Estienne, TWNTIES #8, 2022 — Generative Artist and Artistic Director of Alba.art, Haiver, tells us how one act of kindness set the tone for his digital art collecting journey and sparked his love for generative art and its community. The very first piece of tokenized digital art I ever received, and the way I received…

Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas, 1939 — Reflecting on the transformative power of art, Vinny Valenzuela shares the profound impact of Frida Kahlo’s ‘The Two Fridas’ on her life. From battling loneliness to finding strength, this masterpiece inspired Vinny to turn life’s challenges into beautiful art. The first artwork that ever rocked me to my core was…

Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1612 — Multi-versatile artist, Empress Trash shares her powerful response to one of Artemisia Gentileschi’s iconic paintings, and how the style of this great artist continues to impact her practice. I studied painting as an undergraduate and until I got to college I didn’t really know of many women painters besides Frida…

Alotta Money, NFT’s IQ test, 2020 — We ask Particle’s very own Collectors Call Host & Community Manager, and Digital Art Collector, Scooter, about the artwork that opened his eyes to the creative depths of digital art. For me, Alotta Money epitomises the boundless possibilities of digital art. His earliest crypto artworks were Twitter headers commissioned by…

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Riding With Death, 1988 — Charlotte Eytan, an art collector, curator, writer, advisor, and Director of the Particle Foundation tells us about the first time she was struck by the power of art. I first came across this painting in a solo exhibition at Gagosian’s West 24th street gallery in New York City. That work…

Lee Krasner, Gaea, 1966 — We spoke with Clara Peh, a curator, writer, and Founder of NFTAsia, who told us how a certain artwork brought her in to art history and helped to form a close friendship. I first came across Gaea at an exhibition on Women in Post-War Abstraction at MoMA in the summer…

Mr Richi, The Holder, 2021 — From the very first second we asked Mr Richi about a piece that changed his life, he knew which one it was without flinching — The Holder. The Holder is an artwork of many firsts for me. It was my genesis 1/1 on Async Art- the first curated platform that…

Albrecht Dürer, Rhinoceros, 1515 — Iona (@misosoupqueen) presents Albrech Dürer’s Rhinoceros as a landmark of art history. She tells us how this artwork underscores humanity’s timeless attraction to curiosity and novelty over factual accuracy. I knew art had the capacity to change the course of culture — and therefore my life — when I studied…

RedruM, RED Has Won, 2023 — We ask digital artist, RedruM, to tell us about the artwork thatchanged his life. I decided to choose “RED Has Won” because it is the work that really changed my life. This work was born in the days immediately following my life change, professionally speaking. I gave up my career as a criminal lawyer and became a full-time artist. The work depicts a young lawyer (me) in a courtroom, wearing a toga on the side (classic garb that lawyers use in court hearings in Italy) with his head completely absorbed in these thoughts, which become real and wrap everything in a bright red charged with hope.