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The Self-Made Genius aims to expand the Web 3.0 community by presenting all mediums of art including digital art using AI, blockchain, NFT, and big data in collaboration with FOBL and Metaquake. We aim to embrace the relationship between technology, which we expect to expand the the traditional art world.
The Contest Theme

The Twelve Animals of the Korean Zodiac

(Rat, Tiger, Dragon, Horse, Monkey, Dog, Cow, Rabbit, Snake, Sheep, Rooster, Pig)

Schedule:

May 15th, 2023 (Mon) - Jul 14th, 2023 (Fri)

Deadline Extended

Winners Announcement:

Jul 26th, 2023 (Wed)

Categories
  1. Fine Art (painting, sculpture, installation, design, video art)
  2. Digital Art (utilizing AI, big data, blockchain technology)
Eligibility:
  • Anyone regardless of age, education, genre, or nationality
  • Individual or team can apply
Conditions of Participation:
  • No entry fee required
  • Maximum 10 artworks per individual/team per category
  • An artist can apply for both Fine Arts and Digital Art categories
  • Entries that have won other contests, plagiarized works, or use of someone else's name will be disqualified from judging and awards will be revoked (certificate and prize money)
Competition deadline:

Jul 14th, 2023 (Fri, 4pm KST)

Contact us:
How to Participate:

Use the Google Form on the Walking House Collective website.

Submission Format:
  • Original work: JPG, PNG (300 dpi or higher) / MP4,  MOV
  • Additional materials such as artist introduction, portfolio, and work explanation: Word, PDF
Notes:
  • It is mandatory to indicate the applied category, either Fine Art or Digital Art.
  • If applying for AI Art, it is mandatory to disclose used platform(s) and describe prompt engineering language of the AI Art.
  • If applying for AI Art, it is mandatory to submit a minimum of 250-word descriptive essay of the AI Art.

Awards & Benefits:

Awards:
  • Grand Award: KRW 3,000,000 + BODYFRIEND DAVINCI Massage Chair (1 team/individual combined)
  • Excellence Award: KRW 1,000,000 (1 team/individual per category)
  • ESG Special Award: KRW 1,000,000 (1 team/individual per category)
  • Honorable Mention: KRW 500,000 (2 teams/individuals per category)
  • 20 selected works will receive global marketing support such as English portfolio description on Walking House Collective.
Walking House Collective:
  • The selected works will be issued as NFT (optional) and be exposed to various channels and opportunities for participating in planned exhibitions.
  • For Honorable Mention winners and above: global marketing support such as English portfolio description.
  • Opportunities to participate in art collaboration projects
  • Curatorial exhibition with Walking House New York and art fairs (to be discussed)
  • Promotion and appearance on Disney Channel in 9 Asian countries
FOBL:
  • The NFT will be issued on Metaquake and airdrop to FOBL members (the quantity of NFT editions to be discussed with artists)
  • Project collaborations within the FOBL platform
  • NFT can be used as part of FOBL membership benefits.

Organizers:

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Partners:

Jury panel:

Fine Arts Area
  • 수이 강 대표 Suy Kang
    • (주) 메타퀘이크 대표
    • CEO, Metaquake

 

  • 이효승 대표 Lee Hyo Seung
    • 간송 C&D 대표 CEO
    • Kansong C&D

 

  • 김윤섭 대표 Kim Yoon Sub
    • 아이프미술경영연구소 대표
    • CEO, Aifnco

 

  • 김종원 대표 Kim Jong Won
    • Unilapse 대표이사 & 총괄기획감독
    • CEO, Unilapse

 

  • 정영한 교수 Prof. Jung Young Han
    • 중앙대학교 예술대학 미술학부 교수
    • Professor, Chung-Ang University Graduate School of Art, Art Department

 

  • 권순호 작가 Artist Kwon Soon Ho
    • 現) 호조와 아트디렉터
    • Art Director, Hozowa
    • 前) 넥슨 게임 그래픽 디자이너
    • Game Graphic Designer, Nexon
Humanities and Social Sciences Area
  • 김휘 감독 Dir. Kim Hwi
 
  • 송진주 소장 Jinju Song
    • 'GPT 세대가 온다' 저자
    • Author of 'The GPT Generation is Coming'
Science and Technology Area
  • 노주환 박사 Dr. No Joo Hwan
    • SDPlex (산업용 IoT 및 OT 용의 스몰데이터 기술 기반 소프트웨어 개발), CEO
    • CEO, SDPlex (small data technology – based software development for industrial IoT and OT)
    • 2023년 정보통신분야 대통령상 수상
    • Winner of the 2023 Presidential Award for Information Technology

 

  • 한승헌 교수 Prof. Han Seung Hun
    • 한국과학기술원(KAIST) 기술경영학부 교수
    • Professor of Technology Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

 

  • 이철호 교수 Prof. Lee Chul Ho
    • 한국과학기술원(KAIST) 기술경영학부 교수
    • Professor of Technology Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

 

  • 안현준 대표 Ahn Hyun Jun
    • (주)FOBL 대표이사
    • CEO, FOBL

 

  • 백승광 대표 Paik Seung Gwang
    • 블록와이스레이팅스 대표
    • CEO, Block Weiss Ratings

 

  • 정주필 대표 Jung Joo Pil
    • 블록체인투데이 대표
    • CEO, Blockchain Today
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