“Bowie on the blockchain” NFT launch draws mixed reactions on Twitter
David Bowie’s estate plans to launch NFTs with OpenSea next week have left many Bowie fans unhappy.
As part of the “Bowie on the Blockchain” NFT launch, nine different visual artists produced NFTs inspired by Bowie, with 100% of the proceeds going to CARE, a charity fighting world hunger and poverty.
Bowie was married to supermodel Iman, a prominent global CARE supporter, before his death in 2016.
Along with director Joaquin Acrich, artist manager Andrew D. Keller’s new company We Love the Arts contributed to the “Bowie on the Blockchain” initiative.
According to a chirping from OpenSea on Tuesday, David Bowie’s lasting influence will touch yet another frontier, as nine of the best crypto artists in the world come together on September 13 to honor David Bowie’s legacy.
In a statement, OpenSea Vice President of Business Development Ryan Foutty stated,
“This remarkable collection combines some of NFT’s most groundbreaking artists with Bowie treasures to bring a new generation of fans together in Web3.”
NFTs are distinctive blockchain tokens that represent ownership over a specific asset, usually digital art. However, a number of pop culture NFT releases, such as those for the Netflix series “Stranger Things” earlier this summer, have angered some anti-tech fans.
Bowie’s link to blockchain assets vs fans
Social media users of the Bowie NFTs are not impressed that the renowned star’s identity is connected to the blockchain assets. However, a few people have supported NFT technology.
One reply to the post said: “I’m going to literally scream.”
Another person pleaded,
“No – don’t destroy Bowie’s legacy like this.”
Ironically, so did Bowie’s son, filmmaker Duncan Jones rejects of NFTs and refers to them as a “stick”. In the past, Jones has poked fun at the idea of sharing other people’s NFT by joking that since he was able to save and repost Beeple’s “The First 5000 Days,” it had “disappeared.” The Christie’s auction, where the NFT sold for an incredible $69.3 million, was previously described by Jones as “suspicious”.
Despite the critics, artists as 19-year-old Fewocious is excited to create NFT art for charity in the style of Bowie.
