VAULT is an NFT space created by creators for creators, your go-to place for high-quality, curated, digital art from top creators around the globe. The VAULT highlight series focuses on the creators that are part of our NFT Community. This week we are excited to introduce you to, Elena Paraskeva. Elena Paraskeva is an international Conceptual… Continue reading VAULT Creator Highlight with Elena Paraskeva
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How to safeguard your artwork or art collections on the decentralized web
In March of 2021, an artist who goes by the name neitherconfirm listed 26 NFTs for digital portraits. Then, the same artist switched out the image files and replaced them with photos of carpets. The move was a harmless in-joke referencing the idea of a “rug pull,” a term used to describe a type of… Continue reading How to safeguard your artwork or art collections on the decentralized web
Diving into the history of digital art
In 1985, Andy Warhol received an Amiga 1000 home computer, created by Commodore. At the launch, he was joined on stage by Debbie Harry and proceeded to draw her portrait using the then-new ProPaint software. He went on to create several digital drawings with the computer, including a Campbell’s soup can, but many of them… Continue reading Diving into the history of digital art
The importance of community in the NFT space
“I think ‘Fine Art’ is going to become an outdated term,” curator Iris Nevins tells us. “In many ways, it’s used to denote the difference between art that has been ‘approved’ by elitist institutions and art that is not. In the world of NFTs, institutional opinions don’t have the same level of power anymore. It’s… Continue reading The importance of community in the NFT space
How NFTs protect artists
In 2005, Dave Roth, an amateur photographer, snapped a picture of Zoë Roth, his four-year-old daughter, during a controlled fire in their neighborhood. In the background, a house was in flames; in the foreground was Zoë, a mischievous smile on her face. Dave entered the photo in a competition, and it won, but it would… Continue reading How NFTs protect artists
NFTs, crypto, and what they mean for commercial Licensing
This fall, Sotheby’s made waves by announcing the launch of its NFT marketplace, Metaverse, with the storied auction house planning a landmark biannual auction called Natively Digital. This move followed a string of high-profile NFT sales that shook up the art world—and attracted the interest of photographers and photography collectors around the world. NFTs have… Continue reading NFTs, crypto, and what they mean for commercial Licensing
Best practices when entering the world of NFTs
In the third quarter of 2021, NFT sales reached $10.7 billion, a 700% increase from the previous quarter, according to data from DappRadar, a market tracker. This has been the year of the NFT, with collectors buying photographs (among other digital artworks) through both traditional auction houses and new marketplaces. In April, the first-ever physical… Continue reading Best practices when entering the world of NFTs
What you need to know about NFTs as a photographer
In the fall of 2021, Christie’s, the iconic auction house, surpassed $100 million in NFT sales. It had been almost a year after the artist Beeple made headlines worldwide for breaking the record for the most expensive artwork sold online: $69 million. In the last year, photography NFTs have sold alongside photographs by the likes… Continue reading What you need to know about NFTs as a photographer