On Monday night, The Bowie Estate’s exclusive collection of non-fungible tokens (NFT) with OpenSea sold for 96.5 ETH, or almost $127,000. To honor the British music icon, the David Bowie estate collaborated with leading NFT marketplace OpenSea to sell “Bowie on the Blockchain,” a 15-piece NFT collection. The collection debuted on the market on September 30 and included works by nine different NFT artists. FEWOCiOUS’s NFT Collection Highlights The 19-year-old NFT artist FEWOCiOUS’s collection highlight combines an animated film clip with a seven-foot-tall sculpture dressed in one of Bowie’s custom suits from his archive. “I thought it was so cool that he was always what he wanted to be. And created a world that he wanted to live in. That’s the feeling I try to capture in my art,” said FEWOCiOUS in the collection description. According to OpenSea, the collection will continue Bowie’s legacy of changing how music is performed, enabling online communities, and championing new technologies throughout his career. Another NFTs in the collection has sold for between 3 and 7.5 ETH ($4,000 to $9,800). The NFT by NFT artist Defaced called “It Became A Myth Land” sold for the second-highest price. The one-of-a-kind digital piece progresses through six different periods of Bowie’s life and career throughout a 12-hour clock. It has an Atomic Form digital frame to exhibit the artwork when purchased. The Final NFT Sale The final NFTs in the c...
