I thought this article was really interesting and relevant due to the current surge in interest in NFT’S and the blockchain. After reading this article for the first time, I was a little confused on why it was important for us to read as everything you see on the internet mentions crypto. At a second glance, I realized that this article was not from this current surge of digital art and NFT’s into the mainstream media but rather from September 3rd, 2014. At just a fraction of what pieces of digital art are selling, for now, the majority of the audience saw this piece as a joke in the art community. I think it is fascinating to see our society begin to give digital art its credit and allow it to be accepted as art. While I think people are currently being too bullish on NFT’s, I believe this attention and technology is doing massive things for the art world. One interesting aspect of selling digital art on the blockchain is that an artist can sell their work with something called a smart contract. In some smart contracts, the artist will collect a percentage of the cost every time the work is sold. Additionally, this technology can prevent people from stealing artists' work and protect ownership over an art piece. My dad is a professional artist that makes work digitally and it has been really nice to see digital art and digital artists get their credit from society. I do think that a lot of people will lose money on this current NFT push but in the long run, I see it as a huge advancement for the art world.
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