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Encrypted Art Characters: FEWOCiOUS, never underestimate a heart that pursues dreams

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A poor child lives in a rich city, and she tries to fight material things with spirit.

Written by: 0x13, Rhythm BlockBeats

On January 1, 2021, FEWOCiOUS released his latest work on Nifty Gateway.

Nifty Gateway can be said to be the most popular encrypted art trading platform recently. It not only has a vicious vision for the selection of artists, The sales of works of art have also achieved success. Previously, the works of Beeple, Pak, and Trevor Jones were sold on Nifty Gateway and all achieved jaw-dropping results. The artists not only gained money, but also raised their popularity and influence to a new level. Nifty Gateway is a veritable "Encrypted Art Explosion Making Machine".

The strength of FEWOCiOUS selected by Nifty Gateway should not be underestimated. The release of FEWOCiOUS's new works also attracted a lot of attention. In the end, the total sales price of this sale reached 370,000 US dollars, and FEWOCiOUS became the 11th encrypted artist in the total sales price of encrypted art data website cryptoart.io. The total price is about 718,600 US dollars, which is only one new release away from breaking the 1 million US dollar mark.

This little girl who just celebrated her 18th birthday has grown from a "poor kid" who couldn't afford an iPad to a The "artist" who sold a painting for $42,600 can even buy a big house with the income from the work. FEWOCiOUS has opened a new chapter in life through encrypted art.

Not a good childhood

FEWOCiOUS’s childhood was not as good as other children’s.

He grew up in a harsh native family, and had to endure her parents scolding, beating and scolding her until When he was 12 years old, he finally plucked up the courage and chose to escape. After a period of ups and downs, with the help of the court, this kid from Las Vegas moved into his grandparents’ house, and finally had his own safe haven .

“My biggest dream ever was to find a safe haven that would protect me when I was 18.”

Perhaps it is precisely because of this unpleasant childhood experience that tears are a frequent element in the works of FEWOCiOUS , take a few more glances at the crazy, colorful and imaginative works of FEWOCiOUS, and you can feel that there is often a trace of struggle, depression, and sadness hidden under the interesting appearance.

Lonely Creator

"I can only draw on paper alone."

Talk back to the childhood experience of FEWOCiOUS. After being taken home by his grandparents, FEWOCiOUS also transferred to a new school. Like every newcomer to a new collective, FEWOCiOUS is also the loneliest one in the new school. At noon, FEWOCiOUS had no friends to eat with in the cafeteria, and her grandparents also imposed strict restrictions on her use of electronic products. In order to relieve loneliness and boredom, FEWOCiOUS had to pick up a paintbrush on weekends and create her works in a traditional way like a child in the 20th century. graffiti.

Since then, FEWOCiOUS has embarked on a long journey of artistic creation, although it may seem awkward at the beginning , but he is still forging ahead. Every day, he is practicing the outline of shapes and the matching of colors. Creation has become an inseparable part of his daily life. In order to become an artist, this innocent dream, FEWOCiOUS is working hard.

Before FEWOCiOUS escaped from his parents’ house, he used to play games, he often used “Minecraft )” related game videos, he also tried to create a game channel about “My World”, but the effect was far from what she expected. But he also gained something, taught himself PS, and started to help other people make avatars and video headers online for a fee, earning $2 for each order completed. It was also at that time that he saw a video created by a person using a tablet computer. FEWOCiOUS was moved, so he saved money and bought a tablet computer, although it was just a very cheap miscellaneous brand.

Afterwards, FEWOCiOUS heard Kanye West's album "College Dropout (University Dropout)", and was told in the album that " Inspired by the story of how to achieve success by working hard on my own, I made up my mind to become an artist.

“I just did what I had to do.”

As for deciding to officially sell its artwork, FEWOCiOUS has done enough homework for itself. In fact, every time FEWOCiOUS uploads its works on the Internet, it will receive private messages from many people, and they hope that FEWOCiOUS will make the works into entities and sell them to them.

On the one hand, FEWOCiOUS is very happy that his work has been recognized, but on the other hand he began to hesitate stand up. He doesn't know how to set the price, he is worried that the works are sold too cheap or too expensive, he is worried that some people can't afford his works, he doesn't know how to mail the works, how to contact suppliers, he is worried that his grandparents will not support him engage in art. But one day, he received a letter from a girl to encourage her. After reading FEWOCiOUS, I finally made up my mind.

FEWOCiOUS is determined to do it seriously An artist who needed a new tablet to take his work to the next level. But at that time, he was poor, and his grandparents who had been protecting him did not choose to help him this time. But her grandfather encouraged him to be self-reliant and rely on his own efforts to get what he wanted.

Grandparents forced FEWOCiOUS, and the bird pushed off the cliff finally learned to fly. FEWOCiOUS first helped his classmates create, once he drew a small crab and earned $20; he made all the album covers, performance posters for a band; FEWOCiOUS even taught himself how to make an animated MV.

All he experienced not only earned her money to buy a tablet computer, but also laid the foundation for her future creation established a solid foundation.

The story that happened afterwards everyone We are all familiar with it, FEWOCiOUS has attracted more and more people’s attention and love with its surreal pop art style with a strong personal touch, and its works have gradually begun to sell for a good price. Afterwards, the cooperation with MEME broke the records of all previous cooperation artists of MEME in one fell swoop, and the subsequent release on Nifty Gateway detonated the market even more.

Looking up at the stars, keeping your feet on the ground

FEWOCiOUS said in an interview with Delphi Digital: "I have never considered myself as a representative of any field, and looking forward, I hope that as many To learn, to constantly improve ourselves and to create better works.”

This humility and motivation make us feel sorry for His future creates higher expectations. We all look forward to more amazing works created by this curly-haired, chubby little boy, and look forward to him becoming an artist with great influence all over the world. Most importantly, on January 1, 2021, FEWOCiOUS has just turned 18 years old, and he still has unlimited potential and an immeasurably bright future.