Exclusive auction event features premier NFT artworks with custom original drum compositions
Julien’s Auctions presents an exclusive auction offering a collection of original and one of a kind digital works of art with their accompanying exclusive signed canvas prints created by the first Beatle to lift off into the NFT galaxy, legendary drummer and music icon, Ringo Starr. Ringo Starr NFT Collection – The Creative Mind of a Beatle auction will take place Monday, June 13th online with a portion of proceeds to benefit The Lotus Foundation.
Hurtling across the universe to the blockchain comes a virtual symphonic canvas of music and motion, color and light. Conceptualized and composed in Starr’s latest studio in the MetaVerse, The Creative Mind of a Beatle is the first NFT collection created by one of the Fab Four. Starr’s visionary artistic and musical styles take center stage in these striking digital paintings, adding the title of NFT original artist to the beloved pop culture icon’s ever-growing, multi-hyphenate body of work.
These collection pieces feature an original animated painting with an exclusive custom-made drum composition recorded and played by Starr – with his legendary drumming style striking to the beat of the moving images flashing throughout each NFT – and minted with a special audio/visual motif of the time back when Starr played in the greatest band in music history, as well as signposts of his present and future creative journeys. Each NFT is accompanied with a 25” x 25” canvas print signed by the iconic musician/author/philanthropist/painter with ownership of the NFT granting access to join Starr on an exclusive virtual tour of the groundbreaking digital gallery experience, RingoLand. All of the winning bidders can join Starr in this virtual hangout created by Spatial.io on Web, VR or Mobile via private invitation after the auction.
“I only ever wanted to be a drummer yet you never know where a new idea or path will lead you,” Starr shares. “This new technology is so far out it’s inspired me and I loved creating these NFTs combining my art and my music. Who’d have thought I would be spreading Peace and Love in the MetaVerse.”
Each NFT offered is a limited edition of 1-of-4. Five unique NFTs, each consisting of four for a total of 20 NFTs with their accompanying canvas print per NFT in the collection. An NFT is a unique and non-interchangeable unit of data stored on the blockchain.
Galaxy One #1/4 NFT is an original animated painting of a color cascade with a warp speed effect rocketing into a new dimension. Created by Ringo Starr, this exclusive NFT is a 1 of 4 Edition. The item is brought to life in an even more personal way through an exclusive custom-made drum composition recorded and played by Starr. His legendary drumming style strikes to the beat of the moving digital painting which is minted as part of this NFT. Galaxy One #1/4 NFT is accompanied by a 25” x 25” canvas print signed by the iconic musician/author/philanthropist/painter with ownership of the NFT, granting access to join Starr on an exclusive virtual tour of the groundbreaking digital gallery experience, RingoLand. All of the winning bidders can join Starr in this virtual hangout created by Spatial.
Galaxy Two #1/4 NFT is an original animated painting of a spinning gloss circle, its heart beating with painted color and light created by Ringo Starr, this exclusive NFT is a 1 of 4 Edition. The item is brought to life in an even more personal way through an exclusive custom-made drum composition recorded and played by Starr. His legendary drumming style strikes to the beat of the moving digital painting which is minted as part of this NFT. Galaxy Two #1/4 NFT is accompanied by a 25” x 25” canvas print signed by the iconic musician/author/philanthropist/painter with ownership of the NFT, granting access to join Starr on an exclusive virtual tour of the groundbreaking digital gallery experience, RingoLand. All of the winning bidders can join Starr in this virtual hangout created by Spatial.
In Bandana Man #1/4, Ringo Starr’s beloved original self-portrait gicleé on paper, featuring himself in his early Beatles days wearing a red bandana and cap, brought to life by Starr with a subtle expression, and a recurring moving glance of his eyes. This exclusive NFT is a 1 of 4 Edition. The item is brought to life in an even more personal way through an exclusive custom-made drum composition recorded and played by Starr. His legendary drumming style strikes to the beat of the moving digital painting which is minted as part of this NFT. Bandana Man #1/4 NFT is accompanied with a 25” x 25” canvas print signed by the iconic musician/author/philanthropist/painter with ownership of the NFT, granting access to join Starr on an exclusive virtual tour of the groundbreaking digital gallery experience, RingoLand. All of the winning bidders can join Starr in this virtual hangout created by Spatial.
Starr Art #1/4 is an original animated self-portrait painting created by Ringo Starr, depicting his early Beatles-era self—donning a cap with a star in the center—against a color wheel in motion. This exclusive NFT is a 1 of 4 Edition. The item is brought to life in an even more personal way through an exclusive custom-made drum composition recorded and played by Starr. His legendary drumming style strikes to the beat of the moving digital painting which is minted as part of this NFT. Starr Art #1/4 NFT is accompanied by a 25” x 25” canvas print signed by the iconic musician/author/philanthropist/painter with ownership of the NFT, granting access to join Starr on an exclusive virtual tour of the groundbreaking digital gallery experience, RingoLand. All of the winning bidders can join Starr in this virtual hangout created by Spatial.
An iconic, original self-portrait, created by Starr during his early years as a Beatle, animated and brought to life in a sonic big bang of cymbal crashes and color in Crash #1/4. This exclusive NFT is a 1 of 4 Edition. The item is brought to life in an even more personal way through an exclusive custom-made drum composition recorded and played by Starr. His legendary drumming style strikes to the beat of the moving digital painting which is minted as part of this NFT. Crash #1/4 NFT is accompanied by a 25” x 25” canvas print signed by the iconic musician/author/philanthropist/painter with ownership of the NFT, granting access to join Starr on an exclusive virtual tour of the groundbreaking digital gallery experience, RingoLand. All of the winning bidders can join Starr in this virtual hangout created by Spatial.
This auction comes on the eve of the embarkment of Starr’s highly anticipated first national tour with his All Starr Band kicking off May 27th after a two year postponement due to the pandemic as well as the announcement of the Celestial Edition final print release of his recent retrospective best seller, Lifted: Fab Images and Memories of my Life with The Beatles From Across the Universe, published and sold exclusively by the print division of Julien’s Auctions, who also published Starr’s previous limited-edition retrospective hardcover book, Ringo Rocks: 30 Years of the All Stars 1989-2019.
The auction will open for bidding May 24th and commence in real time and in lot order for live bidding on June 13th at 11 am PT.
Julien’s Auctions has broken world records with the sale of Beatles memorabilia including John Lennon’s acoustic guitar which sold for a record $2.4 million, Ringo Starr’s Ludwig drum kit which sold for a record $2.2 million, The Ludwig Beatles Ed Sullivan Show drumhead which sold for a record price of $2.1 million, and The Beatles White Album owned by Ringo Starr that sold for $790,000.
