Imagen de Dina Dee en Pixabay
There is a wide range of cultural products identified with the Rastafari movement. They range from clothing, cosmetics, food and much more.
A clear example of this are the vegan restaurants that offer menus with Italian food, attached to the principles of Rastafarianism.
Rasta characters in art
Imagen de Dina Dee en Pixabay
Clearly, we can speak of a Rasta industry that goes in a linear, horizontal direction, from which several vertical, specialized areas emerge, such as cannabis, which has recently joined this revolution, with the legalization of recreational consumption in Uruguay and the acceptance of medical cannabis in more than 50 countries around the world.
Where there still seems to be an unfinished business is in the arts. Older readers will clearly identify Lisa from the Simpsons as one of the iconic vegan characters in American television series. But are there any equally famous Rasta characters?
Rasta characters in pictorial art
We know emblematic works of painting, murals and other pictorial compositions dedicated to the Rastafari culture. And the web abounds with samples of related visual art.
Imagen de Brigitte Werner en Pixabay
Rasta characters in the musical and literary world
I won't talk here about the great artists of all time, but about people like you and me who create digital artwork. This concept is consistent with the premise of content platforms on the blockchain, in which the concept of "proof of brain" is used.
In the musical area stands out the singer Macka B, who for more than 10 years evangelizes in the networks about the Italian diet, its advantages and benefits.
In the world of video games and NFTs, which have been trending since 2020, there seems to be at least one rasta project on every blockchain network and also in every major market.
The Rasta Punks
Link: https://rastapunks.com/
Like Crypto Punks, this is a collection of 10,000 NFT's with similar designs. Most of them are nods to the Rasta lifestyle and its best known characters such as Bob Marley.
In this same cannabis art trend, it is worth mentioning the Rasta Punks.
Link 2: https://www.element.market/collections/therastapunks
It uses the pixelated style of this type of non-fungible asset, as well as the distinctive colors of the Rastafari flag.
The collection has more than 10,000 NFT. One thing to note is that the brand behind this project also markets three strains of cannabis in the real world.
In this case, the non-fungible assets are a kind of premium membership that gives access to cannabis purchasing benefits such as discounts and special promotions.
Pixel Veggies
Link: https://opensea.io/collection/pixel-veggies
This is a collection of fun pixelated vegetables. The collection is available at OpenSea.
Veggie Punks
Link 1: https://www.nft-stats.com/collection/veggie-punks
Link 2: https://opensea.io/collection/veggie-punks
Here we talk about a collection of 113 non-fungible assets available on Opensea (Ethereum Network).
Healthy Punks
Link: https://solsea.io/c/61663f7a042cc541f095406b
This collection available on Solsea was created by digital artist Freddie Veggie.
It features pixelated reproductions of various well-known athletes as well as elements associated with a healthy lifestyle.
Veggies Gangster
Link: https://opensea.io/collection/veggies-gangster
These images are an outpouring of creativity, with crazy features, as well as bizarre elements that make them even more surprising.
Vegan Monsters
Link: https://veganmonsters.io/
This series of 1888 little monsters with naughty rat faces are sure to get a lot of laughs and, why not, a few Solanas out of your wallet if you decide to buy them.
My Vegetarians
Link: https://myvegetarians.com/
This collection of 777 humanized vegetarians presents us with a form of investment and at the same time a non-fungible asset for collectors who love both ecology and veganism.
Even if you don't decide to invest the 0.44 Sol in a NFT, you will surely have a lot of fun looking at these images. They are available on the Solana network.
Veggie Mates
Link: https://veggiematesnft.com/
The post-apocalyptic world they paint here is similar to that of Green Project.
In both you have to fight for survival as well as manage scarce resources.
It also has a certain resemblance to Frost Punk (https://www.frostpunkgame.com/).
Veggie Mates is available on the Cardano network.
Edgy Veggies
Link: https://www.nftcatchup.com/edgy-veggies
This is a unique collection of 1000 NFT. In addition to being collectible, these non-fungible assets have an additional utility,
as they can be sold as passes or tickets to the Veggie Farm game by the same creator.
Veggie Heads
Link:https://www.nft-dashboard.com/nft-events/veggie-heads
Web: https://veggieheads.xyz/
The crypto space is chosen by many people to launch their digital ventures.
In this case it is a brave father who has decided to undertake with his two children. To do so, he has set out to create a collection of 5,500 NFT on the Ethereum Network.
In addition to using vegetables as a visual reference, they also claim that they will donate 10% of the revenues obtained to fight hunger in the world.
The Mighty Veggies
This collection of 50 vegetables was created in the 1990s as an educational aid to teach American children about the variety of vegetables in the United States to teach American children about the variety of nutritious foods produced in their country. Hence the vintage style you will see in the images.
The digital version was recreated in November 2021 and is available from Solsea.
Mad Veggie
Link:https://madveggie.com/
Rasta Finance
Link: https://www.zionlabs.info/
Whitepaper: https://docs.zionlabs.info/introduction/master
This is a project with many possibilities, which aims to empower artists, mostly music and visual art creators.
It is anchored in the Binance network and linked to AirNFT, a non-fungible asset release platform where one of its main collections is hosted: RastaNFT.
Link: https://app.airnfts.com/creators/0x21C8B8069f7B9950cbdA2EF4Af12Aa98c9D97A61
In their favor we can say that they have two years of operations and despite the fact that their different cryptocurrencies (RASTA, MRASTA) have suffered market changes, they have managed to keep up.
They are present in the main social networks such as Twitter, Telegram, Discord, they have a strong community that actively participates.
Artistas rastas en Hive
The advantages of the Hive Network for artistic creators, dreadlocked or not, are the absence of commissions and the security when making transactions.
The work of @BilpcoinBPC stands out for its creativity and its nods to Rastafarian culture.
https://peakd.com/@bilpcoinbpc
Cannabis al Parque
This is definitely the superhero we need to conquer Latin American audiences and sensitize them in a favorable way to the use of cannabis.
One of the features of this network is that it has a "proof of art" concept, so that creators must prove they are artists in order to publish their collections. If you are interested in participating, just go to this link:https://nftshowroom.com/
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