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Crown Series 👑

Each work in the Crown Series features a sculpted and textured 3D character inspired by internet culture, embracing its increasing integration into our lives. The artworks evoke strength by recognizing the power of the human form as an avatar. Originally created as a focus on positivity, the Crown Series gave Nicole something to look forward to during a time when NYC felt particularly bleak, shortly after the Covid-19 pandemic began. These avatars were created between 2021 and 2022 to serve as digital representations of individual emotion, designed to evoke feelings such as hope, strength, and the sublime in viewers.

Powerful

Powerful Floating Head With Crown In Sky 3D Artwork from Crown Series

Powerful, 2021, 1/1 sold
Created with Daz 3D, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Cinema 4D, Octane Render, and Adobe Photoshop

Whimsical

Whimsical Floating Avatar Head With Crown In Sky 3D Artwork from Crown Series

Whimsical, 2021, 1/1 sold
Created with Daz 3D, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Cinema 4D, Octane Render, and Adobe Photoshop

Sublime

Sublime, 2021, 40/40 editions sold on MISA with FLOW
This work was created as a commission and was included in a global exhibition with Porsche
Created with Daz 3D, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Cinema 4D, Octane Render, and After Effects

Porsche Global Gallery billboard in times square featuring artwork of avatar with crown floating in sky

Sublime in Times Square, NYC in 2022 for a global exhibition with Porsche

Porsche Global Gallery billboard in Spain, featuring artwork of avatar with crown floating in sky

Sublime in Callao, Peru in 2022 for a global exhibition with Porsche

Porsche Global Gallery billboard in Korea, featuring artwork of avatar with crown floating in sky by Nicole Ruggiero

Sublime in Seoul, Korea in 2022 for a global exhibition with Porsche

Porsche Global Gallery billboard in Berlin, featuring artwork of avatar with crown floating in sky

Sublime in Berlin, Germany in 2022 for a global exhibition with Porsche

Underwater

Underwater Avatar Head With Crown 3D Artwork from Crown Series

Underwater, 2021, 1/1 sold
Created with Daz 3D, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Cinema 4D, Octane Render, and Adobe Photoshop

Elegant

Elegant, 2021
Created with Daz 3D, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Cinema 4D, Octane Render, and Adobe Photoshop

Das Magazin, September 2021 Issue. The cover features Nicole Ruggiero's artwork, Elegant, from the Crown Series. The periodical is pictured with a beautiful 3D avatar head adorned with a crown, floating in the sky, appearing on the cover.

Elegant on an LA billboard in 2021 for the Sea Change exhibition (LA Art Fair), in partnership with Vellum LA, SuperRare, & Standard Vision

Das Magazin, September 2021 Issue. The cover features Nicole Ruggiero's artwork, Elegant, from the Crown Series. The periodical is pictured with a beautiful 3D avatar head adorned with a crown, floating in the sky, appearing on the cover.

Elegant on an LA billboard in 2021 for the Sea Change exhibition (LA Art Fair), in partnership with Vellum LA, SuperRare, & Standard Vision

Das Magazin, September 2021 Issue. The cover features Nicole Ruggiero's artwork, Elegant, from the Crown Series. The periodical is pictured with a beautiful 3D avatar head adorned with a crown, floating in the sky, appearing on the cover.

Elegant at The Hole NYC in 2023 during the FEMBOT group exhibition

Das Magazin, September 2021 Issue. The cover features Nicole Ruggiero's artwork, Elegant, from the Crown Series. The periodical is pictured with a beautiful 3D avatar head adorned with a crown, floating in the sky, appearing on the cover.

Elegant on the cover of Das Magazin in 2021

Hopeful

Hopeful Floating Avatar Head With Crown In Sky 3D Artwork from Crown Series

Hopeful, 2020, 1/1 sold
Created with Daz 3D, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Cinema 4D, Octane Render, and Adobe Photoshop

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