Creature World is an art project by 24-year-old NYC based artist Danny Cole dedicated to bringing a dream world to life.
At the center of this world is The Creature: a manifestation of the universal human spirit that exists purely without age, gender, or nation.
Over the last four years, Cole’s colorful creations have inspired a cult following and a vibrant market for his artwork.
Creature World is an art project by 24-year-old NYC based artist Danny Cole dedicated to bringing a dream world to life.
At the center of this world is The Creature: a manifestation of the universal human spirit that exists purely without age, gender, or nation.
Over the last four years, Cole’s colorful creations have inspired a cult following and a vibrant market for his artwork.
The journey began with Cole painting in his high school bedroom, making pictures of the same dream world he had escaped to since childhood. At the age of 18, Cole forewent college, moving to New York to share his vision with the world.
The Creature was first embraced and amplified by NYC youth culture. Cole and Creature World’s creative formula in NYC was a simple one: dream it, make it happen, and make sure everyone knows about it. Paintings, graffiti, and clothing entered the city’s visual landscape and people from all walks of life showed up in droves to his art shows.
The world quickly began to take notice. Between the years of 2017 and 2020, Cole and Creature World were championed by - and invited to collaborate - with some of the biggest names in music, fine art, and culture. Danny and The Creature soon took on the main stage of Coachella, live immersive art experiences, performances in collaboration with rock and roll icons like Portugal. The Man and Cage The Elephant, and landed in the gallery of Shephard Fairey.
When the pandemic halted live activations, Danny explored new ways to bring Creatures to life in the digital world.
Over the summer of ‘21, he launched a digital artwork collection of unique immersive artworks starring The Creature.
The project became an overnight success - selling out in just 13 minutes. Since its release last year, the collection has wound up in the hands of over 60,000 people and currently ranks among the top 50 highest-selling digital art collections of all time.
It is now in the top 3 highest ranked digital art collections by a traditional fine artist ever.