Justin Aversano
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Justin Aversano | |
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| Born | September 23, 1992 |
| Occupation(s) | Multidisciplinary artist, creative director, CEO, portrait photographer |
| Notable work | Twin Flames series |
Justin Aversano (born 23 September 1992) is an American multidisciplinary artist, creative director, CEO, and portrait photographer.
Biography
[edit]In 2014, Aversano earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography from the School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York. The next year, he joined another SVA graduate, Travis Rix, in co-founding the non-profit SaveArtSpace. The non-profit's projects feature art in public advertising spaces, including billboards, phone booths, bus terminals, and digital screens. Its past projects include a 2017 exhibition in New York titled "SaveArtSpace: The Future Is Female"[1] and a 2021 collaboration in which 100 CryptoPunks artworks were displayed in Miami.[2]
Works
[edit]In 2021, Aversano created his Twin Flames series, "A photographic exploration of the phenomenology of twins."[3]
Twin Flames
[edit]Twin Flames debuted in 2018 as a collection of traditional photographs.[4] By 2021, it became the first non-fungible token (NFT) lot to be offered in a photography auction.[5][6][clarification needed] Twin Flames #83, Bahareh & Farzaneh, accompanied by Twin Flames Full Physical Collection, 2017-2018, sold at auction for $1.1 million, becoming the most expensive photographic NFT ever sold at the time.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's art occupying public spaces in New York City – in pictures". the Guardian. 2017-07-07. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Justin Aversano". Christie's. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Zaxarov. "Twin Flames by Justin Aversano". This Is Paper. Thisispaper, Inc. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Justin Aversano and the magic of being twins". C41. C41 Magazine. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Jones, Rebecca. "LIVE AUCTION 19673 PHOTOGRAPHS". christies.com.
- ^ "Live Auction 19673 Photographs". christies.com. Christie's. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Jaron. "This is the Most Expensive Photography NFT Ever Sold". PetaPixel. PetaPixel, Inc. Retrieved 7 March 2024.