Nate Guenther and Robert Gallardo have collabed on a brand new NFT collection titled “Midwest Mona Lisa”, combining their love for photography and the Mona Lisa concept.
The 11 piece collection features portraits of Nate’s friends from Indiana, striking the Mona Lisa pose. Gallardo has touched on the “Mona Lisa” concept on a few of his other projects like the “User Interface Collection” and his latest “No PFP” collection.
I really dig the concept of photographs being NFTs. I have seen some of my favorite photographers mint some of their best work on Opensea in collection form. Say the image becomes iconic, this now allows the owner of the NFT as well as the creator of the pieces to benefit from posters and prints being created in its likeness to the masses.
It was interesting to see all male models being used, creating the “Mona Lisa” pose in their own image. The side by side contrasting photos are a really dope touch, coming off as a before and after shots.
With the pieces going for .11 ETH or about $300, these are no brainer for any supporter of Gallardo and Nate. It’s not often that you can pick up a photo piece or collab piece from Gallardo so I feel these will become very rare down the road. WEB3 is definitely an interesting place, changing the way we all curate and collect as humans.