @ravenmus1c @ph1102 @primersion @rivalzzz @stayoutoftherz @mipiano @edje @livinguktaiwan @bil.prag @godfish @tinabrezpike @marjanko @masterswatch @minigunner @dovycola @alessandrawhite @bitterirony @solymi @seckorama @akipponn @dobranoc @gandalf @quekery @priyanarc @jocieprosza @asia-pl @pantha.rhei @cryptospa @themyscira @roelandp
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They look great!
Thank you 100% for your curation, the design work and the uncomplicated communication!
Nice, but why the sculls? Is it a coincidence that 2 of the 4 featured NFTs in your last pic contain a scull? Why not associate more positive images to the event?
I know that modern art needs to be ugly, but we at Hive can differ from the mainstream!
Honestly, I think the skulls look cool. It’s not really about being “dark” or “ugly” — to me, they represent power, resilience, and that raw connection to life and death. Skulls are timeless symbols — they cut through the noise and feel honest, even primal.
That bull skull with the glowing red eyes? It’s like a totem of strength and growth. It says, “we’ve been through it, and we’re still moving forward — stronger than ever.” 🐂
What’s cool about Hive is that it doesn’t shy away from stuff like this — it embraces variety, not just polished or overly positive things. That’s what makes it feel real.
Interesting view. To me those symbols rather symbolize death and glorification of the evil! I know that in our Western society these symbols are pushed by evil forces, that don´t want that people have a positive attitude about live. But I appreciate the fact that this (hidden) component of those symbols are not aware to many.
That’s a valid perspective — symbols can definitely evoke different things depending on context and personal experience. But that skulls and similar motifs have been present in ancient art and culture for thousands of years, long before any modern "agendas." From Celtic and Viking carvings to Japanese Noh masks and Tibetan ritual art, these images often stood for wisdom, protection, spiritual transition, or even respect for the cycle of life and death — not glorification of evil.
So sometimes what looks dark on the surface is actually deep, old, and very human...
I fully respect that other cultures use(d) such symbols, but I just recently (see my last post) delved into the European history and e.g. in the Greek culture there were no skulls at all. Also the extensive skull usage by the Celts and Vikings seem to be a modern popular culture exaggeration. Which Viking carvings you are referring to?
Fair point, and you're right to question popular myths — a lot does get exaggerated. Still, skull symbolism did exist in Europe, though often more subtly.
For example:
The carved rosary bead was discovered at Queenhithe in the City of London with a face on one side and a skull on the other. Credit: The Trustees of the British Museum
In Greek culture, while literal skulls were rare in art, Thanatos (death) was often depicted with a skull or winged skull motif in later Hellenistic funerary art.
Celtic cultures are more direct — Roman sources like Diodorus Siculus mention Celts collecting and displaying enemies’ heads, which likely inspired later skull motifs.
While direct carvings of human skulls in Viking art are indeed rare, one notable archaeological example is the Ribe skull fragment discovered in Denmark. This mid-8th-century artifact is a section of a human skull, approximately 6 x 8.5 cm in size, with a hole bored into it, suggesting it was worn as an amulet. The skull fragment is inscribed with runes invoking deities such as Odin and Tyr, indicating its use in rituals aimed at protection against illness or malevolent forces. ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribe_skull_fragment
Another example is the Danish Runic Inscription 66, also known as the "Mask Stone," discovered in Aarhus, Denmark. This granite runestone from around 1000 CE features a depiction of a facial mask and an Old Norse runic inscription mentioning a battle between kings. The mask depicted has been explained by the Moesgård Museum as "probably intended to be protection against evil spirits." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Runic_Inscription_66
These artifacts illustrate that while explicit skull carvings are uncommon in Viking art, the human skull was utilized symbolically in various forms, including as amulets and in runic inscriptions, reflecting its cultural and spiritual significance.
Hollywood definitely amplified the visuals, the roots go back much further than most people realize.
For many cultures all over the world, skulls are not negative at all. I know that everyone has their own taste, and that's how it goes. Next time I will ask you to pick stickers, communicate with the artists, print them, write such a post etc etc
But we are in the middle of Europe, not in Mexico.
Tastes and opinions vary, no matter where people live. I’m sure many other attendees, even those coming from the heart of Europe, will appreciate these stickers. Plus, we have two wonderful guests traveling all the way from the US — I bet they’ll like them too!
I'm proud of this little gallery; it has taken a lot of hard work (even though I am not one of the artists) to put together, and no one will turn down my joy and anticipation for the event.
I would like to have some, and I am not Mexican ;) Thanks for the engagementin writing this post and making this happen. Maybe @ninaeatshere can help me get some as well - they look awesome!
Thanl you for the comment liza! I bet @@@ninaeatshere will get you 1 of each! (if they're still some left ^^)
That would be great <3
I curated the art for this, we just had a skull art event with @nftshowroom and @alienarthive so it happened to be a big part of the recent minted art ✨
Of course, for sure skulls are still underrepresented in modern culture :)
We need to push to 90% skull motifs in art, hopefully by then all are pleased. Sorry, a bit sarcastic today.
Well I think there's a reason they are massively popular art themes, but it's not for everyone and that's fair
I'm preparing some HBD and HIVE for spending in Graz! I heard that you can pay everything with HBD in Austria? 😃
Haha unfortunately not yet ^^ SpendHBD will solve that in future :D
Awesome stickers, hopefully the right people find them!
Thank you :) I hope so too ^^
Awesome 😌😌😌
Yessss 🔥
Sending you Ecency curation votes.😉
Thank you so much <3
The NFTs are beautiful!
Yessss I also really like them! There are more and we are going to make a post with all of the posters when the location is prepared :)
That's a good move
Awesome 😌😌😌
Wowww ❤️❤️❤️
Your art is WOW!!!!
Thankssss
Yeah! Looks so awesome!! And even an art of my girlfriend among the stickers. Thank you so much! =) !PIZZA !BBH
Really cool! ♥️Awesome! Thanks
Thank you for sharing your art with Hive! :)
Thank you so much for using my design for a sticker!! I appreciate it alot! =)
Is there any chance to get some of these stickers?
Thank you! =)
Thank you in the first place for sharing it on Hive! If I understood it right then there are a few stickers on the way to you :P
All of nft art Really cool..
We think the same :) THank you for the comment 😍
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The Stickers are cool. Can i reserve one of each?
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