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Speculative questions might be answered by looking at the history of signed limited editions? "One of the main reasons for the development of printmaking [in t

by vba616 4y ago

Speculative questions might be answered by looking at the history of signed limited editions? "One of the main reasons for the development of printmaking [in the 19th century] was the desire of artists to make more money from their work by selling multiple copies" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edition_(printmaking) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edition_(printmaking) There are famous artists that basically ran/run art factories of "assistants" which sounds to me kind of like counterfeiting your own work. I haven't read about it more than superficially, but I think Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons are examples. P.S. the Wikipedia page above contains the claim that some states regulate limited editions of artwork...

PaulHoule 4y ago
Warhol made silkscreens and had other people pull the prints (not unusual) and was honest about what they were. (Prints Warhol pulled himself are thought on average to be worse quality than those pulled by his staff.) You can buy a Warhold today for about $100 and that is remarkable for an artists of his stature but he is almost as imitable as Barbara Krueger and even I make wall art that mashed up Warhol with anime characters. On the other hand, Warhol was known to hire an actor to make public speeches in his name.
- galaxyLogic 4y ago
  I think graphic artists create the original art-work on a metal plate or something and then make 100 prints and then destroy the plates or at least promise never to use them again. There is some proof of work there. Maybe part of the same idea works with NFTs as well, you must do some work to register your NFT etc. I wonder if what we need is a block-chain for the actual development of the art. Pieces of art typically don't just appear out of thin air but take many stages to develop. Those stages could be saved into a block-chain and then the whole chain could be sold.

by vba616 4y ago

PaulHoule 4y ago

Warhol made silkscreens and had other people pull the prints (not unusual) and was honest about what they were. (Prints Warhol pulled himself are thought on average to be worse quality than those pulled by his staff.) You can buy a Warhold today for about $100 and that is remarkable for an artists of his stature but he is almost as imitable as Barbara Krueger and even I make wall art that mashed up Warhol with anime characters. On the other hand, Warhol was known to hire an actor to make public speeches in his name.

galaxyLogic 4y ago
I think graphic artists create the original art-work on a metal plate or something and then make 100 prints and then destroy the plates or at least promise never to use them again. There is some proof of work there. Maybe part of the same idea works with NFTs as well, you must do some work to register your NFT etc. I wonder if what we need is a block-chain for the actual development of the art. Pieces of art typically don't just appear out of thin air but take many stages to develop. Those stages could be saved into a block-chain and then the whole chain could be sold.