Digital artist Mike Winkelmann, also known as Beeple, will auction a collage of 5000 pieces of digital art at the renowned Christie’s auction house. Christie’s claims the sale will be the first non-fungible token (NFT) attached to digital art to be offered at a conventional auction.
Beeple began a project in May of 2007 to post a digital piece of work online every day. Hence the artwork is entitled EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS.
Over the course of the project, Beeple acquired more than 1.8 million followers on Instagram and collaborated with industry leaders such as Louis Vuitton and Nike. Therefore, the value of his art is not only on the art itself but the brand that Beeple established for himself over the years.
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