NFT ‘art revolution’: Beeple on his 5040 day labor of love
“I think it's just going to be seen as the digital art revolution. I truly believe this is the start of the next chapter in art history.” At the age of 26, Wisconsin web designer Michael Winkelmann began creating a new piece of digital art in his personal time every single day. He calls them Everydays.I saw a pretty big step-up in the work that I do, he says. “The Everydays are basically just the pictures that I do every single day, and I’ve been doing those for over 5,000 days now.Thirteen years later Beeple, as hes better known, has been commissioned by huge acts like Justin Bieber and....
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Known for his work with the Gorillaz, Spider-Man, and LOVE DEATH AND ROBOTS, the Emmy award-winning artist is preparing a NFT drop You might not know his name, but you've probably seen his work.For years Alberto Mielgo has been producing digital art for movies, television, and commercials. Notable works include an episode of Netflix’s LOVE DEATH AND ROBOTS (for which he and his 70-plus man team won multiple Emmys), music videos for The Gorillaz, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, where he collaborated with NFT digital-art-turn-high art sensation Beeple. Given the success of his former....
In an interview for CNN’s First Move, digital artist Mike “beeple” Winkelmann talked about “the craziness” he has experienced with the sale of his NFT for $69 million. Acknowledging that the process has been “overwhelming,” beeple the consequences of the marriage of art and technology. The digital artist has a career that spans 20 years. […]
Users thought they were signing up for an affordable NFT drop by the famed artist, timed to coincide with his second Christie's auction. An admin account for Beeple’s official Discord group was compromised overnight resulting in a fake NFT drop that saw users lose an estimated 38 ETH. An admin from Beeple's Discord named "Multi" confirmed to the group on Nov. 10 that their account had been compromised despite having 2FA. The perpetrator went on to impersonate Multi and the Beeple Announcements Bot to promote a fake NFT drop from Beeple on Nifty Gateway.The incident is the latest in a long....
Other users in the crypto Twitter Community believe lax security management is to blame for the latest phishing scam aimed at Beeple's fans and followers. Non fungible token (NFT) artist Mike "Beeple" Winkelmann has found himself the target of phishing scammers yet again, warning users that the URL link to his official Discord server was “hacked” — sending unaware new members to a wallet draining Discord channel if they follow the link. In an Oct. 3 post, the NFT artist warned users not to go into the "fraudulent" Discord channel and verify as it will “drain your wallet.” it appears our....