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Having sold more than 18 000 original artworks, South African artist Portchie has now also made history by becoming the first in the country to sell a collection of generative canvas art through non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

By using a randomised digital generator, Portchie, whose real name is Jan Hendrik Viljoen, will release a collection of only 1 000 NFTs starting on Thursday, 25 August 2022.

Generative Canvas Art

“Art is something that brings joy to my eyes and mind and that makes life special for me.

This project called ‘Cycling by the riverside’ is very exciting because I’m not a digital artist, but I am able to achieve something like this,” says Portchie.

An NFT is a digital asset that exists completely in the digital universe.

You can’t touch it, but you can own it. And with Facebook and Instagram working on enabling users to use their NFTs within their platforms, owning art in the digital world is set to become mainstream in the future.

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