How this Meme Lover Became Australia’s Top NFT Artist

Lushsux is an nameless Australian road artwork icon, whose artworks have gained worldwide acclaim. Primarily based in Melbourne, Lushsux is credited because the world’s first official meme artist and the founding father of the meme artwork motion. A pioneer of Australian road artwork, he’s the one Australian artist who has collaborated in well-liked road artist Banksy’s Dismaland. At this time, Lushsux is among the high NFT artists on this planet.

In keeping with Cryptoart.io, LushSux has offered 622 artworks price a complete of 1,029.138 ETH or round $3.28 million (on the time of writing). He has exhibited his artworks throughout the globe, together with in London, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York, and Taiwan, amongst others.

Artist LushSux was already a Avenue Artwork and Graffiti Icon

LushSux is understood for his unimaginable portraits and powerful messages. Nobody is protected from his bigger than life caricatures. His notable works have included Putin, Melania Trump, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. He even made some murals devoted to the web’s favorite gorilla: Harambe.  If any although, it’s certainly one of LushSux’ trump murals that you could be be aware of.

Decoding the artworks of LushSux

“By way of memes, strategic trolling and his tens of millions of followers, Lushsux echoes the voice of the knowledge revolution like no different artist,” notes the artist’s Nifty Gateway bio. “His art work is 0-hour-response to world occasions, usually created to playfully manipulate the lumbering established media into an entertaining dialogue.”

Lushsux’s works are distinctive, largely humorous, and sometimes provocative. MakersPlace describes his artworks as “witty, satirical, uncooked, and thought-provoking”. 

As somebody who has all the time been within the crypto business, the famend artist quickly forayed into the world of NFTs. In an interview with CoinJar, he recalled how he might hardly sleep within the weeks after he first discovered about NFTs.   

Lushsux, nonetheless, added that almost all of the artworks within the NFT ecosystem proper now, together with his, are “trash”. That mentioned, he believes there may be long-term worth in investing in NFTs. He informed Business Insider Australia that NFTs give artists “direct entry to very wealthy collectors with restricted gatekeeping and grasping middlemen.”

Most notable NFTs

In March this 12 months, Lushsux’s ‘Pump It’ NFT was offered for 27.865 ETH or $88,888. The merchandise was initially purchased from Nifty Gateway and minted by the proprietor for $16,000. 

In the meantime, ‘The 8’ is the artist’s costliest single NFT. It was offered in March for 88.8 ETH or $159,632. Moreover, it final fetched a whopping $283,268. The 1/1 NFT was a part of a set by the identical identify and was curated by collector 888. 

The collection featured portraits of among the most iconic personalities within the society. It included a complete of eight artworks with eight editions every. The artist unveiled the gathering by way of a span of eight weeks, with one art work revealed every week. Moreover, the NFTs got here with real-life perks akin to an Oculus VR headset in addition to an hour with the artist himself.

One other notable sale is of ‘Satoshinator’, which was a part of ‘The 8’. All eight editions of the NFT collectively offered for over $160,000. Just lately, he dropped some new NFTs on Nifty Royale. Collectors who purchase 5 base NFTs from the gathering will get a signed bodily print of the unique meme portray.

You’ll find Lushsux’s work on his website, Twitter and Instagram. Within the meantime, take a look at these wonderful NFT artists: Mad Canine Jones, Kevin Abosch, Marius Sperlich, and Trevor Andrew.