I love crosschain collecting... almost as much as contemporary art and Web3 art overlapping. Just collected this 2021 NFT by @AmirHFallah through @verse_works , using ETH to acquire art originally minted on Tezos. Amir is better known as a contemporary painter and the publisher of the iconic Beautiful/Decay, which makes his early exploration of NFTs particularly interesting. This connects to something I've been thinking about, inspired by @TaborRobak 's latest work, Smokers Paradise. Tabor introduces a fascinating mechanism: each artwork exists either as a physical print or an NFT. Never both. The collector makes the irreversible choice, effectively "burning" the other possibility without burning anything. This is where Tabor's work is on another planet compared to most NFT projects. It's not just about mastering tools or winning the attention game on social media. It's about the artistic vision, technical skills and conceptual understanding to bring contemporary art practice and true onchain art together — permanently intertwined. And that brings me back to Amir Fallah's 2021 NFT. An established painter entering the NFT world isn't simply an artist trying new technology. It's a connection between two artistic traditions that shouldn't be separated in the first place. So here's my question: Shouldn't ALL onchain art aim to connect these two worlds? Contemporary art and onchain art aren't competing histories. They're part of the same cultural evolution. Sometimes it starts with collecting a Tezos NFT using ETH. Sometimes it takes an entirely new artistic language. Either way, it's about joining the dots. #SmokersParadise #CryptoArt #ContemporaryArt #Tezos #Ethereum #OnchainArt @Tabcorp_HR