Picasso Art to Come as NFT
2022-01-28
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1Members of the family of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso are selling more than 1,000 digital art pieces of one of his sculptures.
2The work has never been seen publicly.
3Picasso's granddaughter, Marina Picasso, and her son Florian Picasso showed media some of the art piece in their home in Geneva, Switzerland.
4They say the digital pieces are a mix of old fine art and digital work.
5The Picassos want to make money from the recent interest in NFTs, or non-fungible tokens.
6NFTs are a kind of digital art that gained popularity in 2021.
7Sales of NFTs have made millions of dollars.
8But they have been criticized as damaging to the environment and as schemes to make money.
9But a Picasso artwork would mark a change for NFTs, his family said.
10NFTs are based on a technology called blockchain, which is also used with digital currencies known as cryptocurrencies.
11An NFT can be attached to a piece of digital art or other things existing in digital form.
12The NFT is meant to provide proof that the digital objects are real.
13While anyone can see the work, the buyer has the official ownership rights.
14"We're trying to build a bridge between the NFT world and the fine art world," said Florian Picasso, the artist's great-grandson.
15The artist's family is keeping images of the piece mostly private.
16They are only showing a small part of the work.
17It is a ceramic piece the size of a large bowl.
18The parts that have been shown have a thick yellow line and areas of green.
19There is also the number 58 at the base.
20Marina Picasso says the piece is from October 1958, when she was a child.
21"It's joyful, happy," she said. It represents life...It's one of those objects that have been part of our life, our intimate lives - my life with my children."
22Sotheby's is an international company known for selling artworks.
23It is having an auction in March for the Picasso work which will include an NFT and the ceramic bowl.
24An online sale of more than 1,000 other NFTs starts Friday through the Nifty Gateway and Origin Protocol websites.
25Some of the money from the sales will be donated.
26Florian Picasso said the family agreed on the colorful ceramic piece because it was "a fun one" to start.
27The family and its business managers say the aim is to create a younger community of Picasso fans.
28Florian Picasso said the NFT honors the artist.
29"I think it fits within Picasso's legacies because we are paying tribute to him and his way of working, which was always being creative," he said.
30The NFTs will also come with music mixed by Florian Picasso.
31He plays music for gatherings as a DJ and is a music producer.
32He worked with American singer John Legend and rapper Nas.
33The full song has not been publicly released.
34Florian played a small part for a reporter then turned it off.
35"And to hear more," he said, "You gotta purchase the NFT."
36I'm Dan Novak.
1Members of the family of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso are selling more than 1,000 digital art pieces of one of his sculptures. 2The work has never been seen publicly. 3Picasso's granddaughter, Marina Picasso, and her son Florian Picasso showed media some of the art piece in their home in Geneva, Switzerland. They say the digital pieces are a mix of old fine art and digital work. 4The Picassos want to make money from the recent interest in NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. NFTs are a kind of digital art that gained popularity in 2021. 5Sales of NFTs have made millions of dollars. But they have been criticized as damaging to the environment and as schemes to make money. 6But a Picasso artwork would mark a change for NFTs, his family said. 7NFTs are based on a technology called blockchain, which is also used with digital currencies known as cryptocurrencies. An NFT can be attached to a piece of digital art or other things existing in digital form. The NFT is meant to provide proof that the digital objects are real. While anyone can see the work, the buyer has the official ownership rights. 8"We're trying to build a bridge between the NFT world and the fine art world," said Florian Picasso, the artist's great-grandson. 9The artist's family is keeping images of the piece mostly private. They are only showing a small part of the work. It is a ceramic piece the size of a large bowl. The parts that have been shown have a thick yellow line and areas of green. There is also the number 58 at the base. 10Marina Picasso says the piece is from October 1958, when she was a child. 11"It's joyful, happy," she said. It represents life...It's one of those objects that have been part of our life, our intimate lives - my life with my children." 12Sotheby's is an international company known for selling artworks. It is having an auction in March for the Picasso work which will include an NFT and the ceramic bowl. An online sale of more than 1,000 other NFTs starts Friday through the Nifty Gateway and Origin Protocol websites. Some of the money from the sales will be donated. 13Florian Picasso said the family agreed on the colorful ceramic piece because it was "a fun one" to start. The family and its business managers say the aim is to create a younger community of Picasso fans. 14Florian Picasso said the NFT honors the artist. 15"I think it fits within Picasso's legacies because we are paying tribute to him and his way of working, which was always being creative," he said. 16The NFTs will also come with music mixed by Florian Picasso. He plays music for gatherings as a DJ and is a music producer. He worked with American singer John Legend and rapper Nas. The full song has not been publicly released. Florian played a small part for a reporter then turned it off. 17"And to hear more," he said, "You gotta purchase the NFT." 18I'm Dan Novak. 19Dan Novak adapted this for VOA Learning English from reporting by The Associated Press. 20_______________________________________ 21Words in This Story 22sculpture - n. a piece of art that is made by carving or molding clay, stone or metal 23scheme - n. a smart, often dishonest plan to do or get something 24ceramic - adj. something made of clay that is heated to make it hard 25intimate - adj. very personal or private 26auction - n. a public sale of an object in which the person offering to pay the most gets the object 27legacy - n. property or money that is received from someone who has died 28tribute - n. something done to show respect of love for someone