Moon Landing Aims to Highlight Neurodiverse Artists in the NFT Space

A poster for Stephon's graphic novel of the same name, Alter Gender is the culmination of his myriad inspirations. "I am inspired by the need to understand diversity for gender, disability and race. Also, I am inspired by understanding relationships between families and social groups. Sports also seem to be involved as well as references to anime and other cartoons," Stephon tells me, noting many of his favorite artists hailing from the world of anime, such as Tomoko Iwasa of Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl and Jeremy Zag of Miraculous.

David's work explores obituaries as an art practice; this body of work began in 2009 following the death of his grandmother. This particular NFT memorializes Chi Chi Devayne from RuPaul’s Drag Race, an image which he refers to as a "memorial portrait."

Michael chose Snoop Dogg for this portrait as an homage to the history of American hip hop, but also as a nod to Snoop's own involvement in the NFT space as a collector and investor. Michael sadly passed away at the end of 2021, but his work will live in as we keep him in our thoughts. Here are a few pieces some of his dear friends did in memoriam for the wonderful artist.

In a style that Zuniga has coined as "artism" (the work of an artist with autism), this image is just one cel from his series documenting the struggles of the feline protagonist.

“My favorite artists are Cezanne, Manet, Picasso, and Basqiuat. I also love the animators who created Superbook and Flying House,” Zuniga tells ONE37pm, adding that he is "influenced by American cartoons that are animated in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, such as DC cartoons and Thundercats."

This piece represents a set from the pilot of Demarco's proposed television series “Toasters,” an imaginative mashup of "Friends" and "Cheers."

"When I was little, I started drawing because I wanted to draw trains and Victorian homes. Now I use art to work out my feelings about relationships with family and friends, sometimes putting them into the characters I write. I’m trying to understand the world with a sense of humor and self reflection," Demarco tells ONE37pm, adding that some of his favorite artist is Bob Ross: "I like his technique and his sense of calm." He also notes that David Byrne is his favorite musician, which I—an avid Talking Heads fan—love to hear.

Sereno's quote about his piece was so wonderfully candid and concise: "I am motivated by trying to earn money, the Bible, and trying not to get whooped. To get these things, I make good luck symbols and alters to bring me good fortune.”

The piece invokes emojis and other ubiquitous symbols of the modern era in his trademark glitter-paint style.

“It’s about time," Ruby cheekily noted to ONE37pm, adding: "Glad my work on Superman will finally get some recognition. I’ve been working on his legacy for almost 25 years.” She boasts that she is "the biggest Superman fan and collector. That is why my mom called me Super Ruby." Take one look at the piece and you can see how it is overflowing with her adoration for the character.

Ruby's inspirations are "Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue, Cats, the Beatles, and the British Royal Family beginning with Diana and Prince Charles," and her favorite artists are Alex Ross and Dan Jurgens—two DC artists.

We cover a lot of wrestling here at ONE37pm, so I especially loved this piece and its exploration of the acrobatics of women's wrestling. “I am inspired by all women wrestlers in the WWE, Jacqueline tells ONE37pm. "I love how they are tough, but I also love their fashion." She first got into drawing wrestlers to explore costume design in her art.

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