The Shib Daily Desk
In this week’s Shibarium Builder Spotlight, one project is taking aim at the age-old power dynamics of the art world — and doing it on Shiba Inu’s layer-2 scalability solution. ShibaLisa.art, headed by pseudonymous project lead Shiba da Vinci, is a zero-commission, artist-owned NFT art marketplace built on the Shiba Inu blockchain.
“We want to start an art revolution where artists are truly valued, empowered, and fairly rewarded for their contributions to our cultural landscape,” the team said.
Revolutionizing Art Sales: Zero Commissions on Shibarium
Launched about a month ago, ShibaLisa.art wants to upend the traditional art world, armed with a community-owned model and a promise that artists keep all their sales money It seeks to solve an old problem: artists often feel squeezed by high commission fees and gatekeepers.
“ShibaLisa.art is revolutionizing the art world through a community-owned marketplace built for the Shibarium blockchain,” the team noted. The platform, they explained, empowers artists in traditional art, photography, digital creation, and AI art. The goal is to let them “showcase and sell their work globally without traditional gatekeepers.”
The core of their approach is a zero-required-commission model. Artists can pocket 100% of their sales. Payments go directly to their digital wallets. While it’s a novel idea for an art marketplace, the real difference, according to Shiba da Vinci, lies deeper.
Shibarium Builder Spotlight: A Community-Owned, Artist-Driven DAO
ShibaLisa.art not your another online gallery. It’s built on the idea of collective ownership.
Holders of the Shiba da Vinci NFT Collection will own the platform. This, the team believes, means decisions will focus on artists’ needs, not corporate profits. A Decentralized Autonomous Organization, or DAO, will give every NFT holder a vote on the platform’s future.
“For artists, especially those without established gallery relationships, the conventional art world presents significant barriers,” Shiba da Vinci noted. His project aims to tear those barriers down. Artists control pricing and presentation. They can connect directly with buyers. And the platform offers an interactive map for physical galleries and events, bridging the digital and physical art scenes. Even art lovers who can’t buy original pieces can support artists through tipping.
Why Build on Shibarium? A Community-First Choice
The choice to build on Shibarium was deliberate. “Shibarium is truly the ‘people’s blockchain’ – built by the community, for the community,” the team said. They cited low transaction fees, crucial for making art sales and even small tips affordable.
The playful culture of the Shiba Inu ecosystem also felt like a good fit. “This shared element of humor makes blockchain technology less intimidating for artists who may be new to Web3,” they added.
The team also believes in Shibarium’s long-term sustainability and looks forward to upcoming features like its L3 privacy layer.
Though ShibaLisa.art is new to Shibarium, its developers have nearly three years of experience building on Ethereum. Their production server is live. But the journey has just begun.
“Our main struggle has been building a community without financial backing,” the team admitted. They are currently revamping how artists upload and manage portfolios. Their NFT collection, ORIGINS, initially on Ethereum, will move to Shibarium this week.
The project’s $LISA token is live on Ethereum, with an application submitted to bridge it officially to Shibarium.
Shibarium Builder Spotlight: ShibaLisa.art’s Vision for the Ecosystem
Once these foundational pieces are solid, “hopefully in a week’s time,” the team plans a bigger push to onboard artists and grow their user base. They invite community feedback on their staging server, accessible via their Telegram channel.
ShibaLisa.art envisions itself as “the definitive global destination for discovering, supporting, and collecting art from emerging and independent artists.”
The team’s enthusiasm for being part of the broader Shiba Inu ecosystem is clear. “Being part of the Shib ecosystem is the rare opportunity to participate in a genuine blockchain revolution driven by community rather than corporate interests,” the team shared.
“Shibarium represents more than just technical infrastructure – it embodies a philosophy that aligns perfectly with our vision for democratizing art.”
They find the most reward in offering real value. “Each artist who finds success through ShibaLisa.art and each collector who discovers new artwork they love represents a concrete example of Shibarium delivering on its promise.” It’s this sense of shared purpose, they feel, that makes the Shib ecosystem special.
