In a new episode of CryptoTalk, live virtual chat promoted by CriptoFácil, CF co-founder Paulo Aragão spoke with artists who are using blockchain technology to register their works.
In this way, they are able to bypass bureaucracy, high prices and the long wait for authentication via traditional registries.
In the broadcast that aired on Thursday (11), Aragon also spoke with Miriam Oshiro, co-founder of the blockchain-focused company OriginalMy.
The guest artists were: Fernando Quevedo, a Brazilian visual artist who has specialized in the production of NFTs, and Gabriel Wickbold, an acclaimed photographer with nearly 15 years of experience and awarded “Man of the Year” by GQ magazine in 2020.
In the chat, they told how they entered the digital arts market and how blockchain technology has helped with registration and copyright. Furthermore, they highlighted the potential of NFTs for artists.
Artists highlight potential of NFTs and blockchain
Quevedo said that he started by transforming his physical works into NFTs for sales. Afterwards, he started to use OriginalMy to register the works:
“I started to learn through the NFTS and I liked it. I thought it was really cool because it has many advantages for the artist”, he said. “Initially, I wanted to register physical works at the National Library, somewhere where the works would be registered. But the deadline was 180 days and had to be in person. But during the pandemic it was not possible and the fee was R$ 80 reais plus postal fees. That’s when I met OriginalMy. You don’t need to leave the house, it solves everything in seconds and with a much lower value”, he highlighted.
As highlighted by Oshiro, from OriginalMy, the Brazilian company based in Estonia, was created in 2015. Its first service was precisely thinking about supporting artists to prove the authorship of their creations quickly, safely and cheaply.
“Today, we have other services such as signing documents, collecting evidence, etc. But always using blockchain to prove authenticity”, explained Oshiro. “We are connected to four different blockchains: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic and Decred.”
According to Gabriel Wickbold, who is also active in the NFTs market, non-fungible tokens came to make life easier for artists:
“As an artist, we are solving several issues through the NFTs, from directly connected to the issue of originality, who really produces which work, how the work is bought and sold in the market…. So, it is a great evolution that is coming”, he pointed out.
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