Romero Britto Launches NFT Art in Celebration of SOBEWFF® 20th Anniversary
May 21 2021 - 8:10AM
via InvestorWire -- World-renowned artist Romero Britto, whose
vibrant art earned him international recognition as the founder of
"The Happy Art Movement,” has unveiled his nonfungible token
(NFT) in collaboration with the Food Network & Cooking Channel
South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One
(SOBEWFF®). A new original piece entitled “It’s So Miami” will
debut as an NFT and will be auctioned on OpenSea through May 24.
The piece ties into the 20th anniversary of SOBEWFF®, as Romero
Britto was the artist behind the festival’s first artwork and
designed the festival’s first guest pass 20 years ago. As a partner
in the auction, SOBEWFF® will donate its auction proceeds to
benefit FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism
Management. The Romero Britto “It’s So Miami” NFT collection
can be found at www.BrittoNFTs.com.
“Couldn’t be happier to collaborate once again with the
festival! Food is a delicious art expression, and it was
interesting to incorporate it in my artwork as an NFT,” Britto
commented.
“It’s So Miami” is a colorful, culinary-inspired work combining
Britto’s trademark elements of pop art, cubism and graffiti along
with eye-popping colors and bold patterns. The winner of the “It’s
So Miami” auction piece will receive a South Beach Wine & Food
Festival® “Guest Pass For Life,” allowing two people access to
signature SOBEWFF® events in perpetuity.
“We’re thrilled to partner once again with Miami’s most beloved
and one of the world’s most talented artists Romero Britto,” said
Lee Schrager, founder and director of SOBEWFF®. “Britto designed
our first-ever Festival Guest Pass 20 years ago. Having his
original NFT artwork for our 20th anniversary presents an
incredible and innovative way to support FIU’s Chaplin School of
Hospitality and Tourism Management.”
In addition to the one-of-a-kind piece, three breakout NFTs
(“Burger,” “Boat” and “Wine Glasses”) derived from “It’s So Miami”
are now for sale as 100 individually numbered pieces. Each purchase
unlocks a one-day pass to the Festival’s 2022 Grand Tasting Village
event.
The entire NFT collection was produced by the NFT digital studio
of Miami-based Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ: DLPN) in
collaboration with Tampa-based creative agency Tack
United.
Miami-based artist Romero Britto has exhibited in the most
prestigious galleries and museums in over 120 countries, including
the Louvre Museum, and was the first living visual artist to
present his work at the Soumaya Museum. Recently, he set a new
record with a million-dollar asking price for an acrylic and oil on
canvas masterpiece (60" x 120"), "The First Supper," which sold to
a private American businessman and art collector. Britto is also
considered the most licensed artist in history with his lifestyle
brand, BRITTO®.
About the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach
Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital
One
EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE. All proceeds from the festival benefit the
students of the Florida International University Chaplin School of
Hospitality & Tourism Management who also assist festival
organizers with sponsorship fulfillment, restaurant and exhibitor
recruitment, logistics and inventory as well as work alongside some
of the world’s greatest celebrity chefs and winemakers. To date,
SOBEWFF® has raised more than $31.8 million for the school. In
September 2019, BizBash named the festival the No. 1 food and
restaurant industry event in the United States for the seventh year
in a row.
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival® is produced by Florida
International University and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits,
with the support of the Miami Beach Visitors & Convention
Authority and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs.
For more information about the festival, visit sobewff.org or call
877-762-3933. For more information about Florida International
University, visit fiu.edu; for the Chaplin School of Hospitality
& Tourism Management, visit hospitality.fiu.edu; and for more
information about Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits,
visit southernglazers.com.
About Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.Dolphin
Entertainment (NASDAQ: DLPN) is a leading independent entertainment
marketing and premium content development company. Through our
subsidiaries 42West, The Door and Shore Fire Media, we provide
expert strategic marketing and publicity services to many of the
top brands, both individual and corporate, in the film, television,
music, gaming and hospitality industries. Viewpoint Creative and Be
Social complement their efforts with full-service creative branding
and production capabilities as well as social media and influencer
marketing services. Dolphin's legacy content production business,
founded by Emmy-nominated CEO Bill O'Dowd, has produced multiple
feature films and award-winning digital series. Dolphin’s
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) Division is dedicated to designing,
producing, distributing and promoting NFTs for itself and its
clients within the film, television, music, gaming, culinary and
technology industries. The NFTs division is comprised of executives
across all six of Dolphin’s wholly owned subsidiaries blending
their creative expertise in creative services, digital design,
production, marketing, sales and public relations. To learn
more, visit: https://www.dolphinentertainment.com
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