Who’s art is this?
Mike Winkelmann, popular name as Beeple. He created the digital work of art NFT Beeple Everydays The First 5000 Days. Beeple is the top paid crypto artist today. Tom Judd, a British artist, gave him the concept for this daily artwork. So on May 1, 2007, he started doing it. The photos are in chronological order. You can see here some famous persona like Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump. They use hand drawing for the other historical drawings rather than a computer. In a post for Artnet, art critic Ben Davis argued that some of Winklemann’s 5,000 photographs displayed racial, sexist, and homophobic themes.
What makes Everydays The First 5000 Days rare?
A collection of 5000 photos started 13 years ago, straight days, non-stop pictures every day. This artwork gives a detailed look into Beeple’s artistic evolution, from his early days of seclusion to his present state as a digital art superstar, while simultaneously generating an emotional timeline of US history in real-time. On top of that, it’s an NFTs artwork. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are rare files that live on a blockchain. It can identify who owns a piece of digital art. The rights to display the digital artwork that buyers represent, on the other hand, are generally restricted.
What is the current value of this?
Beeple, renowned auction house Christie’s, and MakersPlace have formed a relationship. And in March 2021, an NFT Beeple Everydays The First 5000 Days sold for $69 million at Christie’s.
Who bought this artwork?
Vignesh Sundaresan, also known as MetaKovan, made news in March when he bought this unique piece of art. He paid over $69 million for NFT Beeple Everydays The First 5000 Days in the cryptocurrency industry.
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