British street artist Nathan Murdoch destroys his mural to create crypto-artwork, NFT
3 hours ago Street artist Nathan Murdoch creates a piece of crypto art to be auctioned.
British street artist Nathan Murdoch contemplates the mural he has just spray-painted, a giant image of two hands wearing rainbow-coloured gloves and joined in prayer, then hurls a large dollop of white paint straight at it from an open tin.
The destruction of the freshly created mural is part of an artistic project straddling the physical and virtual worlds.
The original image will not survive, but two versions will, one a print and the other a digital file called an NFT.
Street artist destroys his colourful mural to create crypto-worthy artwork
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Last Updated: May 07, 2021, 03:42 PM IST
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The original image will not survive, but two versions will, one a print and the other a digital file called an NFT.
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PETERBOROUGH, ENGLAND: British street artist Nathan Murdoch contemplates the mural he has just spray-painted, a giant image of two hands wearing rainbow-coloured gloves and joined in prayer, then hurls a large dollop of white paint straight at it from an open tin. The destruction of the freshly created mural is part of an artistic project straddling the physical and virtual worlds. The original image will not survive, but two versions will, one a print and the other a digital file called an NFT.
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Nathan Murdoch, a British street artist, looks at the mural he just spray-painted, a giant picture of two hands joined in prayer and wearing rainbow-colored gloves, before hurling a huge dollop of white paint straight at it from an open tin.
The desecration of a recently completed mural is part of a larger creative project that spans both the physical and virtual realms. The original image will be lost, but two copies will be kept: one as a print and the other as a digital file known as an NFT.
Non-fungible token (NFT) is a form of digital asset that is validated using blockchain technology. NFTs are becoming increasingly common in the art world because they enable a file to be permanently authenticated, regardless of copies, making it exclusive.
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British street artist destroys own mural to create crypto-artwork The destruction of Nathan Murdoch s freshly created mural is part of an artistic project straddling the physical and virtual worlds. He plans to donate the proceeds of the sales of the surviving print and NFT to Britain s National Health Service.
FILE PHOTO: Street artist Nathan Murdoch poses for a picture in front of his artwork after he creates a piece of crypto art to be auctioned with proceeds donated to the NHS in Peterborough, Britain, April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
Artist to release NFT, print version of mural that he destroyed
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