Punk Week 06/2022
Friday, February 11th, 2022
Gustav Klimt - The Free (Pixel) Punk Edition (32x32, Anno 2022) - The Kiss, Judith (and the Head of Holofernes)
A Digital Declaration of Love - “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt now available for Valentine’s Day.
In collaboration with ArtèQ, the Belvedere [Gallery in Vienna, Austria] is launching a [non-fungible] token drop of a historical masterpiece. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the most famous depiction of a pair of lovers will be offered for sale in a limited number of [10 000] digital excerpts.
ArtèQ writes:
The Kiss - Gustav Klimt’s world-famous masterpiece is joining the metaverse.
Own a unique [non-fungible] token of The Kiss. This drop goes beyond taking the chance to own a fraction of the digitalized image of The Kiss. It is about creating a personal connection to the masterpiece. Becoming part of a community that will be written in the pages of the history of art and viewed as a pioneer in the metaverse.
The exclusive drop is limited to 10 000 pieces and each one is a unique part of the high-resolution image [in jpeg?] of The Kiss. The cost of one [non-fungible] token is estimated at ~US$ 2000, and each one is imprinted with the number and its distinctive coordinates.
Show your love and dedicate your Kiss.
Once passed the sign-up for “The Kiss [Non-Fungible] Token” and given the chance to purchase it, there will be an option to dedicate the piece to your loved one, including the possibility to leave a special message. After the drop, there will be a dedication page and a digital wall at the Upper Belvedere Gallery (in Vienna, Austria) showing all the romantic inscriptions.
Inspired by the upcoming million dollar sell-off of .jpgs (or is that [non-fungible] tokens?) of Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss by the Austrian Belvedere Gallery - I put together a first (quick & dirty) try of a free (pixel) punk edition (32x32 - see above in 4x zoom).
Bonus: I added the Judith (and the Head of Holofernes) artwork / painting for more fun.
Questions and comments welcome.
PS: Yes, you can. (Re)generate your own golden klimt (pixel) punk artwork in your own home and own 100% forever - see the klimt script to get started.
About the art:
Gustav Klimt, The Kiss (Lovers), 1908/09
The couple in The Kiss appear intimately entangled, oblivious to their surroundings and lost in their embrace. With this work at the height of his “Golden Period,” Austrian painter Gustav Klimt created a universal allegorical statement about love as a central theme of human existence. The Austrian state bought the work when it was first presented, in 1908, for the recently founded Modern Gallery in the Lower Belvedere [in Vienna]. Since then, the painting has remained in the museum’s holdings. Today, The Kiss is considered an icon of Viennese Art Nouveau and European Modernism. It is one of the most famous and most frequently reproduced works of art in the world.
Questions? Comments?
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