Empress Trash

Venus of the Machine is inspired by the Venus of Willendorf, Birth of Venus and contemporary media expression. CC0. 
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Venus of the Machine is an exploration of feminine identity in contemporary media culture while playing with traditional art history forms of Venus. Two historical works that I drew inspiration from were the Venus of Willendorf and the Birth of Venus. One thing I have observed in the depiction of the feminine form in a lot of historical art and popular media is an overarching thread of stoicism and serenity in facial expressions. However, when talking via text women use 2x or more emojis to express themselves. In current internet culture, women have been allowed to express themselves, assert their identities and thoughts and accumulate assets in an unprecedented way in human history. While we do have more work to do for full autonomy and equity for women, Venus of the Machine is a celebration of how far we have come and how the internet and crypto art specifically have helped empower women to find their voices and identities. I offer this piece as a gift to my friends and crypto art community at large as a thank you for helping empower me as a women, survivor and creator. 
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Free ended @ 9/18/2022 at 12pm MST with 1405 editions minted.  
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@empresstrash

Venus of the Machine

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The paintings in this series all share some musical influence, some more than others. With this one I ended up listening to a particular song on repeat day after day, or night after night rather, as Ive been only working on these in the evenings.

Firefly Asylum
digital painting
2022

Mikko Lyytinen

Firefly Asylum

Fly Frogs Tadpoles

A very fly tadpole, spawn of Fly Frog 6457 and Fly Frog 375

Tadpole 1328

A very fly tadpole, spawn of Fly Frog 1416 and Fly Frog 3998

Tadpole 1338

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Design inspired by the traditional outfit from Scotland

Kilt, Blue and Green

The first thing I see in the morning is the light hitting the trunk of a pine tree just outside my window. I keep my curtains open for just that and surprisingly often I wake up early enough to see a purple hue, slowly shifting towards red, then orange and yellow in a magical display, until it fades into just some light on a tree and i get on with my day.
They say darkest dark is just before the dawn, meaning  that with troubles in life things will seem worse before they get better. Change is a great theme in my work, especially in my paintings. This one is about the dark as much as of the color that comes out of it.

Dawn
digital painting
2022
Mikko Lyytinen

Dawn

Belonging
digital painting
2022

Mikko Lyytinen

Belonging

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This artwork is based on a vision I received during a shamanic drumming session. In answer to my request an entity appeared that seemed to be made of the combined symbols of the eye and the sun.

Affirmation  
digital drawing  
2024