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Picasso Art to Come as NFT

Members of the family of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso are selling more than 1,000 digital art pieces of one of his sculptures.

The work has never been seen publicly.

Picasso's granddaughter, Marina Picasso, and her son Florian Picasso showed media some of the art piece in their home in Geneva, Switzerland. They say the digital pieces are a mix of old fine art and digital work.

The Picassos want to make money from the recent interest in NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. NFTs are a kind of digital art that gained popularity in 2021.

Sales of NFTs have made millions of dollars. But they have been criticized as damaging to the environment and as schemes to make money.

But a Picasso artwork would mark a change for NFTs, his family said.

NFTs are based on a technology called blockchain, which is also used with digital currencies known as cryptocurrencies. An NFT can be attached to a piece of digital art or other things existing in digital form. The NFT is meant to provide proof that the digital objects are real. While anyone can see the work, the buyer has the official ownership rights.

"We're trying to build a bridge between the NFT world and the fine art world," said Florian Picasso, the artist's great-grandson.

The artist's family is keeping images of the piece mostly private. They are only showing a small part of the work. It is a ceramic¹ piece the size of a large bowl. The parts that have been shown have a thick yellow line and areas of green. There is also the number 58 at the base.

Marina Picasso says the piece is from October 1958, when she was a child.

"It's joyful², happy," she said. It represents life...It's one of those objects that have been part of our life, our intimate lives — my life with my children."

Sotheby's is an international company known for selling artworks. It is having an auction³ in March for the Picasso work which will include an NFT and the ceramic bowl. An online sale of more than 1,000 other NFTs starts Friday through the Nifty Gateway⁴ and Origin Protocol⁵ websites. Some of the money from the sales will be donated.

Florian Picasso said the family agreed on the colorful ceramic piece because it was "a fun one" to start. The family and its business managers say the aim is to create a younger community of Picasso fans.

Florian Picasso said the NFT honors the artist.

"I think it fits within Picasso's legacies⁶ because we are paying tribute to him and his way of working, which was always being creative," he said.

The NFTs will also come with music mixed by Florian Picasso. He plays music for gatherings⁷ as a DJ and is a music producer. He worked with American singer John Legend and rapper Nas. The full song has not been publicly released. Florian played a small part for a reporter then turned it off.

"And to hear more," he said, "You gotta purchase the NFT."

Words in This Story

sculpture — n. a piece of art that is made by carving⁸ or molding clay, stone or metal

scheme — n. a smart, often dishonest plan to do or get something

ceramic — adj. something made of clay that is heated to make it hard

intimate — adj. very personal or private

auction — n. a public sale of an object in which the person offering to pay the most gets the object

legacy⁹ — n. property or money that is received from someone who has died

tribute — n. something done to show respect of love for someone

1 ceramic   

n.制陶业，陶器，陶瓷工艺

参考例句：

• The order for ceramic tiles has been booked in.瓷砖的订单已登记下来了。
• Some ceramic works of art are shown in this exhibition.这次展览会上展出了一些陶瓷艺术品。

2 joyful   

adj.欢乐的，令人欢欣的

参考例句：

• She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
• They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。

3 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

4 gateway   

n.大门口，出入口，途径，方法

参考例句：

• Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
• A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。

5 protocol   

n.议定书，草约，会谈记录，外交礼节

参考例句：

• We must observe the correct protocol.我们必须遵守应有的礼仪。
• The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家签了议定书。

6 legacies   

n.遗产( legacy的名词复数 )；遗留之物；遗留问题；后遗症

参考例句：

• Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind. 书是伟大的天才留给人类的精神财富。 来自辞典例句
• General legacies are subject to the same principles as demonstrative legacies. 一般的遗赠要与指定数目的遗赠遵循同样的原则。 来自辞典例句

7 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

8 carving   

n.雕刻品，雕花

参考例句：

• All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
• He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。

9 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。