The Hymn of Kansas Kidd

Against the prairie backdrop where the sleepy willow sprout, growing up carefree is sacred, holy even. All it takes is an instant, however unpredictable it may be, to sever the ties of boyhood and make you a man.

“The Hymn of Kansas Kidd”, 2025, by Rebecca Rose. 1/1 digital 3D collage in three aspect ratios: 16:9 dimensions: 1920 x 1080 at 230mb (2 versions: with sound and silent), 1:1 dimensions 1080 x 1080 at 132mb (2 versions: with sound and silent), 9:16 dimensions 1080 x 1920 at 230mb (2 versions: with sound and silent), duration: 0:46. Includes 6 files of 3 different on-chain formats to accommodate digital displays, made possible through Transient Labs using the 7160 contract. The original soundtrack was composed with AI assistance with sound mixing by the artist. This piece was created for AOTM Gallery and is part of the ongoing series “DeepCuts” -3D collages with depth inspired by songs.

Rebecca Rose is an award winning collage artist exploring spatially collaged sculpts and animations. Her 20+ year body of analog, sculptural, and digital collage has received multiple major artist grants co-sponsored by The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation, The Joan Mitchell Foundation, The Willem de Kooning Foundation, The Andrew Mellon Foundation, The Ford Foundation, and Bloomberg Philanthropic. She has sold at Christie's, created work for The Norman Rockwell Museum, and was an artist in residence at The Joan Mitchell Center, Ox-Bow/SAIC, Selkie Rio Art Residency, and AOTM AiR Cohort 1.