[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] Blueberry NFT announced on the 14th that the fixed-price artworks sold out at the art NFT-exclusive marketplace 'Stand By B'. Along with this, an auction of the work 'Mona Virus' by artist Joo Jaebeom will be held for three days.


A user named 'Monas' illegally copied and sold as NFT the 2012 artwork 'Pixel Monalisa' by Joo Jaebeom. This artwork recorded a trading volume of 270 Ethereum as of December 2021.


Rather than taking legal action, artist Joo Jaebeom created the work 'Mona Virus' by turning the plagiarized artwork to his advantage.


'Mona Virus' is a piece that uses Monas's works as background layers and visualizes them through animation techniques, conveying the feeling that the rapid unauthorized copying and image reproduction in the NFT world is like a virus infiltrating.


Joo Jaebeom has worked on various projects with top domestic and international artists as well as brands such as Instagram, Google, Nexon, Starbucks, Dior, and Nike, with a unique concept utilizing pixel art.


He has participated in various group exhibitions domestically and abroad (Japan, India, Spain, Russia, etc.), held a solo exhibition at Lotte Gallery in 2019, exhibited at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Cheongju, and engaged in Seoul city public art projects, maintaining active creative activities.


Starting with this auction, Blueberry NFT plans to continuously auction other NFT works by Joo Jaebeom and also conduct auctions of works by other artists.



A company official said, "Since the successful opening last Friday of 'Stand By B,' an art NFT-exclusive gallery, many people have shown interest. Riding this momentum, the fixed-price artworks sold out and we proceeded with the auction. We ask for your continued interest in upcoming auctions and other activities, and we will do our best to become the best art NFT marketplace in Korea."


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