TIS THE SEASON – and no, we don’t mean the holiday season, where the overconsumption of material goods has become a more centralized focus point than the actual holiday. We mean the season of LOVE!
This month, we are super privileged to be partnered with Frederico Galavis, a Venezuelan-American artist known for his multidisciplinary work in painting, media, digital art, and installation art, in raffling away a Pepa Pepdashian!! Learn more about how to enter the raffle on mewe.com
🎨 Who He Is
Galavis works in a wide range of media including oils, aerosol, pastels, charcoal, canvas, cardboard, and paper, and he frequently incorporates digital tools, AI, and blockchain technology into his creative process. His artistic practice explores themes of memory, translation, belonging, human experience, equality, and freedom. With visual style drawing on modernist influences such as Fauvism, Cubism, and Expressionism, and often uses vibrant colors, geometric forms, and figurative shapes. His work often comments on human consciousness, inclusivity, socio-political issues, and cultural identity, reflecting his lived experience as an immigrant and artist.
He believes in the potential of technology (including blockchain) as a creative and ethical tool in art.
📌 Exhibitions & Recognition
Galavis has exhibited his art in the United States, Europe, South America, and the Middle East, and his works are held in private collections internationally.
🖼️ What ‘s Museum of Freedom
Museum of Freedom (as championed by Federico Galavis) is:
- A digital art museum project guided by principles of justice, inclusiveness, equality, and freedom — focusing on digital and crypto art that explores these themes.
- Built in the Web3/NFT space — meaning art and cultural content are represented and stored on blockchain, enabling permanence, new ways of sharing and owning art, and opening creative participation beyond traditional gallery systems.
- Intended to empower artists by using NFTs and blockchain to give them broader visibility and a direct connection to audiences. This includes onboarding artists from Web2 into Web3 and supporting underrepresented voices.
🎨 Themes and Purpose
The Museum of Freedom project uses digital technology to:
- Advocate for artistic freedom — letting creators express ideas about justice, identity, politics, and human rights in new ways with tech support.
- Preserve creative works in a decentralized way so they can “live forever” on the blockchain, offering a form of cultural memory that’s resistant to traditional gatekeeping.
- Focus on education, inclusivity, and mentorship for artists new to crypto art, aiming to “bridge” artists into a decentralized ecosystem.
🧠 How It Connects to Galavis’s Art Practice
Federico Galavis’s broader artistic message — about liberation, socio-political commentary, identity, and human experience — aligns with Museum of Freedom’s mission. His work often engages themes of freedom and rebellion against oppressive structures, and this digital museum project extends that ethos into the realm of digital culture and community.
Connect with Galavis on mewe @museumoffreedom