“Ransom Money embodies the contemporary relationship between art and currency.”
Ransom Money
1 of 1, by Gao Hang x UB
Augmented Reality NFT — Live Auction April 1-6, 2021
“It’s an honor for Unique Board to present Ransom Money by Gao Hang, a ground-breaking and provocative AR NFT. We can literally play with the notion of currency in endless settings. As crypto feverishly redefines society, Unique Board is playfully contributing to the conversation surrounding the volatile convergence of art and technology. I’m proud of our dedication to ushering in AR NFT works by some of the most exciting artists of our time. Gao’s money commemorates our first offering in many innovative releases planned this year.”
“I look forward to being a part of this superb operation, writing history in real-time.”
Ronnie K. Pirovino, UB Collector @pirovino
Gao Hang, 高航
Classically trained in photorealistic painting in his native China, Gao Hang's recent paintings are a striking departure from his previous work. Hang's work both representational and abstract, illustrates modern human habits with a sense of humor and absurdity while ironically commenting on, and satiating, the viewer’s need for instant gratification. Hang evokes the postmodernist neo-pop movement, by using subject matter and color as a conceptual and structural armature. Deliberately, Hang uses florescent hues which he considers to be the tones of his generation. Gao Hang, born in 1991, in Baoding, China, currently lives in works in Houston, TX.
“Gao’s work is a masterpiece of contemporary modern art fused with artistic humor that will sustain execution. Yet ultimately brings to light the underlying concept of online survival and instant gratification in a way where you can’t help but to find it ironic.”
- Art Plugged, January 23, 2021