Britain’s ‘most notorious prisoner’ Charles Bronson collaborates on NFT art collection
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 12:12 p.m
The man dubbed “Britain’s most dangerous prisoner” is about to sell his artwork as a series of NFT collectibles.
Charles Bronson, who has spent 45 years behind bars, recently collaborated with Born Again Art and Crypto Correct to create the ‘Stay Sane’ NFT collection.
The 70-year-old inmate is no stranger to art, having received numerous awards for his works which often sell for thousands.
The career convict even changed his name at trial to Charles Salvador in 2014 as a tribute to Salvador Dali – his favorite artist.
The Stay Sane NFT (non-fungible token) collection will launch as a pre-sale on Thursday, February 23, then as a public sale on Sunday, February 26.
To celebrate the launch, Henarch Galleries and Crypto Correct are hosting a VIP exhibition this Thursday at Henarch’s gallery at 32 Artillery Lane in Spitalfields, where guests can purchase artwork.
The collection consists of rare and unseen pieces of Charles Salvador’s art, along with one-of-a-kind 3D pieces that include a combination of poems, interviews and personal writing from decades of isolation.
The collection will also be available for purchase at will be exhibited at the NFT marketplace OpenSea.
Born Michael Gordon Peterson, ‘Bronson’ was first jailed in 1974 for armed robbery at the age of 22 and then jailed again for robbery after just 69 days of freedom. He would be released once more in 1992.
This time his life outside lasted only 53 days when he was arrested for conspiracy to rob. An eight-year sentence was continually extended due to violent behavior and various kidnappings.
It was while in the notorious Wakefield Prison in West Yorkshire that he took up art after being encouraged by two prison officers who were impressed by his cartoon drawings.
Remarkably, the Luton-born prisoner has had 11 books of poetry and artwork published, which have attracted numerous awards.
In 2014, he sold a collection of artworks to raise thousands of pounds to send his mother on holiday after discovering she had been upset to hear about his attack on 12 prison guards at HMP Woodhill. Two years later, he auctioned off another part to pay for the treatment of a child with cerebral palsy.
Since 1994, Bronson has dedicated himself to producing thousands of paintings, doodles, caricatures and other works for charitable foundations with art depicting his daily life in prison and the violence, brutality and insanity he has witnessed and experienced in the prison system throughout his time . life.
“I’m going to do my art and create masterpieces until my heart stops beating,” he explained.
“I want to be one of the biggest artists. I am an artist, a man of peace.”
A third of all funds raised through the sale of the Stay Sane NFT collection will go to the Born for Art Foundation – a charity that provides art supplies, equipment and resources to young people in need across the UK.
About Crypto Correct Limited
Founded in 2020 by CEO Oliver Hammond, Crypto Correct is a company that specializes in providing crypto mining hardware solutions. The company’s mission is to make complex technological devices more accessible to the masses by enabling individuals to mine cryptocurrency efficiently.
The company is also working with Richard Booth of Born Again Art Limited on the Charles Salvador ‘Bronson’ NFT Collection. This is the first NFT collection of its kind, ever in history, that will leverage the company’s expertise in blockchain technology to bring this exciting project to fruition.
Crypto Correct is working closely with Born Again Art to explore new ways of using blockchain technology to support offender rehabilitation through digital art. Born Again Art aims to delve deeper into the artistic talents of rehabilitated offenders by creating and selling unique, one-of-a-kind digital artworks in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This is an optional path for the offenders, and the aim is to support their rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
About Henarch Galleries
Henarch Galleries is a well-established private art gallery based in London, UK, specializing in collections of contemporary art by emerging talent and blue-chip artists from around the world. Its art curators and consultants work closely with their clients to provide them with the knowledge, information and history of the artwork they need, either from an investment perspective or as a collector.
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