Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Disruptive NFTs and Side Effects of the NFT Craze

It has been a tremendous year for me and for my colleagues at Sotheby's Institute of Art / The University of Manchester, where some of us had the chance to excel their knowledge in Contemporary Art and specialize in the area that they have been passionate about with the invaluable help from our lecturers, art world professionals and of course the real storytellers; the artists.

I want to use this opportunity to thank all the Sotheby's faculty and my colleagues from the course. Without their help, support and judgment this paper would not had the insight, detail and depth that it has accomplished.

If you are interested in pioneering NFTs, art historical gestures that influenced them and the dark side of the moon, feel free to drop me a message for the link.

I hope this thesis will cast a light on NFT era in Contemporary Art, usher academical research and positive developments in the art world and help artists to conjure up new ways of making quality art in Web 3.0 space within Blockchain!

Cenk Usel

Art Market Professional