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Revolution Calling: Filmmaker-turned-NFT artist Kira Bursky is a model for success in this nascent platform

Kira Bursky's printed her digital art on her top and background for this video she created to promote her Magic Mind NFT series.
Kira Bursky | magicmindnft.com
Kira Bursky's printed her digital art on her top and background for this video she created to promote her Magic Mind NFT series.

In a short time, Kira Bursky has become an unqualified success in the NFT sphere. During 2021, she sold more than 800 NFT artworks and earned more money as a marketer on another artist’s NFT creations. In March, sales of a larger collection of NFTs brought in more than $200,000 worth in cryptocurrency within 48 hours of the launch.

For those who see NFTs as hollow hype, it would be easy to view Bursky as epitomizing flash-in-the-pan success. But Bursky has a rare combination of smarts, tenacity and artistry. And vital in the NFT world, she comes across as authentic and easy to like, and she has a natural ease marketing herself.

“I feel like I have complete freedom now,” she said. “This is fully, whatever my soul wants to express, that’s what I’m creating, and make a profit off of it, which is surreal. That’s a dream, honestly.”