Another week, another artist leveraging Atomic Form’s Proof of Exhibition at the Colonna Contemporary Gallery in Wayne, PA.

About the Exhibition, Artist, and Gallery

From January 12th - 29th, BHARE will be opening up his solo exhibition “Building a Happier Home” at the Colonna Contemporary Gallery. He’s a first-generation Barbadian American abstract artist and possesses a multidisciplinary approach, yet his primary focus lies in working with acrylic and oil pastels on canvas. Through the utilization of a wet-on-dry technique, he skillfully layers colors and incorporates minimal illustrations, resulting in a captivating and simplistic abstract style.

BHARE draws inspiration from personal journals, where he explores and dissects his own prose, breathing life into his artwork. Constantly seeking growth and development in his craft, he draws influences from a variety of art movements, including modern abstract, impressionism, and Neo-expressionism.

Based in North Carolina, Bhare merges traditional and digital styles, showcased at galleries in New York, Copenhagen, and Los Angeles, and now here. In 2021, he embraced the Web3 ecosystem, finding success and solidifying his unique artistic identity, contributing to the contemporary dialogue at the intersection of introspection and technological innovation. “Building a Happier Home” is one of those collections, offering both digital and physical works.

His artist journey into Web3 is in safe hands with Michele Colonna.

Owner of the Colonna Contemporary Gallery, Michele’s mission with the gallery is rooted in a profound respect for artistic traditions while embracing the dynamic shifts within the art world. The gallery serves as a conduit, celebrating the diverse spectrum of creative endeavors that span centuries of craftsmanship and propel us into the future of artistic exploration. The gallery curates a collection that honors the classical strokes of paint and the avant-garde manifestations of digital artistry, intertwining these threads to weave a tapestry that tells the story of human creativity. Michele has conviction in his role as a bridge between these two worlds, resulting in many traditional collectors purchasing their first digital pieces of art because of him.

Back for an encore at the Colonna Gallery!

We at Atomic Form are thrilled that this  is the second show that we provided a white-gloved onboarding for Proof of Exhibition. However, we are thrilled by Bhare’s feedback at the end of the call.

“That was easier than I thought it was gonna be.”

Music to our ears.

Artists like BHARE and curators like Michele are setting a professional standard for digital artists. Artists, collectors, and curators all over the world have started to understand that this is what digital artists should be doing.

Our platform empowers artists, collectors, and galleries to connect this offchain history to these onchain digital assets. Here is one result.

And if you click “view metadata” and inspect the exhibition record, you’ll find some very important points:

• This is an attestation (e.g. a claim of something being true, factual). It includes things like the exhibition name, start date, end date, etc.

• The power of two signatures - it has been signed by two independent parties:

  • BHARE as the artist and current owner of this NFT, asserting that this work was exhibited here on this date.

  • Colonna Contemporary gallery as a place of exhibition, confirming BHARE’s claim.

  • Cryptographic signatures are not forgeable, meaning we can be assured that unless either party was hacked, that only BHARE and Colonna agreed to this assertion.

• This message has been stored in web3 storage (IPFS and Arweave), so it can remain forever accessible for years to come.

• Each Proof of Exhibition takes minutes to create, but the milestone lasts forever (or at least as long as the IPFS and Arweave protocol stay in existence!).

Minting Proof of Exhibition Acceptance for NFT

Contract Address: 0xd91d8fc31a8b0c554dacef6d95df0361bbd09130
With TokenID: 20

Metadata Type: Proof of Exhibition

Metadata Payload:
        - Start Date: 2024-01-12
        - End Date: 2024-01-29
        - Exhibition Name: Building a Happier Home: A Solo Exhibition by Bhare
        - Exhibition Location: Colonna Contemporary, Wayne PA
        - Owner Wallet: 0x4de31ffa366271f90a6da19130d7ae8ba2541437
        - Exhibition Wallet: 0x6559b24c8c573771aa2a210add88bdd85790bb93
        - Exhibition Details: Home is where the heart is, I guess.” rings quietly through the profound artistic journey of Bhare, whose narrative unfolds through a muted collection of contemplative artworks. Drawn from a childhood marked by the absence of home to the family name, the artist's odyssey weaves through small apartments and townhomes, with each dwelling leaving its indelible mark on the intricate tapestry of their identity. The quest for a space to call their own becomes a poignant refrain, echoing throughout the exhibition. Against the backdrop of this search for permanence, the artist explores the learned desire to create a home that mirrors personal identity and fosters holistic well-being. "Building a Happier Home" becomes a visual symphony of color and form, each brushstroke carrying the weight of familial expectations and personal aspirations. In this exhibition, viewers are invited to traverse the emotional landscape of the artist's personal journals, shaped by the relentless pursuit of a dream.
        - External Link: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/bahh
        - Countersign Status: Accepted
        - Countersign Requirement: Required
        

A New Professional Standard for ALL Your Exhibitions.

Including Proof of Exhibition in your artist workflow is  a must. At Atomic Form, we have made this process dead simple. If you haven't already, let's get your first win  with a white-glove onboarding.

White-gloving Proof of Exhibition (PoE) at Atomic Form means:

• Onboarding call showing you how to use PoE for this show and for all of your future shows

• Working with your gallery to obtain counter-signatures

• Free support in getting your submission optimized for the long term.

• This tool is free for artists and curators to use for now while in beta.

Why use it?

• Collectors benefit from having this information available for appraisals and future sales.

• Galleries benefit from being able to attract NFT native artists.

• Artists benefit by being able to have their CV build and grow across all their collections.

In the NFT space, you may have heard the term provenance. Its usage in the traditional art world is restricted to a complete ownership history of a piece, but we’ve expanded its meaning to include anything of historical significance about an NFT:

• Sale price

• Bid history

• Exhibition History

• Twitter conversations

• Media

• The list goes on.

In short, it’s all of the history behind and the stories beyond the NFT - all of the Lore.

Before Proof of Exhibition,  it’s been difficult for multiple parties to assert that an in real life (IRL) event happened in a manner that can be retrieved and proven cryptographically.

We believe this platform  is among the first at making this feature available to anyone.

In the age of forgeries, fakes, and spam, we can better trust the authenticity of a claim if multiple trusted parties agree to it.

This doesn’t mean that an individual attestation is untrustworthy, but given the high stakes for high value assets, we want to make sure that people in the future will trust these assertions.

Ready to Turn Your IRL Moments Into Milestones? We are.

Have an upcoming show and want to leverage Proof of Exhibition? Send us a note on AtomicForm.com or send us a DM on Twitter!

Check out BHARE’s show here and start building a happier home:

This moment with BHARE and Colonna Contemporary is setting a professional standard for all digital artists and curators. At Atomic Form, we are beyond excited to have the opportunity to partner with these forward thinking individuals.

Thank you, BHARE and Colonna for the opportunity to participate in this with you.

See you at your next exhibit!