The Potato Eaters On Mars
The author aimed to reinvent the original masterpiece painted by Vincent Van Gogh in 1885 with the purpose of creating a strong contrast and juxtaposition between the seriousness, the poverty and the social disease of the original artwork with the current movement of money around nft’s and the raising of a brand new market.
The astronaut is intended as the explorer ‘par excellence’, developed here as main theme of the Artwork and depicted as a Shiba Inu dog character, figure born with Doge coin as a joke, making fun of the wild speculation in cryptocurrencies when the cryptocurrencies were created. The author imagined this joke becoming the real currency on the Moon - as a real doge coin slogan citation - and beyond, finally landing on Mars.
The connection between the potatoes, which gives the title to the original masterpiece and one of a very few foods that could easily grow on Mars surface - and that has been evidenced by the Science recently - is a very studied choice in terms of storytelling and consistency.
There’s a conceptual bridge with Nasa, SpaceX and Elon Musk. His Twitter support reference to the cryptocurrencies and the seemingly impact in their price on the market when the cryptocurrencies are mentioned.
The monitors and the video projection of a rocket launch is a direct reminder to SpaceX and the internet broadband exploration in the space researched by Musk.
On the floor, on tablecloth and almost everywhere is barely visible the typical Mars red sand to contextualize the environment.
Shiba Inu dogs wear glasses, as a subtle reminder to the “screen” theme to cover the eyes, a subtle critique to the contemporary society which is more “appearance”, social, fashion and a little eclectic.
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