Grant Riven Yun, artist, sells NFT at Christie’s for $107,100
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Grant Riven Yun had a big day. A very big day. The NFT digital artist, based in Milwaukee, saw one of his artworks, Midwest, sell for $107,100 at a Christie’s auction.
Yun describes his distinctive style as “Neo-Precisionism,” a mix of minimalism and nostalgia.
can't even begin to explain how it feels to see this the auction go down. Thankful for everyone's support these past couple years. Only thing left is to go back to the studio and work harder 🔥🔥🔥💯💯 pic.twitter.com/TVraHm5pCW
Yun is studying medicine to become a doctor. He’s also an excellent break dancer. A true 21st century Renaissance man.
In an interview with One37pm, he described how explored art in college after playing around with Microsoft PPT, Apple Keynote, and then Adobe Illustrator.
Indeed, Yun explains that he honed his skills using Powerpoint.
Surprisingly by using the shapes tool and using some gradients I was able to create fairly convincing images just with PowerPoint.
After years of illustrating on PowerPoint I finally, one day, decided it would be time to move over to a dedicated illustrating platform. 6/ pic.twitter.com/oWFs8BWoA3
Yun’s first development as an artist using Powerpoint reminds me of Osinachi using Microsoft Word to create his artworks, which I discuss in my book Creators Take Control.
Yet another reason why digital art will define the 21st century. Today’s creators honed their skills on digital platforms. Indeed, Yun admits that he was “shaped through emerging digital gaming culture.”
We are witnessing the Virtual Renaissance in which the avante garde art is digital and AI art.
Looking back at even a screenshot of these games I am always inundated with a flood of emotions. Pure nostalgia. The imagery, color choices, graphics limited by hardware, etc. inspired the young artist in me.
