I was really struck by how this article basically predicted the future of digital art. By attempting to sell a GIF for 5,800 dollars on eBay in 2014, Michael Green created a crack in the art world. The article is a huge advocate for the value of digital art and for the validity of digital media in the art world. Green basically articulated a major part of what it means to be an artist and sell your work by selling his GIF. He essentially proved that your art has as much value as you say it does. The GIF he made to see in particular was a message to the art world about the value of art. His deflating balloon dog was essentially a diss to artist Jeff Koons who has become a controversial figure in the art world by auctioning off the most expensive piece of physical art sold for a living artist in the past few years. Many took issue with the piece sold, as Koons does not physically make the art himself, nor is it really his own original idea. Green pokes fun at him by recreating Koons' piece GIF form, showing it physically deflating, but also deflating in value. Green's idea to sell this GIF basically predicted the craze of NFTs - which have become just as controversial.
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