Ethernity - The Bruce Lee “The Formless Form” NFT Collection
Bruce Lee x Ethernity
By Raf Grassetti x BossLogic x Anthony Fransisco
January 8, 2022 @ 12pm ET / 72 Hours
MARTIAL ARTS
Ethernity is proud to announce the Bruce Lee collection, the legendary martial artist who cut across cultures, customs, and art. In the Bruce Lee Way, one’s body, mind and spirit must work together in harmonious interplay and he trained his mind and cultivated his energy just as proactively as he trained his body. His most popular tenets or philosophies demonstrate this interchangeability and collaboration of methods and utilized all of these ideas through his mind (what he thought, imagined, believed), body (what he did, expressed and shared), and spirit (his sincerity, authenticity and impact).
Raf Grassetti
Raf Grassetti is one of the best-known digital sculptors in the world and contributed to some of the most successful franchises in the world, winning many awards over the years including best Art Director, best Digital Sculptor, and Video Game of the year awards. Grassetti launched his career as a traditional sculptor, but transitioned to digital sculpting after discovering the power of immortalizing his subjects in digital stone. Raf was one of the top-selling artists in Christie’s “Proof of Sovereignty” Auction and Sotheby’s “Contemporary Curated” Auction.
BossLogic
Bosslogic is an Australian Artist gaining stardom through the wide world of social media, who has gained popularity through the eponymous entertainment industry. With millions of followers’ support, Bosslogic is deemed as one of the most popular influential artists in Australia and beyond. The Artist collaborated with Ethernity on its first pre-launch NFT series.
Anthony Francisco:
As the Senior Visual Development Artist at Marvel Studios for almost a decade, Anthony Francisco designed some of the most beloved characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For 20 years his design work spans other collectibles such as cards for Magic the Gathering, Gears of War, Rhythm & Hues, and contributing to films like R.I.P.D., Seventh Son, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, The Hunger Games and Snow White and the Huntsman. In January 2019, he published his first book, Anthony Francisco Art Vol. 1: Uber Monsters, which includes his creature designs and art concepts. Currently, he serves as Creative Director for Dolphin Entertainment building the company’s NFT division across sports, entertainment and pop culture.
TITLE: BRUCE LEE: THE DRAGON
Artist: Raf Grassetti
Opening bid: $1 / 1 of 1 / ERN
Description:
“The past is no more; the future is not yet. NOW includes the balance of being here, experiencing, involvement, phenomenon, awareness.”- Bruce Lee
A student of many lineages of martial arts, Bruce Lee took nothing for granted as he honed his craft and forged his own path that would resonate for generations to come. His study of the past and his future facing legacy were mere specters in comparison to the quality of mind, physical power, and spiritual awareness he brought to the present moment.
TITLE: BRUCE LEE: FORMLESS
Artist: Raf Grassetti
Price: $2000 / Edition of 60 / wETH
Description:
“See that there is no one to fight, only an illusion to see through.”- Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee implored us to look through the surface. He understood that every warrior’s most formidable opponent is the one he finds in the mirror. Integral to his mastery of martial arts and athletic feats of strength and skill, was the more difficult accomplishment of harnessing and focusing the power of the mind. In Raf Grassetti’s masterful artwork, Bruce Lee’s physical form cracks as warmth and light radiate from behind his familiar visage, here rendered in a statue-like glory. We are reminded of the impermanence of all physical phenomena, and that every fight is an occasion to break through the illusions that imprison our boundless spirits.
TITLE: BRUCE LEE: WARRIOR
Artist: BossLogic
Opening bid: $1 / 1 of 1 / wETH
Description:
“Open yourself and flow, my friend. Flow in the total openness of the living moment. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Moving, be like water. Still, be like a mirror. Respond like an echo.” — Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee’s approach to martial arts and to life itself went beyond any static definition. In this enigmatic BossLogic artwork, Bruce Lee’s hands- one closed in a powerful fist, the other open and inviting the flow of the moment- dematerialize in front of our eyes. His body transforms into the sound waves of an echo. His fighting spirit in this fleeting moment captures both the flow of water and reveals the invisible forces behind life itself.
TITLE: BRUCE LEE: VORTEX
Artist: BossLogic
Price: $1000 / Edition of 100 / ERN
Description:
“We are vortices whose center is a point that is motionless and eternal but which appears in manifestation as motion which increases in velocity in the manner of a whirlpool or tornado. Hold to the core.” — Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee redefined our understanding of stillness and motion in martial arts both physically and psychologically. His contemplation of the very essence of these principles are evidenced in his wise words full of poetic imagery.
TITLE: BRUCE LEE COSMOS: FIRE AND WATER
Artist: Anthony Francisco & Ryan Moore
Opening bid: $1 / 1 of 1 / ERN
Description:
“The stillness in stillness is not the real stillness. Only when there is stillness in movement does the universal rhythm manifest.” -Bruce Lee
One with the universe, a cosmic force that brought Martial Arts into the mainstream, Bruce Lee’s iconic fighting style is matched by his philosophical wisdom. Bruce’s teachings inspire us to surrender emotion and tap into our life force that can be discovered through stillness and meditation. Harness the power of fire and water, the sun and moon, yin and yang… hold it in, until the precise moment for it to be released.
TITLE: BRUCE LEE COSMOS: UNIVERSE
Artist: Anthony Francisco & Ryan Moore
Price: $500 / Edition of 200 / wETH
Description:
“The perceiving mind is living, moving, full of energy, and only such a mind can understand what truth is.” — Bruce Lee
One with the universe, a cosmic force that brought Martial Arts into the mainstream, Bruce Lee’s iconic fighting style is matched by his philosophical wisdom. Bruce’s teachings inspire us to surrender emotion and tap into our life force that can be discovered through stillness and meditation. Harness the power of fire and water, the sun and moon, yin and yang… hold it in, until the precise moment for it to be released.
About Ethernity:
Ethernity is the groundbreaking authenticated NFT project that auctions verified artwork featuring the top artists and stars from sports, music, film, gaming, tech, history, and entertainment. Each digital artwork is represented as a non-fungible token (NFT). The pieces feature well-known public figures, rights, licenses, and IPs, and a portion of all funds raised are donated to charitable causes. Ethernity Chain combines the utility of DeFi and merges it with NFTs to create an exclusive pipeline to rare, collectible content from notable figures and well-established digital artists.
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