THE NEW WORLD OF DIGITAL IMAGERY: WILL NFTS MAKE TRADITIONAL GALLERIES OBSOLETE?

By Nancy Nesvet1 min read
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Daniel Stanford, Hermes (Triptych), 2019, mixed media.

Changing each day, and sometimes each hour, the art world has been digitally revolutionized as discoveries are made and challenges met within this new world we are all experiencing. We had been thrust into the virtual world before the pandemic, but it has been gaining ground because of our required online interactions due to pandemic isolation requirements. Over the past year, we’ve all come together virtually, learning new ways to form communities, have our art seen and support ourselves as artists.

The newest medium for selling art work is the digitally- centered “non-fungible token,” better known as a NFT, authenticated by a blockchain that keeps track of who bought and owns the file.

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