We are still one month away from the end of the life milestone called “2022,” and yet there are already myriads of reasons to be flabbergasted about what has happened to the world since January 1. The art industry and market are no exceptions because the pace with which they move forward into the future is shockingly intriguing. There is hardly anyone who can predict what will rule the next year, and yet we need to be prepared for any eventuality. Metaverse art and its popularity might well become a major trend in 2023, which has all the potential to start changing the rules of a game and the game itself. Continue reading to make out what we mean.

The Whole Point of Metaverse Art

A metaverse is a virtual world based on the concept of extended reality. While the term is often synonymous with Meta, Mark Zuckerberg’s brainchild, it is not directly tied to any company or place because it is a separate world defined by all its habitants, aka users. In practice, it is the imitation of life on the internet. Unlike Second Life and similar projects, this “new” reality should offer people deeper involvement in the process by making virtual and augmented reality possible. There is still more to come to understand the phenomenon better.

In this sense, metaverse art is the artworks created by artists within a “cyber world.” What does it look like? Paintings, sculptures, videos, and all other visual pieces are presented in the form of 3D art. And if you add a price tag to them, you basically make NFTs, or digital assets. Compared to visiting galleries in the real world, in the unreal one, you enter a virtual venue where you can interact with artworks in different ways. So, does it make a real difference?

Can It Shape the Art World and Its Rules? Too Soon to Tell

Right now, metaverse art is in its initial stage of development. It’s not yet ready to be presented to a global audience, especially those who prefer traditional methods of doing things. At the same time, the pandemic period showed us how online sales and digital galleries could be a boon for the industry. The next year may become one more step forward for digital reality and metaverse art in particular. However, it is too soon to tell. The only sure way to see how far it can go is by experiencing the changes by yourself.