Art, Beanie Babies, and NFTs, How NFTs are like Beanie Babies but not in the way you think...
In 1998, Beanie Babies made their manufacturer Ty Inc. $1.4 billion. In 2022, NFT royalties alone made YugaLabs (creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club), $107.8 million.
Both Beanie Babies and NFT collectibles have dropped in value since their heights, causing many to write articles like “Are NFTs the New Beanie Babies (And Not in a Good Way)?”
After extensive research, I discovered that NFTs are indeed like Beanie Babies but not in the way most think. In my webinar, I share my research about the two bubbles along with my NFT journey as an artist. I also talk about how key contributions by women are often overlooked when speculative frenzies are reduced to fads instead of seen as harbingers of new eras of technology.
Mieke Marple, 2023
Our Speaker
Mieke Marple is a Los Angeles-based artist and writer known for her Medusa Collection, a series of generative art NFTs reimagining the Medusa myth.
Her work has been featured in various solo presentations and has been written about by notable publications such as The New York Times and Elle. Marple has also raised over a million dollars for Planned Parenthood LA and a quarter million for Critical Resistance through charity art auctions.
She is a co-founder of NFTuesdayLA, holds a B.A. in Fine Art from UCLA, and has pieces in the collections of the Museum of Crypto Art, Seattle NFT Museum, and McEvoy Family Collection.
