Richard Orlinski presents his NFT of the Shiba Inu at the Artverse exhibition

The French artist Robert Orlinski has unveiled his new physical sculpture and in the NFT format, in honor of the exhibition of real and virtual works by Artverse, from March 14 to 20. In his work, Orlinski represents the Shiba-Inu, a small Japanese dog, which has become the figure of numerous cryptocurrencies.

Richard Orlinski and the physical and NFT artwork of the Shiba Inu dog at Artverse

Richard Orlinski, the famous contemporary French artist who is the best-selling in the world, has unveiled his new physical and NFT artwork of the Shiba Inu dog.

The work will be presented at the Artverse gallery, founded by the creator of the Sandbox metaverse, Sébastien Borget, in an immersive exhibition of real and virtual works from March 14 to 20.

In fact, the Orlinski work of the Shiba Inu was also created as a physical sculpture, based on the material, and minted on the Trezor blockchain for its digital format NFT.

The choice of the famous crypto cagnolino seems to resonate with the artist’s vision, which is to “make art accessible to everyone.” In fact, the shiba inu seems to have become, over time, the emblem of the “crypto for the masses” movement.

In this sense, with his work Orlinski captures this essence through a sculptural representation of this now universal symbol, blending the boldness of the world of cryptocurrencies with the aesthetics of contemporary art.

Richard Orlinski pays tribute to the crypto world with his Shiba Inu NFT

From what has emerged, it seems that since its inception, Richard Orlinski has seen in the evolution of Web3 and NFTs a unique opportunity to expand his artistic horizons.

At the same time, the Shiba-Inu, a small Japanese dog, has become the symbol figure of numerous cryptocurrencies.

The shiba inu is the symbol of the most important memecoin by marketcap Dogecoin (DOGE), and also of the second largest memecoin Shiba Inu (SHIB).

For Orlinski, embodying the playful and limitless spirit of this universe, has captured the collective imagination while simultaneously promoting the values of freedom and innovation.

Not by chance, even the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, known for being a supporter and influencer of Dogecoin, is said to have used the symbol of the little dog on several occasions.

Last April 2023, when Musk had just become the official new owner of X (formerly Twitter), for a period of time he would have replaced the blue bird logo with the Shiba dog.

Even at the end of January 2025, the little dog logo was present for a few days also on the new site of the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E) of which Musk is the head.

The interview with Borget of Artverse

At the end of January, The Cryptonomist interviewed Sébastien Borget, the co-founder of the art gallery Artverse. Borget is also the co-founder and COO of The Sandbox, the renowned blockchain-based gaming platform.