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Original Banksy NFTs to drop at MakersPlace courtesy of Austin Wilde
Original Banksy artwork will soon be available at MakersPlace, the NFT marketplace for premium art, courtesy of Austin Wilde. The BADMEANiNGOOD by Austin Wilde x Banksy NFT series will feature art designs by the famous graffiti artist and come with some amazing tools. The first drop, consisting of five NFTs, will be launched on October 4 at 12:00 PM PT / 3:00 PM ET. There is a Vinyl 12-inch music NFT and four unique poster NFTs.
Austin Wilde creates the BADMEANiNGOOD NFT series
Austin Wilde is a former graffiti artist, creative director and indie label owner who currently works as a music lecturer. In the early 2000s, he ran a record label known for cult classic compilations.
Among these albums was a hip-hop series called BADMEANiNGOOD. To create the art for the album, Austin Wilde recruited an unknown graffiti artist, Banksy. Banksy produced four original album covers and posters, with an additional 12-inch cover, for the 2002-03 releases.
Now, nearly twenty years later, world-famous artist Banksy has granted Austin full copyrights to the designs. Thanks to this decision, BADMEANiNGOOD is coming to the NFT market, MakersPlace.
“It’s been over two decades since I released this series featuring talented musicians and Banksy’s original designs. I am honored to introduce these unique vinyl, CD and poster artworks to a whole new audience and bring them to life through the digital world.” Wilde said.
Original Banksy NFTs are here!
The first release of Wilde’s compilation series BADMEANiNGOOD came out in the early 2000s, with music producer Skitz. Banksy created an original image of heavy artillery wearing a pair of Adidas sneakers for the album cover.
For the other album covers, graffiti artist Banksy also used images from his own collection and altered them to fit the BADMEANiNGOOD theme. These images will now be part of the upcoming NFT collection.
In the coming months, MakersPlace and Wilde will be releasing more versions from the collectible series featuring Banksy designs. Furthermore, most of these are original Banky artwork, with limited edition posters, and some with original, deadstock and mint vinyls.
The first collection of five NFTs will be launched on 4 October
Starting October 4th, the first collection of BADMEANiNGOOD NFTs featuring original Banksy artwork will be available. This collection consists of 5 NFTs. These are,
- Vinyl 12″ REMIX: Roots Manuva x The Beatles: Yellow Submarine – The complete edition – with a reserve of 2 ETH – comes with a physical Vinyl 12″ Remix record, an OG sticker and a second edition 50x70cm Roots Manuva poster stamped and signed by Wilde.
- Four unique large NFT posters will also be auctioned with reserves of 1-2 ETH each.
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- Peanut Butter Wolf 60×40 Blueback Poster
- Scratch Perverts 60×40 Blueback Poster
- Roots Manuva 60×40 Blueback Poster
- SKITZ 60×40 Blueback Poster
Purchasers of the poster NFTs will also receive a huge and scarce 60×40 inch ‘blue bake’ poster. This is a physically redeemable poster and is huge in size.
The original Banksy artwork NFTs will help Ukraine
Austin Wilde and MakersPlace have both agreed to donate 10% of their Banksy NFT sales proceeds to MOAS Mission Ukraine. MOAS is a charity that helps provide medical aid and assistance to people affected by the horrific war in Ukraine.
Finally, the NFTs will go on sale on October 4 via the MakersPlace website.
