Bleeple’s “Human One,” A Sculpture + NFT Hybrid, Sold For $28.9M At Christie’s

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 owne...