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NFT for Saving Afghans – Community Project on OpenSea with Global NFT Artists

August 29, 2021 Filed Under: Deep Earth - Geologic Series, Life of an Artist, My Paintings By Ishrath Humairah Leave a Comment

Click on this NFT Collage for Saving Afghans - Artworks on OpenSea

Collage of NFT for Saving Afghans – Artwork Drops on OpenSea

NFTs for Afghans is a collaborative project by the NFT artists for the cause of helping Afghans relocate safely across the seas, given the unsafe and turbulent situation in their homeland.

No One Left Behind is a non-profit organization that aims to evacuate thousands of Afghan interpreters who saved many lives during the Afghanistan War. Because these Afghan interpreters aided the US military and coalition forces, the militants may try to harm them. The efforts are currently being directed towards safely bringing them back to the States and help them get settled there.

To aid this organization, NFT artists across the globe have come together on Twitter, ClubHouse and Instagram to create non-fungible tokens of their artworks, which will be minted on OpenSea. The proceeds will be donated to No One Left Behind.

How it works?

Each participating artist will contribute one image of their artwork which will be added to a big collage of all the contributions; the collage will finally be minted as an auction, starting at 1 Ethereum. Each contributed art piece will also be minted individually as 1 of 1’s priced at 0.05 ETH. Minting will be on OpenSea starting on August 23, 2021. The collage will be minted as an auction starting at 1 ETH. The secondary sale proceeds of these works will also go towards the cause. Catch live updates on the project’s progress here.

About my NFT on OpenSea for Saving Afghans:

Click on the Image to View this Artwork on OpenSea

Roots the Run Deep by Ishrath Humairah – NFT Drop on OpenSea for the Cause of Afghanistan

My contribution, ‘Roots that Run Deep’ is inspired by the brown and rustic landscape of Afghanistan, its intertwined roots of love and longing for ones home and homeland. And the joy of which brings forth precious jewels from the deep.

But now the helplessness of being torn apart from everything you love and cherish, the desolate landscape endlessly soaks up the blood and tears. The roots that run deep are being ripped apart from their motherland… so many people are being pulled away from their shelter and home, ruthlessly. Its poisoned air is breaking down every precious thing that we once vowed to keep. Lapiz lazuli seems to be the color of the tears we weep.

– ‘Roots that Run Deep’ by Artist Ishrath Humairah
– Oil on Canvas (Digitally altered for NFT drop for a Cause)
– 18″ x 18″

For more info on this project, please visit the weblinks below or reach out to Andrew Kingsbury on Twitter or Instagram

How can you help?

Yes, you can! This is first-of-its-kind ‘cryptocurrency for a cause’ project where you can collect NFT artworks to save Afghans!

Few artworks are left on https://opensea.io/collection/nftsforsavingafghans

First Edition of the India International Spiritual Art Festival 2021 for Global Artists

August 1, 2021 Filed Under: Life of an Artist By Ishrath Humairah Leave a Comment

Glad to be a part of the first edition of ‘The India International Spiritual Art Festival (IISAF) 2021’ being inaugurated on 1st of August 2021.

The theme of the ongoing festival is to celebrate spirituality, in all forms, expression and emotions. The IISAF 2021 aims to attract Indian and International artists, support, encourage and bring visibility to their work and bring engagement and inspiration to art lovers around the world.

Universal love, enlightenment, divine, compassion, sacredness, knowledge, ethereal, purity, healing, miracle, brotherhood, sisterhood, genderless, meditation, focus, forgiveness and hope, are the festival buzzwords.

Brought to you by Kalki Subramaniam (renowned human rights activist) and inaugurated by Dr. David Blake Willis (Professor of Anthropology and Education), the festival features Indian and international artists showcasing their selected artworks on online platform which is planned for 100 days starting today. Please visit the following links for more info:

Congratulations to all the participating artists and wishing more events to come.

Thank you, Team IISAF2021 for this opportunity.

Ishrath Humairah.

Requiem for a Dream – A mystical abstract oil painting inspired by a dream of a color

July 14, 2021 Filed Under: Life of an Artist, My Paintings By Ishrath Humairah Leave a Comment

Requiem for a Dream – Ishrath Humairah – Oil on Canvas – 36 x 36 inch – 2021

In search of a shade
that felt like red.
A shade to match the feeling
of what was felt.

I dreamt of the reds that I tried to blend and recreate only to abandon later… in hope that true colors would always reveal themselves in the end. In my attempt to recreate this remembrance, I work through the cycles of colour, death and rebirth – already felt and seen. Taking the oils to their destination, letting them create themselves, revealing their shades and sheen… while uncovering deep truths from within. In this Requiem for a Dream.

While there are mysteries, movies, series and musical compositions with this name… It is believed that Mozart composed Requiem when his health was deteriorating and knew he was going to die. That a stranger requested a Requiem without revealing the identity of his patron. Mozart died before he could finish this piece which was completed by a mysterious stranger. and that it took a long time for the truth to come out that many people had their hand in completing this masterpiece. Leading to the final word by Beethoven who said – ‘If Mozart did not write the music, then the man who wrote it was a Mozart.’

#requiemforadream

Requiem for a Dream
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inch
2021

NFT Update: This painting has been minted as a non-fungible token, my Genesis Drop on OpenSea. Please see the details here

Maybe Life is…

May 5, 2020 Filed Under: Musings By Ishrath Humairah Leave a Comment

May Be Life is…

Maybe life is also about
walking alone
on roads unknown
gathering…
wild grasses by the side
happy flowers for the ride
and keeping them all together
under the hopeful glow
of tattered shade light

so that when you are lone
you’d still foolishly feel
at home.