China News Service on March 11, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on the 10th, recently, an art painting by Banksy was "artificially" burned. After that, the encrypted digital version of the painting was sold for a high price of 380,000 US dollars. , This price is equivalent to 4 times the price of the original painting.
In this regard, some art critics believe that this move is a "gimmick" created to make money.
Data map: "The Girl and the Balloon" by Banksy's "self-destructive" work.
According to reports, in a video shared by an account named BurntBanksy, a man wearing a black mask and a sweater with the pattern of Banksy's "Girl and Balloon" lit the painting, which was then turned to ashes.
The burned painting was created by Banksy in 2006. It is called "Fools". It depicts an auctioneer pointing at the framed painting in a crowded auction room, with the words next to it: I can’t believe you fools Actually bought this.
According to reports, the ownership of the digital version of the painting was later sold for a high price of 380,000 US dollars.
According to reports, since the digital version has a unique identification after being processed by blockchain technology, owning the non-fungible token (NFT) is equivalent to owning its ownership.
Regarding this move, an art critic believes that this event is purely a "gimmick" created to make money.
Others think, “You can say that anything is a work of art, but if you burn something and then want to make money from it, to me, this is very low-level in art.”
However, Injective Protoco, the company that bought the original painting for US$95,000 and planned the burning event, said that they believe that burning the painting is “in itself an artistic expression”.