Minted touches on the language used to describe the creation of this digital art form, & the various meanings of the word ‘minted’ synonymous with creation & value. The physical piece was always created with the intention of being an animation. Instead of creating artworks & destroying them & then minting them into an NFT. Szabotage wanted this piece to do the opposite and show part of the journey, he always wanted to play and have fun with the concept of digitalising the physical piece.
It is an extension of the ‘Don’t Panic' artwork that then continues to become a minted piece of work, & suggests relief that physical artworks can be ‘minted’ to extend their existence into a new realm.
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