Artist Ben Mauro’s Life Changed after A $2 Million NFT Drop
The digital artist Ben Mauro has had the privilege of working on various big projects as an art director and provided the duties of a concept designer as well. The projects he worked on include both the film and video game industry. Mauro was behind the art designs of the science fiction film “Elysium.” The popular “Hobbit” and “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” were also some of the films in which Mauro worked. “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3” and “Halo Infinite” have also used the digital artist’s talent and expertise.
Mauro suffered to find adequate funds to support himself as an independent digital artist even after working on the massive entertainment projects. But NFTs have turned out to change the future of digital artists in a better way. The non-fungible tokens are used to show ownership on many platforms on the internet.
NFTs and Digital Artists
The artwork related to crypto is taking the internet by storm, and NFTs are making these artworks valuable. The trading volume of February 2021 alone is more than the trading volume of the previous year. The recent NFT artwork sold was of Beeple at a Christie’s auction, which sold for $69 million. Since then, an increase in NFT artworks has been observed.
Mauro jumped on the opportunity to release his “Evolution” series, which consists of cards. His artwork of the card series was released through the VIV3 marketplace on Flow blockchain. In the first wave, the 21 cards were dropped, which got sold out in a matter of minutes. To be exact, it took seven minutes for 2,500 people who spent $2 million for 21 cards. Flow blockchain also provides its services to NBA Top Shot.
Mauro was also astonished and shocked by the response his card series received. Mauro revealed that he was doubtful and unsure whether he should release his piece of art or not. But the demand cleared away all the doubts, and Mauro believes that he can pursue his career as an independent digital artist now. Mauro said to his fans in a video that they changed his life for good.
Mauro is hopeful that artists are no longer dependent on entertainment projects, and they can avoid the consequences and sacrifices that they had to endure previously. Mauro has high hopes from NFTs these can help artists in receiving direct money and appreciation from genuine fans.
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