XCOPY (artist)

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XCOPY
Other namesXCOPYART
OccupationDigital artist
Years active2014–present
Notable workRight-Click and Save As Guy, Grifters, Max Pain and Frens

XCOPY is a London based digital artist associated with crypto art and NFTs. His real identity is unknown. [1] He creates digital glitched artworks usually concerning death, dystopia and apathy through flashing imagery and distorted loops, with hints to the cryptocurrency community regarding concepts, mood and terminology. He is regarded as one of the highest selling NFT artists. [2]

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Biography

XCOPY started posting his digital artworks on the social media platform Tumblr, in August 2010. [3] He gained online popularity throughout the years, posting more than a thousand individual works.[ citation needed ] In 2018, he was one of the first known artists to make NFTs out of his artworks.[ citation needed ] As cryptocurrency grew in popularity, initially online and among crypto enthusiasts, and later in both the digital and traditional art worlds, XCOPY's art gained increasing traction, eventually achieving record sales. [4] [5] [ failed verification ]

On August 1, 2022 XCOPY released a statement on his website, declaring all of his previous and future work his work to become CC0, [6] relinquishing copyrights to his works which were not collaborations or derivative content, hereby dedicating those rights to the public domain.[ citation needed ]

Right-Click and Save As Guy

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Right-Click and Save As Guy

Right-Click and Save As Guy is one of XCOPY's best known artworks. The piece started receiving attention on 13 March 2021, in a BBC World News article.[ citation needed ] It was bought for about $7,000,000 in December 2021, making it one of the highest selling NFTs. [7]

Group exhibitions

References

  1. ↑ "XCOPY Fortune NFTy 50 Fortune". fortune.com.
  2. ↑ "A look at nine most expensive NFT deals so far". cnbctv18.com. 24 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "XCOPY: Archive". CRYPTO X ART.[ non-primary source needed ]
  4. ↑ Bein, Kat (2025-01-22). "The 20 Top-Selling NFT Artists to Collect Right Now". gothammag.com.
  5. ↑ "Sotheby's Metaverse". metaverse.sothebys.com. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  6. ↑ "Creative Commons - No rights reserved". xcopy.art.[ non-primary source needed ]
  7. ↑ Cascone, Sarah (27 December 2021). "The 10 Most Expensive NFT Artworks of 2021, From Beeple's $69 Million 'Everydays' to XCOPY's $3.8 Million Portrait of 'Some Asshole'". artnet.com.
  8. ↑ Farooque, Faizan (2022-02-03). "The 11 Most Expensive NFTs Sold in 2021 You Need to Know About". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  9. ↑ Whiddington, Richard (2023-02-24). "So-Called 'Open Editions' Are Suddenly Reigniting the Wintry NFT Market. Here's Why They've Become So Popular With Collectors". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  10. ↑ "PAK to XCopy: 10 NFT artists from across the world you need to know". Yahoo News. 26 October 2022.[ dead link ]
  11. ↑ Cowley, Mark (2022-05-20). "The Most Expensive NFTs Ever Purchased". SlashGear. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  12. ↑ "Lugano NFT Week: Non-Fungible Tangible". Assodigitale.it (in Italian). 12 November 2021.
  13. ↑ Basili, Giorgia (24 November 2021). "Al Museo della Permanente di Milano "2121", la più grande mostra sulla Crypto Art". Artribune (in Italian).
  14. ↑ "Art Innovation Gallery presenta NFT. Digital Art Exhibition". ilgiornaleditalia.it (in Italian). 31 March 2022.
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