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=== Right-Click and Save As Guy === |
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''Right-Click and Save As Guy'' is one of XCOPY's most famous artworks. The artwork is considered to be one of the most important digital artworks amongst the Cryptocurrency/NFT communities due to its meaning, |
''Right-Click and Save As Guy'' is one of XCOPY's most famous artworks. The artwork is considered to be one of the most important digital artworks amongst the Cryptocurrency/NFT communities due to its meaning, which aims at subtly making fun of those who think saving, or screenshotting an image means owning its related NFT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/right-click-save-as|title=Right-Click Save As Meme|website=knowyourmeme.com|language=en-EN}}</ref> The piece started to receive attention on 13 March 2021, in a [[BBC]] World News article.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/XCOPYART/status/1370689173766692868|title=XCOPY on Twitter:...|website=twitter.com|language=en-EN}}</ref> The NFT associated to the artwork last sold for approximately $7,000,000 on 9 December 2021, making it one of the highest selling digital artworks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/market/most-expensive-nft-art-yearend-2052822|title=The 10 Most Expensive NFT Artworks of 2021, From Beeple’s $69 Million ‘Everydays’ to XCOPY’s $3.8 Million Portrait of ‘Some Asshole’|website=artnet.com|language=en-EN}}</ref> |
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=== Grifters === |
=== Grifters === |
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Revision as of 10:31, 22 July 2022
XCOPY | |
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| File:Right Click and Save As Guy.gif XCOPY, whose identity is anonymous, uses his own artwork as his online identity. | |
| Other names | XCOPYART |
| Occupation | Digital artist |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Notable work | Right-Click and Save As Guy, Grifters, Max Pain and Frens |
XCOPY is a digital artist active in the field of Crypto Art and NFTs. His real identity is unknown.[1] He creates digital glitched artworks usually concerning death, dystopia and apathy through flashing imagery and distorted loops, often with nods to the cryptocurrency community. Some of his most notable works are released on a CC0 license[2][3] and he is also one of the highest selling NFT artists.[4]
NFTs
XCOPY 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 via platforms like SuperRare and others.[5]
Notable works
Right-Click and Save As Guy
Right-Click and Save As Guy is one of XCOPY's most famous artworks. The artwork is considered to be one of the most important digital artworks amongst the Cryptocurrency/NFT communities due to its meaning, which aims at subtly making fun of those who think saving, or screenshotting an image means owning its related NFT.[6] The piece started to receive attention on 13 March 2021, in a BBC World News article.[7] The NFT associated to the artwork last sold for approximately $7,000,000 on 9 December 2021, making it one of the highest selling digital artworks.[8]
Grifters
On 15 December 2021, XCOPY launched "Grifters" via Async Art's Blueprints platform,[9] a collection of 666 artworks commonly used as avatars amongst online communities.
Art shows and features
- “Lugano NFT Week” exhibition at Villa Ciani in Lugano, 2021[10]
- "CryptOGs": The Pioneers of NFT Art" at Bonhams, 2021[11]
- “DART2121” exhibition at Museo della Permanente in Milan, 2021[12]
- “Milano Art Week 2022” exhibition in Milan, 2022[13]
References
- ^ "XCOPY Fortune NFTy 50 Fortune". fortune.com.
- ^ "Right-click save as: public domain". twitter.com.
- ^ "Grifters are now CC0". twitter.com.
- ^ "Top Artists". cryptoart.io.
- ^ "XCOPY on SuperRare". superrare.com.
- ^ "Right-Click Save As Meme". knowyourmeme.com.
- ^ "XCOPY on Twitter:..." twitter.com.
- ^ "The 10 Most Expensive NFT Artworks of 2021, From Beeple's $69 Million 'Everydays' to XCOPY's $3.8 Million Portrait of 'Some Asshole'". artnet.com.
- ^ "Blueprints: The Generative Art Canvas Template from Async Art". async.art.
- ^ "Lugano NFT Week: Non-Fungible Tangible". Assodigitale.it (in Italian). 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Bonhams x SuperRare present: CryptOGs: The Pioneers of NFT Art". FAD Magazine. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "Al Museo della Permanente di Milano "2121", la più grande mostra sulla Crypto Art". Artribune.com (in Italian). 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Art Innovation Gallery presenta NFT. Digital Art Exhibition". ilgiornaleditalia.it (in Italian).