Brendan Dawes (b.1966) is a British artist who works with generative systems, using data, machine learning and code in his work. He primarily creates NFTs. He is represented by Gazelli Art House and has had work exhibited in shows at MoMA, Somerset House and the Sundance Film Festival.
In 2021, Make-A-Wish UK granted its 15,000th wish — a significant milestone, after the coronavirus forced a year of postponements and cancelled wishes.
Art of Wishes commissioned Dawes to create '15,000 Wishes' (2021) an NFT that features 15,000 colourful strands, each representing a child’s wish. Hope, possibility, beauty derived from chaos, the restoration of childhood and a change from the norm are the themes that run through every strand.
Portrait of Brendan Dawes, Courtesy of Gazelli Art House
