David Bowie, who passed away in 2016, is widely regarded as one of the most legendary people to ever work in the music and entertainment industries. The name David Bowie will not be easily forgotten since he was such an important character. However, Bowie’s estate is now working on ways to immortalize him in the digital realm, notably via the creation of Bowie-inspired NFTs.
Next week, the estate of David Bowie will debut NFTs with OpenSea, but many of Bowie’s admirers are not excited about this development. As part of the “Bowie on the Blockchain” NFT launch, nine different visual artists have created NFTs that are inspired by David Bowie. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale of these NFTs will be donated to CARE, a charitable organization that works to alleviate poverty and hunger around the world.
The announcement made by OpenSea
OpeanSea stated that on September 13th, nine of the world’s leading crypto-artists will come together to celebrate David Bowie’s legacy and put “BowieOnTheBlockchain.” This announcement was made in response to OpeanSea’s announcement that on September 13th, David Bowie’s unending influence will impact yet another new frontier. Before he passed away in 2016, Bowie was married to the supermodel Iman, who is now an ambassador for the nonprofit organization CARE all over the world.
Along with renowned director Joaquin Acrich, artist manager Andrew D. Keller’s new company, ‘We Love the Arts, contributed to the “Bowie on the Blockchain” initiative. This remarkable collection brings together a new generation of Bowie fans in Web3 by combining relics from Bowie’s career with works by some of the most innovative artists working in the NFT today. This was said in a statement by Ryan Foutty, who is the vice president of business development at OpenSea.
What are some similar other NFTs?
Since the NFT boom at the beginning of the previous year, many people have voiced their concerns over the functionality of digital assets. NFTs, also known as non-fungible tokens, are one-of-a-kind blockchain tokens that represent ownership of an asset. In most cases, the item in question is digital art. But the publication of several popular cultures NFTs, such as Netflix’s “Stranger Things” NFTs earlier this summer, has sparked a commotion among fans who are opposed to the technology.
Despite the criticism, a great number of projects have developed that pay homage to popular culture. One such effort is the Stranger Things NFT which is available on Netflix. Fans were motivated to express their dislike for the technology as a result of the NFT release. People have gone to social media to express their appreciation for the renowned artist David Bowie’s image being connected with blockchain tokens about the Bowie NFTs.
Backlash received by fans
In the instance of the Bowie NFTs, users of many who are active on social media have voiced their displeasure at the association of the blockchain tokens with the image of the renowned performer. While some individuals have voiced their approval of NFT technology, others have cautioned the Bowie estate, “Don’t go with this.”
As an additional point of possible irony, Bowie’s son, the director Duncan Jones, is likewise opposed to NFTs and refers to them as a “fad.” Jones has previously made light of the concept of sharing someone else’s NFT by saying that the picture of Beeple’s “The First 5000 Days” had been “lost” since he was able to save and repost it. Jones has in the past referred to the Christie’s auction in which the NFT was sold for an astounding amount of money as being “strange.”
