In Web3, everyone is building towards the future. As an internet ecosystem centered around cryptography and decentralization, the blockchain has become a hotbed for far-sighted innovation. The NFT space itself, which exists at the intersection of finance, art, and tech, is proof enough of this fact.
A great abundance of digital and generative artists exist in proximity to Web3, and their efforts to curate blockchain-based bodies of works are both future-oriented and a logical next step for careers in art. But to those established, revered, and often older artists beyond the reach of the blockchain, NFTs can feel elusive, volatile, and perhaps even unrealistic.
But some seem to exist on the outskirts of the conventional commons of artistic industries. For them, time and existence are viewed through a different lens: Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) was one such person. An enigmatic artist unknown until the 1980s, she remained beyond the mainstream scope of the art world, despite her pioneering work with abstract art.
However, this was on purpose. Incredibly, af Klint dictated that her paintings not be shown until at least 20 years had passed since her death. In this way, her art was truly and by definition future-oriented. And her pieces have entered the most futuristic evolution possible: her sparse and coveted catalog will be minted and thus immortalized on the blockchain, thanks to the Gallery of Digital Assets (GODA).
The Hilma af Klint NFT drop
From November 14 to 17, an NFT series featuring 193 VR and AR renditions of Hilma af Klint’s Paintings for the Temple series will be placed up for dutch auction. As a digital continuation of the official af Klint catalog, each artwork will live as one of two editions. The first will be non-commercial and remain with the publishing house. But the second edition will be for sale.
The paintings within this collection were produced by Stolpe Publishing with the endorsement of the Hilma af…
