New NFT art meets old masters from KHM

by James · March 22, 2023

NFT marketplace Tokapi and artist Seerlight launch a unique art project in collaboration with Museum of Art History in Vienna

VIENNA, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — With Digital Rennaisance – NFTs Meets Classic Art, the European marketplace for non-Pivotable Tokens (NFTs) Tokapi launches an innovative art project in collaboration with established artists in the digital space and the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Inspired by old masters, ancient sculptures or even the architecture of the museum, unique works of art are created and sold via Tokapi in very limited editions.

Project launch in collaboration with digital artist Seerlight

The first Digital Renaissance NFT drop will be launched as early as March 23 and was created in collaboration with Los Angeles-based artist Ronald Kuang, better known under the pseudonym Seerlight. He is a pioneer in the NFT space, co-founded the NFT collection Capsule House and reaches more than 1.5 million people through his social media channels. For the two works to be launched as part of the project, Seerlight drew inspiration from the architecture of the Kunsthistorisches Museum and Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s The hunters in the snow.

“I am delighted that an NFT pioneer like Seerlight has accepted the invitation to draw inspiration from our rich collections and the architecture of our building to create a 1/1 and a limited edition.” – Sabine Haaggeneral manager of KHM Museumsforening, about the collaboration.

Dialogue between old and new: the journey to the web3

The KHM X Seerlight drop marks the start of a long-term collaboration between Tokapi and the Kunsthistorisches Museum. “The dialogue between contemporary art and old art has been a particular concern of mine for years, and this is reflected not only in our exhibition and lecture programme, but also in publications that we have realized together with contemporary artists in recent years.” Sabine Haag explains. “Taking the next step into the digital world is new for us, but also a logical development in an age of progressive digitalisation”.

Daniel Lenikus, co-founder and CEO of Tokapi, is an NFT expert, a passionate collector of digital art, and serves as curator of the Digital Renaissance project. He is responsible for the selection of artists and, in collaboration with the Kunsthistorisches Museum, offers the opportunity to study the collections and venues in depth in order to create completely new digital works.

“It is an honor to accompany such a prestigious institution as KHM on its way into Web3. With this collaboration, we want to show what the intersection between old and new can look like. Together with Seerlight, we are setting an important milestone for digital art and NFT -is.” – Daniel Lenikusco-founder and CEO Tokapi

Sales via NFT marketplace Tokapi starts March 23

The NFTs can be purchased directly via the Tokapi platform. The Kunsthistorisches Museum provides relevant image rights and data material for this purpose. Currently, it is planned to launch one new NFT release per quarter.

The KHM X Seerlight NFT drop will be available for purchase via Tokapi.com starting March 23 on 19.00 (CET). For sale is a unique 1/1 inspired by The hunters in the snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder and an edition of ten inspired by the architecture of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Link to teaser:
https://youtu.be/g_ug-K_w57U

Link to artwork:
PR web + – Google Drive

Credit:
Digital Renaissance Topic © Seerlight, 2023, Tokapi/ KHM-Museumsverband
Mirage © Seerlight, 2023, Tokapi/ KHM-Museumsverband
Hunters in the snow © Seerlight, 2023, Tokapi/ KHM-Museumsverband

Press contact:

KHM-Museumsverband
Nina Auinger-Sutterlüty,
MAS Leitung Kommunikation
+43 1 525 24 – 4021
[email protected]
www.khm.at