Crypto-Carz Classics - Minted in the Midlands
Added: (Thu Jan 13 2022)
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PRESS RELEASE - Crypto-Carz Classics - Minted in the Midlands
Low Poly Car Classics - NFT originals - Charity Auction
Classic cars are universally loved, with car aficionados going to great lengths to maintain and preserve their vehicles. But classic car enthusiasts don’t stop there, spending fortunes collecting classic car memorabilia and even art.
To meet the exploding demand for Classic car art, artists are reimagining artworks for vintage vehicle enthusiasts, and one creative partnership is showcasing their car passion as NFT artwork.
In 2021 the demand for NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) burst into the public consciousness, as collectors and artists found new ways to acquire and share their artwork.
Tapping into this movement Mike Turner, 48, from the East Midlands, professional vehicle designer for over 25 years and low poly car artist, and his pal Jens Mueller Commercial Designer for state of the art virtual stage settings, got together to create an NFT collection of Crypto-Carz Low Poly Car Classics, with help from East Midlands NFT artist and publisher Jillian Hinds-Williams, they will be auctioning the collection to raise money for charity.
Although Mike is a vehicle designer in his day job, he still has a passion for cars when he relaxes, so he unwinds by creating “clunky-but-cute” low polygon versions of some of the most iconic road and race cars.
Mike said, “I was inspired by early video game graphics from my youth, and they continue to be my muse even now.”
Mike’s first NFT collection of his Low Poly Car Lab sold out within days and his second collection is on sale now.
For this third collection of Low Poly Car Classics, he collaborated with virtual stage designer Jens to produce a stunning set of exclusive high quality NFT’s inspired by classic road and race cars in a bid to raise money for charity.
The artwork series was born from Mike and Jens’ shared passion for cars, design, conceptual image making - and the pure fun of artistic experimentation and collaborative exploration.
The artwork collection will inevitably appeal to auto enthusiasts, designers, classic vehicle owners and art collectors.
The team worked together to capture a series of nine classic vehicle designs - celebrating a range of iconic masterpieces from the past 50 years. Including the General Motors Vandua Van driven by BA Baracus in the A-Team to homages of the Lamborghini Countach and a stunning red Ferrari 250 GTO beloved by celebrities and the uber wealthy. So If you can’t afford the car, then here’s a chance to own the NFT.
Mike used his professional CAD (Computer Aided Design) tools to create the Low poly vehicles. Jens combined these with his high quality virtual sets to transition from a high-resolution, “real world” photo into an abstract colour mosaic – creating a perfect symbiosis with the low-poly vehicle.
Their high quality, super high resolution images (over 11K pixels wide!) look stunning in any environment – the NFT can be reproduced physically or displayed digitally in all their intricate glory.
This auction of the digital originals in NFT format is not to be missed – and by supporting the project you will be helping others, as 100% of all profits will be donated to charities important to the Team.
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NOTES TO THE EDITOR
CHARITIES THAT WILL BENEFIT:
https://www.crisis.org.uk is a UK charity for homeless people. Crisis help people directly out of homelessness and campaign for the changes needed to solve it altogether.
https://www.vivaconagua.org/en/ supports access to clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene worldwide.
Mike is available for interview, email media@crypto-carz.com to arrange
Editor’s notes – Key facts:
● Mike Turner (48 from Allestree, Derby, East Midlands) - Real Life professional vehicle designer for over 25 years & Low Poly car artist
● Producing digital art featuring Low Poly (Low polygon) cars.
● Portrait art focuses on design classics and iconic race and rally cars.
● Each high resolution car model is individually shaped “by hand” by the artist, using skills, experience and industry tools that he uses as a vehicle designer.
● Software used is CAD tools that are industry standard for vehicle design – but used in a very different way to make these images.
● Portraits are one-offs - not mass produced. Emphasis is on quality over quantity.
● Curated collection approach - vehicles are chosen by the artist based on his personal connection.
● Classic Car Portraits are being sold as NFT (Non-Fungible Tokens) originals and will never be duplicated
● Mike’s First NFT collection sold very quickly – most portraits sold within a few hours of being published.
● Several of Mike’s NFT art pieces have been traded on the secondary market at five times the original selling price.
● This charity auction of digital master artworks as NFT begins 14th January on NFTb marketplace at NFTb.io/collection/Low-Poly-Car-Classics
● All profits will be donated to charities important to the Team:
o https://www.crisis.org.uk
o https://www.vivaconagua.org/en/
LINKS
Low Poly Car Classics - Charity Auction sales page (NFTb Marketplace):
https://nftb.io/collection/low-poly-car-classics/
Crypto-Carz:
https://crypto-carz.com
Low Poly Car Lab sales
https://nftb.io/collection/low-poly-car-lab/
Crypto-Carz social media:
https://twitter.com/LowPolyCarLab
https://www.instagram.com/crypto_carz/
https://www.facebook.com/LowPolyCarLab
Images to accompany publication available from
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/174d2Wtdk-58md9aiPfagXGuaSaH6HcX9?usp=sharing
Linked images are provided as fair use for publication and editorial purposes, please attribute to Crypto-Carz / Mike Turner, with link to the charity auction https://nftb.io/collection/low-poly-car-classics/ or to Crypto-Carz.com