‘ART’icle of October 2025

When so much around us can be demotivating and divisive, recognizing those who inspire us and bring us together continues to be the heart of ‘ART’icle of the Month. This series pauses to reflect, look around, and highlight five creators each month, whose work has been nominated by the Tezos community through mentioning tezARTicle on socials.

For October 2025, the spotlight turns to @CadizFFM, @MelihERSAHiN, @miretratito, @MariMigraine, and @motus_art.

As always, the nominations come from you. Keep using the word tezARTicle on X when you discover work that resonates. (hashtags are no longer helpful) Every mention however still contributes to the growing list, and nominees remain in rotation until the wheel of names brings them into the light. Just make sure the artist has work minted on Tezos or Etherlink, please. Bonus points if you tell us why you love their work.

Now, let’s explore this month’s featured artists.

Melihersahin: Photographer #

There seems to be an endless pool of photographers to discover on Tezos. Yet every time the community nominates another to be featured, I’m met with incredible imagery from artists capturing their unique worlds in frame. Melih is one of those real-life moment catchers, with a wealth of photography to explore on Tezos. The way this artist bends the fabric of reality through their edits is one of the many nuances that make their work stand out. Still, it’s the black and white shots and the stories they hold that moved me most.

In Walking To The Light, we see from the perspective of someone standing deep within an old tunnel, looking out at a figure about to step into the open light. It’s a powerful visual that feels instantly familiar, yet still textured and personal enough to pull you deeper into the scene. Where did the person stepping into the light end up after this shot was taken? From our view, they’ve crossed to the other side. Where that light led is something only the creator, Melih, can truly reveal.

Cadiz: Digital Artist #

Cadiz creates art that feels like glimpses of memory, shaped by a mix of emotion and digital experimentation. Their journey with AI opened new ways to explore color, light, and texture, turning moments of inner reflection into visual fragments that invite interpretation. The result is work that feels both human and machine-made, playful yet introspective.

Exhibited worldwide by ArtCrush, Superchief, Fakewhale, and NFT NYC and other respected galleries, Cadiz continues to push into new digital territory. Each image feels like part of an ongoing conversation about creativity in the algorithmic age and what it means to find beauty within chaos.

In the artwork titled “The Heart I Cannot Give You”, we see a striking example of fragmentation, texture, and reflection through the image of a man, his heart, and his skeleton. What stands out most to me is the yin and yang quality within the composition. Instead of the skeleton stepping into darkness as one might expect, it moves toward the light, leaving the man surrounded by shadow. The contrast feels symbolic, as if the living form carries the weight of what is lost, while the departing self finds peace in the brightness ahead. Loved ones left in the in between with nothing but memories.

Mi Retratito: Poet, Photographer, Performing Artist #

Mi Retratito is a multidisciplinary artist whose work moves fluidly between poetry, performance, photography, and sound. Her practice radiates unity through experimentation, drawing on both intuition and community to create from the heart. Having collaborated with her through TezTones Artletics Premier League and other Tezos projects, I’ve seen firsthand how her art channels feelings into form.

Recurring themes of love, longing, and self-reflection weave through her portfolio, which dates back to December 2021. In Fake Ghosts, she merges AI-generated imagery with digital collage to capture the ache of being unseen, like a haunting meditation on connection and presence. Accompanied by her own words, “Like a ghost, in the darkness of my fears, your shape never leaves my fantasies,” the piece lingers like an echo, both intimate and ethereal.

Mari Migraine: Illustrator, Digital Artist #

Some artists seem to linger on the nomination list forever, and Mari Migraine was one of them. After months of near misses on the wheel of names, I’m thrilled to finally spotlight her work. An illustrative artist minting on Tezos since October 2021, Mari has built a world of cute surrealism and dark fantasy that feels both vulnerable and defiant.

Much of her art stems from lived experiences with chronic pain and escapist daydreaming. Each piece carries a quiet tension, where soft pastels meet sharp introspection. Mari’s creativity often lives in that delicate space between comfort and confrontation, turning struggle into art that soothes as much as it stirs.

A clear example of this transformation can be found in “Shedding”, a digital illustration depicting a feminine figure gripped by migraine. As someone who experiences migraines myself, I feel an instant connection to what Mari expresses here: the takeover of the senses, the pulsing from the veins outward, so overwhelming it seems to vibrate through the world itself. The piece feels like a longing to externalize the pain and to make the invisible visible. For many who live with migraines, this work resonates deeply with the desire to be understood in a world that often underestimates how consuming and persistent the pain can be.

Motus Art: A Special Feature on “Resonance” Exhibit #

Under the moniker Motus Art, Owen is a creative coder and generative artist exploring the hidden beauty within numbers through motion, flow, and interactive installations. In collaboration with Tesserart and EditArt, his recent exhibit, “Resonance”, stands as a strong example of this vision, opening the door to conversations about how subjectivity shapes our experience of art. As Owen describes it:

“By observing it, we give it purpose. We give it meaning. In this installation, our presence becomes the explosion of color bringing meaning to the void.”

Videos from the live event capture how deeply this concept resonates in practice. A camera tracked the movement of each observer, translating their gestures into splashes of color across the digital canvas. The result was a living artwork, shaped by those who engaged with it. In the virtual version, this interactivity was simulated through mouse movement, yet the feeling remained just as powerful.

When I minted my own edition, the experience felt personal and intentional. My interaction with the interface gave me the sense of co-creating the piece rather than simply collecting it. Combining my appreciation for the balance of Yin and Yang with the rhythmic flow of Motus Art’s generative system made the artwork feel alive, like a dialogue between logic and intuition, numbers and emotion.

Thanks to Tesserart and EditArt this interactive collection has a stunning stand alone website. Experience what interactive generative minting is like here. At the time of writing, minting is still open on primary!

Follow Each Spotlight And Nominate Artists You Love #

These five artists hold their own universe within Tezos, offering us windows into emotion, memory, and imagination. From CadizFFM’s haunting compositions that balance beauty and distortion, to MelihERSAHiN’s photographs that turn fleeting moments into timeless reflections, the spectrum of expression this month runs deep.

Mi Retratito continues to blur the line between art forms, weaving poetry, performance, and digital collage into intimate visual experiences. Mari Migraine transforms personal pain into surreal tenderness, using soft tones to express raw truth. Motus Art makes the subjectivity of art a literal and physical experience. Each artist truly impresses and inspires.

Each of these artists offers far more than any single spotlight can capture. The best way to support them is through your attention and interactions. Follow them on X, collect their work, and share the pieces that move you. Use the word TezARTicle when nominating artists for future features, so we can continue to uncover and celebrate the creators shaping the story of Tezos art.