{"id":458706,"date":"2022-06-07T01:13:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T22:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jim-carrey-buys-nft-of-abandoned-soviet-sanatorium\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T01:13:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T22:13:08","slug":"jim-carrey-buys-nft-of-abandoned-soviet-sanatorium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jim-carrey-buys-nft-of-abandoned-soviet-sanatorium\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jim Carrey buys NFT of abandoned Soviet sanatorium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a406faf5b2bf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a406faf5b2bf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jim-carrey-buys-nft-of-abandoned-soviet-sanatorium\/#%E2%80%9CJim_Carrey_buys_NFT_of_abandoned_Soviet_sanatorium%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Jim Carrey buys NFT of abandoned Soviet sanatorium&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJim_Carrey_buys_NFT_of_abandoned_Soviet_sanatorium%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Jim Carrey buys NFT of abandoned Soviet sanatorium&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Jim Carrey is the latest celebrity to get sucked into the non-fungible token craze with the purchase of digital art piece that has direct ties to the Soviet Union. <\/p>\n<p>Outbidding others, Carrey, 60, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/superrare.com\/artwork-v2\/the-wild-within---%E2%80%98devotion%E2%80%99--30610\">paid 20.0\u039e  <\/a>\u2014\u00a0which equates to $39,535 \u2014 for an NFT titled \u201cDevotion.\u201d The work is one of \u201cThe Wild Within\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> (which consists of 13 NFTs in total) by artists Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell, who capture abandoned buildings from the USSR. <\/p>\n<p>The image shows a dilapidated Soviet-era sanatorium in Georgia \u2014 specifically, the once-famed Tskaltubo resort, which was a popular health destination known for its therapeutic waters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis one stops me. James Joyce said that\u2019s a good thing. Thank you @ryankoopmans for gently capturing nature\u2019s exquisite and relentless reinvention. BTW you\u2019re my first NFT,\u201d Carrey revealed in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimCarrey\/status\/1532108252015497216\">Twitter post. <\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/panal-1-Blue-Scene-Room-4K-Exports.00_00_10_27.Still001.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Devotion, a piece in artist Ryan Koopmans' series The Wild Within, as Jim Carrey's first Non-Fungible Token piece.\" class=\"wp-image-22553262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/panal-1-Blue-Scene-Room-4K-Exports.00_00_10_27.Still001.png?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/panal-1-Blue-Scene-Room-4K-Exports.00_00_10_27.Still001.png?w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/panal-1-Blue-Scene-Room-4K-Exports.00_00_10_27.Still001.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/panal-1-Blue-Scene-Room-4K-Exports.00_00_10_27.Still001.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cDevotion,\u201d a piece in artist Ryan Koopmans\u2019 series \u201cThe Wild Within,\u201d is Jim Carrey\u2019s first Non-Fungible Token piece.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ryan Koopmans<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Canadian-Dutch artist Koopmans told The Post of his excitement to learn that Carrey was the one that purchased his piece. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is very exciting to learn that Jim Carrey was the collector, as I greatly respect him as a multidisciplinary artist!\u201d Koopmans said. \u201cJim Carrey is an awesome painter, illustrator and artist in his own right. It\u2019s fun that someone who champions creativity, positivity and mindfulness connected with the work that Alice and I created over several years and is therefore very close to my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the former resort, according to the de<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion of the piece, \u201cbetween the 1940s to 1980s thousands of people visited, including Stalin and his high-ranking officials from Moscow. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the buildings were deserted and fell into disrepair.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Since the early 1990s, the buildings have been slowly dismantled and s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ped of their valuable materials, leaving empty shells of what were once grandiose classical structures. <\/p>\n<p>Over the last several years, Koopmans visited the region photographing the ruins. With Wexell, they took these photographs, and digitally transformed them into a work of art by manipulating the lighting and structure, adding sound by Erik Thome, and animating the scenes with the intention of reviving the empty spaces. <\/p>\n<p>The goal, according to the Koopmans was \u201cessentially bringing life back into the rooms.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Shortly after purchasing his first NFT, the Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n purchased another NFT titled <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/superrare.com\/artwork-v2\/nuclear-taco-trucks-35001\">\u201cNuclear Taco Trucks.\u201d<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Outbidding others, Carrey, 60, paid 20.0\u039e \u2014\u00a0which equates to $39,535 \u2014 for an NFT titled \u201cDevotion.\u201d The work&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":458707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/comp-jim-carrey-buys-first-nft-03.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[95118,129995,72323,39404],"class_list":["post-458706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-nft","tag-6-6-22","tag-digital-media","tag-jim-carrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}