Visuals
The superstar DJ has teamed up with Sotheby’s, choosing digital artwork for an upcoming sale. He gives Input insight into his selections.
A collector of everything from contemporary art to Pokémon cards, Aoki is curating an upcoming Sotheby’s sale featuring five NFTs by a variety of creators. (The auction also features more traditional art from the likes of Damien Hirst, KAWS, and Takashi Murakami.)
“Once I saw the anime heads, I knew this was gonna be part of the collection. I was already a fan of KYT as well. I just really love this soft feel of this piece and the anime faces are just changing and morphing and bringing new experiences. And the colors are absolutely incredible.”
Steve Aoki
“I love that Fragments: Dreams of Color is centered on the brain — I’m a big brain person. There’s this kind of beam coming out from the center and it’s moving with the music. The music is classical, so it makes you kind of gaze right back into it and stay in this hypnotic trance.”
Steve Aoki
“I’ve worked with Godzilla in the past, so I knew I wanted to work on this particular piece — it’s called Serendipity for a reason. There’s this connection, this relationship, between two contrasting images, and I wanted [my] music to reflect that it’s kind of romantic. I didn’t stop until I really felt the tingles down my arms and was like, ‘Okay, I finally got there.’”
Steve Aoki