Making Sense of My First Digital Art Purchase

I Own Limited Edition Digital Art, Now What?

This weekend I bought digital art through KnownOrigin.io. As a result I’m now one of the ten proud owners of a digital art piece called “Transmutation” by someone nicknamed Difelice5000. Quite frankly I’m excited about the fact that I’m buying into something that I don’t even fully understand.

I’ve asked Difelice5000 for an explanation about this work on Twitter, but I’m still waiting for a reply… However, even without an explanation I can imagine what he’s trying to say. It’s like this girl is holding on to her humanity will she’s being absorbed by a digital world.

In this case this is also happening to art itself. It’s quite remarkable to be able to consider a digital creation stored on a digital platform art, and to also be able to proof that it’s limited in supply.

The thing I’m having difficulty with, is the aspect of usability and being able to share art in a public space. Art has always been about someone showing or expressing something through a creation that’s generally considered beautiful or original. Art is also always something that can be shared. Music can be performed, paintings are shown in museums, statues stand proudly on public squares and so on.