XCOPY fuses death, disorder, and crypto themes in chaotic visual loops. Emerging from the tumblr golden age, he developed a distinct aesthetic.
XCOPY's a pseudonymous digital artist
XCOPY is a digital artist who works with Crypto Art and NFTs, and is known as one of the first digital artists to create NFTs associated with his artworks. His artworks were first associated with NFTs in 2018.
XCOPY embraces NFTs and CC0 licensing, and has set the stage for countless derivative works. His unprecedented sales have demonstrated his enduring influence in digital art. XCOPY’s real identity is a mystery.
XCOPY's artwork
XCOPY makes glitchy digital art around themes like death, dystopia, indifference, the Internet and cryptocurrencies. XCOPY uses flashy images, loops, bold colours, glitch art, pixelated imagery, skulls, fire, and psychedelic influence.
CC0 licensing
A few of XCOPY’s most famous pieces have a CC0 license, also known as the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) Public Domain Dedication. A CCO is a legal tool that allows creators to voluntarily waive their copyright and related rights on a work. This effectively places the work it in the public domain.
XCOPY's NFT sales
The art of XCOPY has garnered attention and high valuations in the crypto art world. XCOPY piece titled “A Coin for the Ferryman” famously sold on SuperRare for 1,330 ETH, worth over $6 million USD. This sale broke the all-time record for the highest sale on an NFT marketplace.
XCOPY’s work and has sold on various NFT marketplaces, including Async Art, Async Blueprints, Nifty Gateway, SuperRare, KnownOrigin, Rarible, Digital Objects, NFTBoxes, RadiumCards, Kolectiv, Sotheby's, OpenSea, The Memes by 6529, Deca, Rare Art Labs, PixelChain, Noble Gallery
XCOPY's positive force in the crypto art community
XCOPY is an active promoter of the crypto art community. He supports other artists, shares news about the scene and promotes NFTs as a vehicle for artists to receive royalties in a way traditional art doesn't do.
We're not mainstream until we see right-click save as guy on TV
References
What does it all mean? Nothing. — XCOPY
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NFT’s on Wikipedia
NFT Marketplaces
Async Art, Async Blueprints, Nifty Gateway, SuperRare, KnownOrigin, Rarible, Digital Objects, NFTBoxes, Radicards, Kolectiv, Sotheby's, OpenSea, The Memes by 6529, Deca, Rare Art Labs, PixelChain, Noble Gallery
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