Andrea Bonaceto
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| Born | 13 May. 1989 Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Imperial College, London, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, University of Pisa |
| Known for | Art, Blockchain, Non-fungible Token (NFT), Finance |
| Website | https://andreabonaceto.com/ |
Andrea Bonaceto, FRSA is an Italian artist and entrepreneur. He is widely known for his art practice exploring the intersection between visual art, poetry and technology. His work has been featured in mainstream media and exhibitions worldwide. Andrea is also one of the founders of London-based blockchain investment firm, Eterna Capital.
Early Life and Career
Andrea Bonaceto was born on 13, May 1989 in Pisa (Italy) and grew up in Viareggio (Italy). He graduated with a Laurea Magistrale in Economics at University of Pisa and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in 2013 and subsequently moved to London to study Finance. Andrea holds a MSc Finance from Imperial College London.[1]
Andrea has been involved in the blockchain and NFT space since the early days. In 2018, together with 3 ex-Blackrock employees, he founded Eterna capital, an investment firm operating in the blockchain space .[2] From 2021 onwards, Andrea formally established his art practice.
His most notable works are:
ARTificial Intelligence (2021)
Andrea collaborated artistically with humanoid robot Sophia, developed by the Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics[3]. For this project, he created digital portraits of Sophia and her creators, which were then processed by Sophia's neural network to produce a unique output that evolved from Andrea’s original artworks.[4]
Andrea then created a series of NFTs as video loops displaying the evolution of the work, starting with Andrea drawings, morphing into the robot interpretation, and then transitioning back to Andrea’s work. The cornerstone piece of the release “Sophia Instantiation” was auctioned on NFT platform Nifty Gateway for $688,888.[5]
The Moon Landing (2021)
Andrea was commissioned by Corriere della Sera to interpret through an NFT the first page of the newspaper from 1969 announcing that “Man is on the moon”. The artwork is programmable and will transform to its final state once humans go back to the moon[6]
Exhibitions
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| 2023 | Crypto Art: A New Possibility, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, CN
AB INFINITE 1, MEET Digital Culture Center, Milan, IT[7] Art In Space, Foundry, Dubai, UAE[8] |
| 2022 | NFT.NYC Art Gallery, Marriott Marquis, Times Square, New York City, NY
NFT.NYC2022 Community Artist Showcase, Big Kahuna, Times Square, New York City, NY[9] AB INFINITE 1, W1 Curates, Flannels, London, UK[10] Christie’s 20th-21st Century Evening Sale exhibition, Christie’s Headquarters, London, UK[11] Decentral Art Pavilion, Palazzo Giustianin Lonin, Venice, Italy[12] DART 2121 2nd Edition, Museo Della Permanente, Milan, Italy[13] Floating Pixels, Art Innovation Gallery, Miami, FL Circle, Nifty Gateway (online exhibition) |
| 2021 |
DART 2121, Second edition, Museo Della Permanente, Milan, IT Dreamverse, Dreamverse Gallery, New York City, NY Forced Freedom, Nifty Gateway (online exhibition) [14] 1969: The Moon Landing, Nifty Gateway (online exhibition) [15] Circle, Nifty Gateway (online exhibition) [16] 2021: A space Odyssey, Nifty Gateway (online exhibition) [17] Artificial Intelligence, Nifty Gateway (online exhibition)[18] |
Awards and Honours
- Forbes Under 30 Italy, Finance CategoryForbes 30 Under 30, Forbes, April 2019[19]
- Talented Young Italians Award; issued by the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK · Nov 2021[20]
- Premio Italia Giovane 2019; Italian Under 35 Award in the Fintech category[21]
- Top 60 Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investors to follow: Issued by Startup Italia, Jun 2019[22]
References
- ↑ "LinkedIn".
- ↑ Floyd, David (2018-05-02). "BlackRock Staffers Depart to Start Blockchain Investment Fund". www.coindesk.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ↑ "Nifty Gateway". www.niftygateway.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ↑ Crowley, James (2021-03-15). "Andrea Bonaceto and Robot Create First Digital AI Piece Being Sold as NFT". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ↑ Ives, Mike (2021-03-25). "The Latest Artist Selling NFTs? It's a Robot". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ↑ Marsano, Beba (2021-09-22). "Una prima pagina storica del «Corriere della Sera» diventa arte digitale con gli NFT: oggi l'asta (solo per un'ora)". Corriere della Sera (in italiano). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ↑ "Christies". Christie's.com. 19 May 2023.
- ↑ "W1 Curates on LinkedIn: #andreabonaceto #w1curates #flannels #nft #nfts #digitalartist #blockchain…". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ↑ "NFT Artist Andrea Bonaceto to Transform Oxford Street". Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ↑ "Andrea Bonaceto Transforms Oxford Street With Monumental Interactive Digital Exhibition | Widewalls". www.widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ↑ "Live Auction 20666 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale". Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ↑ NFT.NYC. "#NFTNYC2023 Community Artist Showcase | NFT.NYC". www.nft.nyc. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ↑ redazione (2022-12-01). "Andrea Bonaceto on display at MEET | Art Rights Magazine". Art Rights | Proteggi & Valorizza la tua Arte. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ↑ "Nifty Gateway". www.niftygateway.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ↑ "Nifty Gateway". www.niftygateway.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ↑ "Nifty Gateway". www.niftygateway.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ↑ Niffy, Gateway. "2021: A Space Odyssey by Andrea Bonaceto". Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ↑ "Nifty Gateway". www.niftygateway.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ↑ "Forbes 100 30 Under 30 Italia 2019". Forbes Italia (in italiano). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ↑ UK, Talented Italians In the. "TALENTED ITALIANS IN THE UK". TALENTED ITALIANS IN THE UK. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ↑ "Andrea-Bonaceto". Premio Italia Giovane (in italiano). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ↑ "I 60 migliori investitori di Venture Capital, Private Equity e Angel Investor da seguire in Italia". startupitalia.eu. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
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