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]

For 19th century historian with the same name see, see Victor Langlois (historian).

Early life

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]

Career

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]

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.[19][20]

Personal life

Langlois is transgender.[1]

References
  1. "Meet FEWOCiOUS, the Teenager Who Crashed Christie's Auction House". Esquire. 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  2. "I Went to the First Major NFT Parties. Here's What I Saw". Time. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  3. Kurutz, Steven (2021-08-14). "Teens Cash In on the NFT Art Boom". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  4. "Meet the trans teen whose crypto artwork has earned him nearly $50 million". NBC News. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  5. Roy, Srestha (2022-04-05). "FEWOCiOUS Raises $19M From Paint NFT Sale". TechStory. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  6. "Inspire: Teen Artist Fewocious Leads an NFT Renaissance". phillystylemag.com. 2021-04-26.
  7. Grader (2022-10-07). "How This Teenager Made Life-Changing Money With NFTs". WGMI Media. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  8. "The FEWOCiOUS x RTFKT Sneaker Project is Paving the Way for NFT Collaborations". www.one37pm.com. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  9. Lawler, Richard (2021-12-14). "Nike just bought a virtual shoe company that makes NFTs and sneakers 'for the metaverse'". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  10. "A Sale of Virtual Sneakers Raised $3.1 Million USD in Seven Minutes". Hypebeast. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  11. Cowen, Trace William. "NFT Collection From 18-Year-Old Artist FEWOCiOUS Bags More Than $2 Million at Auction". Complex. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  12. "Christie's Celebrates Pride Month With Colorful NFTs by Digital Artist FEWOCiOUS". Hypebeast. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  13. "Video Inside the world of NFTs with 18-year-old transgender breakout artist Fewocious". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  14. "From PAK to Fewocious, these are the top NFT artists around the world". Lifestyle Asia Hong Kong. 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  15. "NFT artist FEWOCiOUS brought in an incredible $20 million". Fortune. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  16. Lynch, Joe (2022-06-25). "Fewocious Brings a Collaborative, All-Ages Paint Party to NFT.NYC". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  17. Daw, Stephen (2022-06-02). "Fewocious Breaks Down the 'Love Story' Behind His Billboard Logo Redesign For Pride Month". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  18. Batycka, Dorian (2022-07-14). "Screen Time Well Spent? Meet 6 Teenage NFT Superstars Whose Names—and Eye-Popping Prices—You Need to Know". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  19. "FEWOCIOUS PUTS HIMSELF IN A BOX FOR CHRISTIE'S AUCTION". highsnobiety.com. 2022.
  20. "FEWOCiOUS, Alpha Centauri Kid Complete Auctions at Christie's". Lucky Trader. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
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