Perhaps as nature’s most delicate example of survival, the beauty of a flower is but a mask for its true purpose. Some flowers, like thistles, thrive in harsh environments, while others like orchids are temperamental and bloom rarely. Many have intentionally evolved to enchant other species to endure—such as the smallest of honeybees that sprinkle themselves in pollen, hummingbirds whose bills have evolved perfectly alongside honeysuckles, and even humans that have gone from admiring blossoms to cultivating them in grand gardens and greenhouses.

Far from superficial in their necessity, flowers have always held significance to humanity. Sometimes, like the snowdrops of Galanthus nivalis, they serve simply as harbingers to spring. Victorian England famously practiced a “language of flowers”, where different arrangements signified feelings of love, friendship, grief, and mourning. In Japan, the soft and short blooms of cherry blossoms have held centuries of cultural significance for representing Mono no Aware, the appreciation of impermanence.

Flowers, much like humanity, are fleeting in their nature. Similar to the symbiotic relationships of the natural world, flowers and artists have long shared a special bond. While flowers serve as a muse, artists act as preservationists, taking petals to paintbrush and extending their lifespan and legacy far beyond their own. Claude Monet’s most famous subject was his home garden in Giverny, France. Frida Kahlo captured her tumultuous emotions by blending botanicals with her surreal self-portraiture. The large-scale interpretations of Georgia O'Keeffe’s irises, lilies, and magnolias sought to evoke the emotional significance of her subjects for busy city dwellers who, quite literally, rarely stopped to smell the flowers.

Nothing in the natural world is meant to last, from the short-lived blooms of a blossom to even the most meticulously preserved paintings; all are subjects and inevitable victims to time. Floraculture serves to shift that age-old narrative, empowered by the advent of blockchain technology. This celebration of contemporary floral artistry invites artists from around the world to collaborate in an inventive arrangement where our botanical subjects can be eternally preserved and admired as intended.

Meet our Featured Artists:

Adamtastic is an award winning Creative Director and Emotional-Expressionist artist who aims to connect people to their inner-child through the use of vibrant colors and whimsical, character-driven art.

Kyle’s work is inspired by the natural world and fundamental hidden phenomena that shape our human experience. Fascinated by these mechanisms, the movements of deep time, and how they influence our perceived reality. Which is then transformed by different cultural contexts and shaped by the viewer’s personal history and experience.

Thari H. is an Indonesian-based illustrator who also goes by the name Opuscula. She usually paints in dreamy, fantasy, characters/landscapes that contain details, bright colors, and organic combinations. She mainly talks about warm feelings related to happiness, excitement, pleasure, and sometimes a plaintive sense, then she hopes these feelings naturally soak into people's hearts.

Wren is an AI-collaborative artist known for his first collection on Tezos Blockchain, called "Harmony". His works are continually evolving as they explore the connection between nature and memories. Wren also incorporates lines, diagrams, and playful yet carefully selected color palettes in his work, which is centered around flowers and landscapes.

Seungdo is an artist who believes in the world-changing potential of art and strives to deliver a warm and positive impact to his audience. With a focus on themes such as the importance of living together in harmony and the significance of being true to oneself.

With an avant-garde approach to artistic expression, Mariuscarl Ene transcends the ordinary, merging the worlds of conceptual photography. Their visual narratives evoke profound contemplation. Mariuscarl has been at the forefront of this creative fusion for 5 years, enchanting audiences with their innovative perspective.

Melda VNH is an illustrator from Indonesia and also a graphic designer and a visual artist for basically every medium. She describes her own style as dreamy and whimsical whose artworks are colorful and totally manifest the specific inner world of hers which is peaceful, friendly and very much reminds one of the freedom of childhood.

Unickate is an artist who celebrates Womanhood. She loves translating the beauty of nature into digital art. Her illustrations are stories about self-love and taking care of ourselves without stigmatising our bodies. Everything starts inside the mind, so let's look at ourselves in a new, positive way!

NOCELLCOVERAGE is an artist focusing on the relationship between technology and the natural world. Exploring the boundary line between digital & material.

Odyssey of the Heart is a multi-disciplinary artist with a mission to inspire individuals to embrace their unique identities and find empowerment through artistic expression. By merging human emotions with architectural forms, Odyssey's work creates a hybrid typology that blurs the boundaries between reality and fantasy, surrealism, and the cosmos within us. In Odyssey's view, the Odyssey symbolizes a journey of exploration, a wandering without a set direction—the human path toward ascension. Additionally, Odyssey is the founder of Love is Louder, a vibrant community of LGBTQIA+ artists from around the globe. Odyssey firmly believes in the incredible and powerful potential of Art as an instrument for driving social change.

Sierra, also known as Juujuumama, is an AI Artist, Art curator and yoga instructor.

WanjiGallery is a Kenyan Photographer and Digital Artist that focuses on mental health as themes for her work. She is mostly inspired by her environment and experiences.

Stephan Vasement is an AI artist currently based in Bangkok.

Taimaz Ashtari is a photographer and social media strategist born in Iran and currently based in Turin, Italy. For the past 8 years she has developed and worked on countless photographic projects working with a wide variety of companies and brands, but her passion lies within flowers. In 2020 Taimaz co-founded Oneo2 Creative Studio, a creative agency and design house. Since August 2021 she has been experimenting in the NFT space.

Rukmunal Hakim (b. 1983) is a self-taught artist and illustrator based in South Tangerang, Indonesia. He takes inspiration from all living, natural creatures and personal anecdotes in his visual artworks.

Foreword by:

Tina Survilla Lindell is a sociolinguist, writer, and curator based out of New York City. Inspired by her Filipino-American upbringing abroad, much of her writing focuses on themes of identity, intimacy, and culture. As an avid urban birder and aspiring naturalist, she has been previously profiled and featured on the cover of Birding Magazine.