Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain-based title deeds tied to digital or physical items, have exploded into the art world like an upstart rebel fresh out of art school, tearing up conventions and leaving the establishment bewildered.
In recent months, multi-million dollar sales of NFTs at venerable auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s have grabbed headlines. Overnight, digital artist Beeple became a household name and one of the highest-earning living artists. Artworks by Banksy are being torn up and turned into NFTs, while Russia’s iconic State Hermitage Museum has announced an exhibition of NFT art.
Basically, what @beeple does is techno-surrealism. He imagines weird things and creates then digitally with pricey computer aids. It’s a skill set that consists solely of being good with a mouse and a keyboard. If this were athletics rather than art, he’d be a decent skateboarder https://t.co/pfk67mMsxA
— WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK (@JANUSZCZAK) April 15, 2021
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