Amber Vittoria Questions Reality in Recent OE Drop

What’s real in the age of digital art and AI? LA-based OG web3 artist Amber Vittoria has faced this question several times in the past few years.

Known for her surrealistic style and abstract forms in joyous colors, Vittoria’s new series blends nature photography with sculpture paintings that may or may not exist.

Minting now on Rarible.com as an OE drop on Base, ‘Everything is Real' is quite different from her work to date, and offers a whole new insight into the artist and her interests.

Rarible is thrilled to be supporting Amber Vittoria once again. We connected with her to learn about the process and inspiration behind ‘Everything is Real’. Read on for some alpha.

What got you thinking about creating 'Everything Is Real', and what do you hope people take away from these works?

Amber Vittoria: Each photograph contains a sculpture inspired by my abstract paintings.

I began to play with AI a few years ago, and the rhetoric around what is “real” began to pop up online surrounding these works; this inspired my idea to take photos that blend the idea of reality and artificiality.

Rarible is a huge Amber Vittoria fan. How did you first get into NFTs?

Amber Vittoria: And I’m a huge Rarible fan! I learned about them through my partner Dave, and have loved them ever since!

You've shifted from abstract paintings to digital photography with this series. What was this transition like for you?

Amber Vittoria: I studied photography when I was in high school and college, which usually just comes in handy when photographing paintings and when I travel!

But blending painting a sculpture and capturing nature was so exciting.

Amber Vittoria: Artist, poet, and author. Through ribbons of color and poetry, her work aims to represent nuances of womanhood, emotion, and beauty.

Your work often explores themes like femininity, emotion, and identity. How do these ideas come through in 'Everything Is Real'?

Amber Vittoria: Identity comes through the most in this collection; many of us tether ourselves to our physical belongings, what we perceive as our reality and tangibility. This collection upends that thinking a bit.

This series is your first use of photographs on-chain. Why did you choose this approach?

Amber Vittoria: I love surprises and delights, so any time I can approach a mint with a bit of surprise, it brings me so much joy.

“I’ve structured the mint as an open edition with one photograph, where 8 random collectors will receive a 1/1 of the remaining photos.”

Community is such a big part of the NFT space. How do you like to connect with your collectors and community?

Amber Vittoria: My favorite way to connect with my community is in person, but I settle for DMs and virtual chats with the friends I’ve made here over the last several years.