
And artists have a chance to earn royalties for their artworks through secondary market as well unlike the traditional mediums.”īut speaking on the environmental impact of minting NFTs on energy-hungry servers, which consume tonnes of energy per minute, the creators say that with time all technologies are updated and made energy-efficient. Mentioning how NFTs are also beneficial to artists who are starting out, artist Yashika Kalra says, “With NFTs, artists no longer need to pay the expensive commissions to galleries to showcase their artworks! Our artworks can be minted as NFTs, and shall be preserved over the Blockchain forever. Daft Punk Toy Face II artwork by Amrit Pal Singh. According to the studio, it doesn’t matter which pieces have done the best because the personal value for artists is what matters the most to them. Another NFT creator, Entangled Others Studio says that collectors are being able to collect their works with ease and that “makes the experience of making a living as an artist more rewarding”. Singh, who says NFTs are “the biggest thing that has happened to digital artists since the invention of Photoshop”, has sold a pair of “Toy Faces that were a tribute to the split of the band Daft Punk” for 15 ETH (around ₹40 lakh). The NFT will forever establish its authenticity unlike physical documents that could be lost or degraded over time.”Īrtist and illustrator Amrit Pal Singh feels the NFT space is “heavily dominated by digital artists and creators because of the medium being a screen, and a majority of art these days is created digitally”. Once my painting has a digital ownership through an NFT, it secures its provenance or long term ownership record that might pass through many owners. She goes on to elaborate: “Each of my artwork is assigned an NFT rendering it tamper proof, making it available to acquire on Blockchain, powered networks like Ethereum.
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NFTs are analogous to the attestation a digital certificate from the artist saying that this is a work created by me along with the artwork,” explains artist Laya Mathikshara, who recently exhibited works in a Delhi-based Terrain.art group show and calls herself an “example of this examplary movement”, adding that her most recent “Amerkle series has sold for 400,000 USD (3 crore INR) and is increasing by the day”.Īrtist Laya Mathikshara puts it in simple words and explains, “From random doodling in the back of science textbook to considering about scaling up, NFTs are revolutionising how artists are seen.” And artist Srishti Rana Menon adds that NFTs are “simply a unique, tamper-proof identification system which is digital”. Even young, digital art creators are dipping their hands in this virtual gold! An NFT art by Yashika Kalra.įirstly, what are NFTs? “People can have a picture of Da Vinci’s Monalisa in their phones, or they can go to the Louvre Museum (France) and click a picture of it, but the original Monalisa is priceless and the rest of the pictures of the same art are worthless just because the original was attested by the museum. However, it’s not just celebrities who are cashing in on this new way of buying and selling art and collectibles.

Actor Salman Khan has also announced an NFT collection.

In a first for any Indian actor, after Vishal Malhotra sold a (NFT) for 5500 USD this year, many Indian celebs including actors Amitabh Bachchan and Sunny Leone, have warmed up to the concept of NFT drops. Since July, Delhi has witnessed at least two art exhibitions displaying works with registered NFTs, that could be bought on the Blockchain.Įven personalities from the world of entertainment are going big on NFTs now. And for those who are new to this term, get accustomed fast because it’s not a foreign concept anymore. How about owning a piece of art but not having it on your wall? Well, for those of you who have heard about digital assets in vogue that are called Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT), would know how unique it is and how its value appreciates with time.
