Victor Langlois | |
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Born | January 1, 2003 |
Nationality | American |
Other names | FEWOCiOUS |
Occupation | Artist |
Years active | 2020 - present |
Known for | Digital art, NFT art, painting, sculpture |
Website |
fewocious |
Victor Langlois (born January 1, 2003), known professionally as FEWOCiOUS, is an American digital artist, painter, and sculptor known for his NFT artwork. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Langlois grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] He began creating art at the age of 13. [5] He moved to Seattle, Washington in 2021. [1]
In March 2020, FEWOCiOUS sold his first painting to a New York art collector. [6] FEWOCiOUS eventually gained a following after selling his artwork on the online platforms SuperRare and Nifty Gateway. [3]
FEWOCiOUS collaborated with his friends and fellow artists parrot_ism, odious, and Jonathan Wolfe on the collection Fabricated Fairytales, which was released in early 2021. [7] In 2021, FEWOCiOUS also collaborated with the Nike subsidiary RTFKT on an NFT sneaker collection titled “FEWO WORLD Open Edition,” which included a real pair of sneakers with the purchase of each unique NFT. [8] The collection of sneakers sold over $3.1 million in seven minutes. [9] [10]
In June 2021, the New York branch of the auction house Christie's arranged an auction for FEWOCiOUS's work Hello, i’m Victor (FEWOCiOUS) and This Is My Life, which was sold for $2.16 million. [3] [11] [12] As a result of the auction, he was featured in a segment for the ABC News program Nightline. [13] At the time of the sale, FEWOCiOUS was the youngest artist to have a solo sale at Christie's. [11]
In April 2022, FEWOCiOUS sold his Paint Drop NFT collection through Nifty Gateway for $20 million. [14] [15] The collection was part of his generative art project FewoWorld. [14]
In June 2022, FEWOCiOUS redesigned the logo and cover of Billboard magazine for its annual Pride Issue. [16] [17] [18] In the same month, FEWOCiOUS organized one of series of events called FewoWorld Paint Party in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood for the fourth annual NFT.NYC Week. [16]
The following month, FEWOCiOUS collaborated with Billboard again on an exclusive NFT drop, which consisted of a full issue of Billboard magazine as part of his FewoWorld project. [19]
FEWOCiOUS was one of the artists that collaborated with the David Bowie Estate on the multiple artist NFT collection Bowie on the Blockchain, which was released in September 2022. [20] [21]
FEWOCiOUS sold the NFT piece Nice to meet you, I'm Mr. MiSUNDERSTOOD through the auction house Sothesby's for $2.8 million in October 2022. [15]
FEWOCiOUS had his second auction at Christie's in November 2022, during which he did a live painting on stage inside a clear acrylic box. [22] [23]
Langlois is transgender. [1]
Victor Langlois | |
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Born | January 1, 2003 |
Nationality | American |
Other names | FEWOCiOUS |
Occupation | Artist |
Years active | 2020 - present |
Known for | Digital art, NFT art, painting, sculpture |
Website |
fewocious |
Victor Langlois (born January 1, 2003), known professionally as FEWOCiOUS, is an American digital artist, painter, and sculptor known for his NFT artwork. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Langlois grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] He began creating art at the age of 13. [5] He moved to Seattle, Washington in 2021. [1]
In March 2020, FEWOCiOUS sold his first painting to a New York art collector. [6] FEWOCiOUS eventually gained a following after selling his artwork on the online platforms SuperRare and Nifty Gateway. [3]
FEWOCiOUS collaborated with his friends and fellow artists parrot_ism, odious, and Jonathan Wolfe on the collection Fabricated Fairytales, which was released in early 2021. [7] In 2021, FEWOCiOUS also collaborated with the Nike subsidiary RTFKT on an NFT sneaker collection titled “FEWO WORLD Open Edition,” which included a real pair of sneakers with the purchase of each unique NFT. [8] The collection of sneakers sold over $3.1 million in seven minutes. [9] [10]
In June 2021, the New York branch of the auction house Christie's arranged an auction for FEWOCiOUS's work Hello, i’m Victor (FEWOCiOUS) and This Is My Life, which was sold for $2.16 million. [3] [11] [12] As a result of the auction, he was featured in a segment for the ABC News program Nightline. [13] At the time of the sale, FEWOCiOUS was the youngest artist to have a solo sale at Christie's. [11]
In April 2022, FEWOCiOUS sold his Paint Drop NFT collection through Nifty Gateway for $20 million. [14] [15] The collection was part of his generative art project FewoWorld. [14]
In June 2022, FEWOCiOUS redesigned the logo and cover of Billboard magazine for its annual Pride Issue. [16] [17] [18] In the same month, FEWOCiOUS organized one of series of events called FewoWorld Paint Party in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood for the fourth annual NFT.NYC Week. [16]
The following month, FEWOCiOUS collaborated with Billboard again on an exclusive NFT drop, which consisted of a full issue of Billboard magazine as part of his FewoWorld project. [19]
FEWOCiOUS was one of the artists that collaborated with the David Bowie Estate on the multiple artist NFT collection Bowie on the Blockchain, which was released in September 2022. [20] [21]
FEWOCiOUS sold the NFT piece Nice to meet you, I'm Mr. MiSUNDERSTOOD through the auction house Sothesby's for $2.8 million in October 2022. [15]
FEWOCiOUS had his second auction at Christie's in November 2022, during which he did a live painting on stage inside a clear acrylic box. [22] [23]
Langlois is transgender. [1]