Laya Mathikshara Mathialagan
Laya Mathikshara Mathialagan | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
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| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) |
| Website | layamathikshara |
Laya Mathikshara Mathialagan is an Indian NFT artist,[1] currently studying in high school. She is best known for her digital work involving 3D art, generative art, AR art, and net art. Mathialagan’s art is primarily a reflection of the ‘brain functions of an artist with consciousness and the origin of true creativity’. A lot of her works aim to capture the intersection of Art and Tech.[2][3]
With her digital artworks that are being sold for cryptocurrencies, Mathialagan, at the age of 14 has made over 1 million US dollars.[4] Some of her renowned pieces are - Amerkle, Anything can be art Series, To the moon, What if, Honeycomb was decentralized, Are we made of chaos? Series, Gratitude and Mind Mirror.[5]
Mathialagan has exhibited and screened her work globally at various art galleries and exhibitions such as Ars Electronica, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art,[6] Azkuna Zentroa, Bikaner House, Labyrinth, Stratosphere, and to name a few. Her work has also been featured on several other platforms including Foundation, Makersplace, Async, Open Sea, Gen.art, and WazirX.
Mathialagan’s work and her strides as a leading NFT artist have also been covered by a number of media outlets such as The Hindu,[7] Deccan Chronicle, CNBC,[8] Hindustan Times,[9] Indian Express,[10] Economic Times,[11] Architectural Digest,[12] and others.
Early life and education
Mathialagan was born in Chennai, India. She completed her secondary education at Sacred Heart Mat. Hr. Sec. School and then enrolled in the Chennai Public School, where she is currently studying in 9th grade.
While growing up, Mathialagan developed a keen interest in painting and began participating in several art galleries from the age of 10. Mathialagan was also fascinated by magic as a child and recorded a number of videos on YouTube demonstrating some of the tricks she had learned. She still enjoys it, but she doesn't have much time to practice and further hone her skills. Apart from that, Mathialagan is also well versed in mathematics and science and has won multiple awards in competitive examinations throughout her school years.
Mathialagan, having worked on several hobby projects eventually inclined towards front-end web development and programming. Up until now, she has experimented with HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Python and recently started using the P5JS tool to make digital art with code.
Career
Mathialagan’s first minted digital artwork was on Rarible and was collected for 0.2 Eth. Since then she has worked on a number of digital artwork projects and gained recognition in the blockchain industry.[13] She designed and hosted Labyrinth - an NFT gallery at the Somnium space metaverse. The gallery hosted over 20 premium artists from across the globe.[14]
Mathialagan’s animated short film - Gratitude dedicated to the Covid Warriors was selected in the 16th Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival which is hosted in partnership with UNESCO.[15] This short film was also selected for the "All American High school Film festival" - the Oscar[16] for teens and was screened in Times Square, New York. What if, Honeycomb was decentralized, another one of Mathialagan’s artworks, which is a part of the What if series, was showcased in an exhibit in Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. Mathialagan’s works Generative sculpt, Lolly's day out, and Internet Noise were showcased in ARS Electronica 2021.[17]
Several other artworks by Mathialagan were selected to be showcased at the world's largest NFT exhibition - "Stratosphere", which happened in Beijing, China, Bikaner House. She also designed a virtual gallery in Bored Ape Ladies Collective.
On a philanthropic note, Mathialagan’s ‘To the moon’ was featured as a part of the Inspiration4 - the first civilian mission to space launch by SpaceX. The NFT auction started at the take off and ended during touch down of the rocket. Funds raised from the auction benefited to support the St Judes Children's Research Hospital. 5% of funds from Mathialagan’s generative art collection Amerkle was donated to Girls who Code.
