1 min read · 06 Apr 2023
Serwah Attafuah, 'Creation of My Metaverse (Between this World and the Next)' (2021), courtesy of the artist.
Serwah Attafuah is a 24-year-old Sydney-based artist who has worked with the likes of Nike and Mercedes-Benz. She is known for her vibrant and highly expressive artwork, often incorporating bold colors and an energetic brushstroke. Attafuah’s HENI Score, a measure of an artist’s market performance and media sentiment, has increased an impressive 133% in the last three months. To find out more about the artist, visit her HENI News Dashboard.
In February 2023, GQ magazine announced it was releasing its first NFT collection called ‘GQ3’, which consisted of 1,661 NFTs based on artworks created by Serwah Attafuah, Chuck Anderson, REO, and Kelsey Niziolek. The NFTs minted at the beginning of March and grant holders exclusive access to experiences and limited-edition products.
NFT platform Wildxyz recently announced that Attafuah was one of the artists chosen for its residency program, a 12-week incubator that sees artists release NFTs through the platform. Douglass Kobs, founder and CEO of Wildxyz, said he believed Attafuah is “gonna be a household name someday”.
Back in October 2021, Paris Hilton listed Attafuah’s 1/1 NFT “Aether: Galaxy Goddess” for auction on Sotheby’s newly launched metaverse marketplace. Commenting on Attafuah's work, Hilton said: “Serwah is so innovative and creative. She shows the importance of feminity and the role it plays in the universe. Femininity, womanhood, and female empowerment are her main focuses and it’s stunning. There is deeper meaning behind her work and it speaks volumes.”