David Bowie Inspires ‘Bowie On The Blockchain’ NFT Sale For Multiple Artists
It has been announced today that David Bowie The Estate will unveil the first-of-its-kind multi-artist NFT sale, Bowie On The Blockchain, on September 13.
The distinctive ground-breaking new initiative is in partnership with leading peer-to-peer NFT marketplace OpenSea, and We Love the Arts; the new Web3 venture of artist manager and creative director Andrew D. Keller of We Few Group; and film producer Joaquin Acrich.
Bowie On The Blockchain will unite nine of the most prominent artists in the NFT space, each of whom have created their own unique works in tribute to Bowie and his influence on their artistic and personal identities. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Bowie Estate CAREthe leading global anti-poverty and humanitarian organization, for which his wife Iman is the first global spokesperson.
New fans in web3
“David Bowie is an icon and a trailblazer in every way, and we are honored to partner with his team to bring his legacy into web3,” said Ryan Foutty, VP of Business Development at OpenSea. “This incredible collection brings together some of NFT’s most groundbreaking artists with Bowie artifacts to bring a new generation of fans together in web3.”
Adds Andrew Keller, co-founder of We Love The Arts: “David Bowie’s artistry has had an indescribable impact on my life. I am truly honored to have had the privilege of leading this project. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to engage with the Bowie Estate as well as this group of artists, for whom I have enormous respect. I hope that this collection we’ve created simultaneously serves to capture the ethos of Bowie On The Blockchain, as well as spotlight a wildly talented group of artists and an exciting new space for the arts.
The nine artists who will contribute to this unique NFT sale are Defaced, FEWOCiOUS, Glam Beckett, JAKE, Jonathan Wolfe, Lirona, Nadya Tolokonnikova from PussyRiot, Osinachi and Young & Sick. The sale is live Open sea on 13 September.
“Bowie is my father”
Tolokonnikova notes: “David Bowie for me is a platonic ideal of an artist, charismatic, passionate, imaginative, magnetic, he always puts art x curiosity x subversion over profit, a magician and a muse. I am in awe and always will be. David Bowie is my father.”
Lirona adds: “David Bowie came into my life at the moment I became my own person, around 14, when all the emotions in the world had to be channeled into an understanding of the world, he and his music were that for me, a force who drew me into the world of music and storytelling and the voice that would play in my head for years to come.”