Art Works
Anything can be art Collection
- Generative Platonic
- Generative Cube
- Generative Torus
Are we made of chaos? Collection
- Society level
- Species level
- Galaxy level
What is art made of? Collection
- Photography
- Sculpture
- Music
What is creativity? Collection
- Visual
- General
- Verbal
Mind Mirror
Generative Sculpts Collection
- Tangent
- Cosine
- Sine
Metamorphosis of Earth Collection
- Year 2021
- Year 3021
- Year 4021
Lolly's day out Collection
- Park
- Camp
- Beach
Generative Parakeet
Generative Jellyfish
Generative Electric Eel
“Internet Noise” Collection
- Distortion
- Distraction
- Disturbance
"Does shape reflect time?" Collection
- Helical
- Radial
- Spiral
“What do you see?” Collection
- Sparse Prism
- Sparse Cylinder
- Sparse Cuboid
“Scentless Flower” Collection
- Generative Carnation
- Generative Dandelions
- Generative Hibiscus
What if Collection
- What if, Black holes were not black ?
- What if, Moon had life ?
- What if, Honeycomb was decentralised ?
- What if, Cloud was in cloud ?
“It’s all about perspective” Collection
- “It’s all about perspective” - 720
- “It’s all about perspective” - 360
- “It’s all about perspective” - 180
“Abstract Lifestyle” Collection
- “Abstract Lifestyle” - Autumn
- “Abstract Lifestyle” - Spring
- “Abstract Lifestyle” - Winter
Galactic Sushi
- Galactic Sushi #1 Smar
- Galactic Sushi #2 Rausnu
- Galactic Sushi #3 LeTurt
Portals
- Portals - Portals of Portals
- Portals - Portals of Knowledge
- Portals - Portals of Art
Algorithmic Starry Night
Iridescent Nature
Novice: Expert :: Donut: Vada
Sassymograph
Gratitude
Diamond vs Graphite
Gramophone - The mother of Art + Tech
Awards
- International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) by SOF - International rank of 85
- National Science Olympiad (NSO) by SOF - International rank of 176
- Unified Cyber Olympiad - I secured an International rank of 24
- Unified Mathematics Olympiad - I secured an All India Rank of 128
- National Level Science Talent Search Examination - I secured an All India Rank of 324
- International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) by SOF - International rank of 47
- International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) by SOF - International rank of 109
Personal life
Mathialagan currently lives in India with her Mom and Dad. Her elder sister is pursuing her master's degree at Stanford University. She is fluent in Tamil and English.
In the media
References
- ↑ "Best 5 NFT Child Artists Who Are Ruling The Crypto Universe". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "NFTs are the future of digital ownership, here's how you can be a part of it". YourStory.com. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "13-Year-Old Prodigy Laya Mathikshara Takes the NFT World by Storm, Earns Over $1 Million in Two Years". abirpothi.com. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "This Chennai teen's trippy art is selling for lakhs on the cryptocurrency market. Check out her work NOW!". Edex Live. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "Chennai to Christie's: NFTs, pandemic buy and art history". dtNext.in. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "Emergence: Teen Juried Exhibition". virginiamoca.org. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ Tagat, Anurag (12 August 2021). "Laya Mathikshara: to the Moon and back with NFTs". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "How young Indians are achieving financial freedom by investing in crypto assets, building crypto solutions". cnbctv18.com. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "NFT: The new brush stroke in the Indian art world". Hindustan Times. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "The big NFT revolution: From artists, musicians, fashion designers, to filmmakers - creative heads are minting tokens". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "Crypto queens, it's time to get past the male gatekeepers! Blockchain world waiting for women with open arms". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ Nast, Condé (24 September 2021). "Indian art as NFT? A new exhibition brings exciting names to the much-hyped format". Architectural Digest India. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "How women are staking out a space in the blockchain world". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ Adlakha, Nidhi (27 August 2021). "Minting Tamil culture on the blockchain?: from the NFT chatroom for Madras Week". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "목록". 제16회 부산국제어린이청소년영화제 (in 한국어). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Official Selections". All American High School Film Festival. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "How Antier Solutions is adding a unique colour to the art community with NFTs". YourStory.com. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.