Bleeple’s “Human One,” A Sculpture + NFT Hybrid, Sold For $28.9M At Christie’s
November 10 2021 - 4:07AM
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Digital artist Bleeple cemented his place in the history books with
this one. Auction house Christie’s sold his human-size 3D video
sculpture and NFT hybrid in their first live event since the
pandemic. The piece exceeded expectations, the projections had
“Human One” selling for $15M and it almost doubled that. Does this
hybrid format open a new chapter for NFT art? We wouldn’t know, but
Bleeple’s piece sold alongside works from Jean-Michel Basquiat,
Banksy, and Peter Doig. Related Reading | NFTs And Play-To-Earn Are
The Future Of Gaming, States EA CEO A better question might be, are
NFT artists willing to put this much effort into their
pieces? What Do We Know About “Human One” By Bleeple? The
real-life installation is almost 7 Ft. high and consists of four
screens. It has a computer at the base. The environment the
astronaut-like figure walks through is ever-changing. According to
Christie’s “it’s drawn at random from a data pool of the artist’s
visual creations that is accessed via the Ethereum blockchain.” Not
only that, Barrons.com informs us that “Beeple’s plan is to shift
the generative art images over time “in response to current
events,” Christie’s said. The result will be “an eternally
contemporary work of art.” ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
https://t.co/5phhwNZaxV — beeple (@beeple) November 10, 2021 But
wait, why would they use the Ethereum blockchain where a normal
database would suffice? We hope that the owner doesn’t have to pay
gas fees for that. The clips are one minute long and the piece
keeps changing 24 hours a day. In any case, Ethereum hosts
the NFT attached to “Human One.” A crucial piece of the pie, since
Bleeple is known for his record-breaking “Everydays – The First
5000 Days.” It was the first NFT Christie’s auctioned and it went
for $69M. In any case, Mike Winkelmann AKA Bleeple
described “Human One” as “the first portrait of a human born in the
metaverse.” He told Christie’s, “I want to make something that
people can continue to come back to and find new meaning in. And
the meaning will continue to evolve. That to me is super-exciting.
It feels like I now have this whole other canvas.” ETH price chart
for 11/10/2021 on Kraken | Source: ETH/USD on TradingView.com What
Do We Know About The Auction And The New Owner? According to
Barrons again, “the auction focused on art created since 1980.” The
event was “live-streamed to the world with specialists in London
and Hong Kong manning the phones and projected on video screens in
New York.“ The following videos capture all the action. In the
first one, Bleeple himself gives us a backstage tour to Christie’s
headquarters. In the second one, a fan screen-captured the moment
in which the auctioneer sells Bleeple’s piece.
pic.twitter.com/mrBrYZfXOM — Alex Roman (@3rd7th) November 10, 2021
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NFT Space’s Development Why do they say $25M in the video but the
official Christie’s page says $28.9M? That information is above our
paygrade. We did find who the lucky new owner is, though.
Crypto-focused family office Dialectic’s Managing Director, Ryan
Zurrer. A notorious NFT collector that used to be the Web3
Foundation’s director. In his announcement tweet, Zurrer thanked
Bleeple “for the visionary innovation, amazing new energy and
hilarious positive vibes that you’ve brought to both crypto and
art.” Secured the ONE. Thank you @beeple for the visionary
innovation, amazing new energy and hilarious positive vibes that
you've brought to both crypto and art. gn
pic.twitter.com/XfhmxM9Luj — Ryan Zurrer (@kukulabanze) November
10, 2021 In his response tweet, Bleeple said “INSANELY HONORED to
be in this collection.” That’s the “Human One” story so far.
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