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Published November 14, 2022, 5:36 PM
by Jonathan Castillo
Scarletbox.io, the first Blue-Chip Fine Arts NFT (Non-Fungible Token) Launchpad in Asia, pays Tribute to beloved Cartoonist and National Artist Larry Alcala with a witty and fun PFP (Profile Picture) Collection.
True to its vision of bridging the generations through arts and culture, this tribute celebrates the Larry Alcala collection with inspiring NFT projects of today: Bored Punks of Society, Planktoons, Distort Monsters, Black Eyed Freaks, Mustachioverse by Ownly, and Bjorn Calleja. The images of these projects will be embedded in select Larry Alcala PFPs to create Rares.
(A Tribute to Larry Alcala Teaser)
Get to know these amazing partner projects that have made a difference in this space!
Bored Punks of Society (@boredpunksoc): Bored Punks of Society is a community-driven social movement x social club that is focused on educating, connecting, thriving, and spreading the beauty of cryptocurrencies, investing, and web 3.0 to the mass through onboarding and NFTs.
Distort Monsters (@distortmonsters): : Distort Monsters’ art is Influenced by skateboarding and punk rock, his characters are more than just bold outlines and multilinear textures—they’re colorful representations of a counterculture spirit.
Black Eyed Freaks (@blackeyedfreaks) : A collection created by Artist Nokturnal. These PFPs are made according to what the requestors do or desire to become. What makes these PFPs unique is that they have no eyes—branding the project as Black Eyed Freaks.
Bjorn Calleja (@bjorncalleja):: : Bjorn Calleja is a Filipino painter and interdisciplinary artist, whose works play with the idea of the micro and macro-cosms of humans within and against their environments, in an ecological, social, and internal sense.
Mustachio Quest by Ownly (@ownlyio and @mustachioverse): : The Mustachios are the first-ever NFT Tales to be told in the NFT industry. Intricately hand-drawn by the talented Boii Mustache. The play-and-earn game, Mustachio Quest, is where our Mustachio holders can fulfill quests in an open-world NFT game as their 3D Mustachio avatar.
(Larry Alcala x BoredPunks NFT) (Larry Alcala x Planktoons NFT)
(Larry Alcala x Distort Monsters NFT) (Larry Alcala x Black Eyed Freaks NFT)
(Larry Alcala x Bjorn Calleja NFT) (Larry Alcala x Mustachioverse NFT)
This is a wonderful welcome for Larry Alcala fans who grew up with his characters that epitomized the quintessential Pinoy life. Larry Alcala is best known for his weekly Sunday series the Slice of Life which became an anticipated issue every Sunday for all Filipino families where it’s a game to find his hidden profile. He is a true symbol of Pinoy Pop Culture and was also awarded the Grand Collar of the Order of National Artists.
Scarletbox started giving whitelist slots for this collection through its 6 partner projects, through supportive NFT communities, and through its own social media accounts. Whitelist means being able to have first dibs to the collection via its Private Sale with a discount this September. The Larry Alcala NFT is perfect as gifts for you or your loved one, with its numerous colorful characters, you can definitely identify someone you know, from your own family or community, or even find a reflection of yourself! You can be active by following Scarletbox’s social media accounts to be whitelisted. In addition to owning your Larry Alcala character, you will get these perks: access to merchandise drops, chance to win free raffled prizes, and exclusive gifts for certain rares.
As a special exclusive perk of the Larry Alcala NFT drop, collectors will get a Premium Personalized Larry Alcala notebook with a Certificate of Authenticity (one per person).
Scarletbox’s first blue chip NFT collection features the Founder’s NFT, celebrates 2 Legends x 2 Generations featuring National Artists Jose Joya and his grandnephew Andre Baldovino, together with Abdulmari Imao and his son Toym Imao. The Private Sale was oversubscribed.
The soft Public Sale has opened at www.Scarletbox.io where collectors can still own one of these limited quantity historic NFTs. Each of these JOYA or IMAO Founder’s NFT comes with a Premium Collectible Box that has a live digital frame, a Certificate of Authenticity and a token from the artist. Plus Founder’s NFT holders are automatically WhiteListed with the Larry Alcala collection and all future collections of Scarletbox.
(Joya x Baldovino NFT) (Imao x ImaoNFT)
(Joya x Baldovino Collectible Box for Founders NFT Collectors, includes a Live Digital Frame displaying the NFT, a token from the Artist and a Certificate of Authenticity.)
(Imao x Imao Collectible Box for Founders NFT Collectors, includes a Live Digital Frame displaying the NFT, a token from the Artist and a Certificate of Authenticity.)Lots of exciting collections in store for Scarletbox collectors. Truly the Blue Chip Art premiere launchpad at its finest in bridging the generations. Scarletbox has a full service concierge, ready to guide those who choose to venture into digital art ownership in the metaverse. Anyone interested in the Founder’s NFT and in the Larry Alcala Private Sale can contact Scarletbox’s concierge.
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