We are different from the current new digital art-focused companies for the following reason; they are primarily technology-first companies who are leveraging and exploiting the power of art; we are an art-first company leveraging and exploiting the power of technology.
We exist to bridge the current gap that exists between the traditional art world and the rapidly emerging new "metaverse" driven by digital art and the blockchain. It is our belief that both worlds can exist without compromise and have created a platform that is focused on helping traditional artists and collectors take advantage of the new possibilities and opportunities that the new digital art world has created.
We focus on established and traditional artists which allows us to participate in both the existing art world infrastructure as well as the new emerging world of digital art.
We believe strongly in supporting artists with experience, a mastery of their craft, and a definable narrative behind their art. We also believe in the indisputable power of tangible, physical art while understanding that the emerging “metaverse” allows us to extend the experience and bring art to life in a new and exciting way.
Our Founders
Natasha Schlesinger
Natasha Schlesinger is an award-winning art historian, art advisor and curator who has worked in the art field for over 25 years. Schlesinger began her career working at art galleries in New York and London. She continued as a specialist in European Furniture and Decorative arts at Christie’s auction house in New York before co-founding an international consulting firm, Meridienne LLC. She has lectured both at Christie’s and Sotheby’s and taught at the graduate program for the Study of Decorative Arts, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, and New School. She has served as the Art Curator of The Surrey Hotel where she conceived and curated three successful exhibitions connecting The Surrey’s own permanent art collection to the most relevant themes in contemporary art today. For the past five years, Schlesinger has also curated the annual charity auction for the Baryshnikov Arts Center benefit. Schlesinger holds a Master’s degree in Decorative Arts and Design from the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Culture and Design. In 2005, Schlesinger received the Future Leaders of the Art World award from ArtTable, a national nonprofit membership organization for professional women in leadership positions in the visual arts.
Kwame M. DeCuir
Kwame M. DeCuir has been building products in interactive online technology space for the past 20 years specializing in creating new approaches to making business verticals more efficient through digital platforms. Kwame has worked and developed interactive solutions and products for several large companies and notable entities in the US and abroad including Nike, Universal/UMG, Arista Records (Kenny G, Patti Smith, TLC, Aretha Franklin), Puma, tennis great Serena Williams, singer and producer Akon to name a few. He has worked in the blockchain space since 2017 and his focus continues to be on creating innovative solutions in which discovery, community building, virtual economies and artist ownership are at the core