NFT is child’s play. But only if the youngster you’re talking about is Laya Mathikshara, a 14-year-old artist from Chennai. She says, “My journey with digital art started when I was 13 years old. I’ve always loved art and coming from a family full of tech nerds, I was always interested in that space.” Curiosity led this artist to research — from learning about 3D art, animations from YouTube tutorial videos and an online course to reading about art online — till she stumbled upon the world of Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs. “I started minting my work and animating my NFTs by integrating simple mathematical formulas and programming languages like Python to create simulations,” she explains.

Laya Mathikshara combined 2D (painting) and 3D (sculpture) to create Fifth Dimension #24