The technology underpinning blockchain is a powerful decentralizing network architecture that could revolutionize many industries. Now, some artists are leveraging blockchain to help guarantee the authenticity of their work -- and ensure that they get paid. Miles O’Brien reports on how digital documentation is putting power back into artists' hands, even when no tangible object exists.
This report features artists Nanu Berks, RFX1, Orvz1, Beatriz Ramos, Boris Toledo, Massel Quispe, Susana Riveros, Raul Avila, Javier Errecarte, Lorena Pinasco, Boris Simunich, Isa Kost, Vanesa Stati, Marko Zubak and their work.
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This report features artists Nanu Berks, RFX1, Orvz1, Beatriz Ramos, Boris Toledo, Massel Quispe, Susana Riveros, Raul Avila, Javier Errecarte, Lorena Pinasco, Boris Simunich, Isa Kost, Vanesa Stati, Marko Zubak and their work.
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst Exciting insight on how the blockchain disrupt the "business as usual"mentality, empowering artists and tokenising everything. This is going to happen everywhere among all artists, from painters to actors, sport and e-sport players, cinema and anything you can think about. -
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Jakobo Gimeno As an artist, the biggest problem is art theft and not getting paid for work that I have done. Blockchain being used to benefit artists was something I never predicted to happen. This is a good example of how the technology can be utilized in many ways.