{"id":3485,"date":"2023-02-07T18:41:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T18:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/07\/jack-butchers-checks-derivatives-have-taken-over-web3\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T18:41:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T18:41:09","slug":"jack-butchers-checks-derivatives-have-taken-over-web3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/07\/jack-butchers-checks-derivatives-have-taken-over-web3\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Butcher\u2019s Checks Derivatives Have Taken Over Web3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Without a doubt, Jack Butcher\u2019s Checks VV is taking over Web3. What began as an artistic experiment<\/a> and social commentary on the concepts underpinning Web2 and Web3 has grown well beyond the walls of its own making. At this point, Checks\u2019 identity has shown up in derivative projects<\/a> that span everything from early 2000s memes to Web3 tropes to classical art. The official Checks VV website<\/a> features a page dedicated to these derivatives and currently displays 415 of them. Hell, we even gave our logo<\/a> the Checks VV treatment. <\/p>\n

Given the breadth and depth of Checks\u2019 reach, we may be witnessing Web3 history in the making. No other NFT endeavor has acted as such a vast canvas for the Web3 community to show their creativity, raise money for humanitarian causes, honor NFT history, or simply have a laugh. Here\u2019s how Checks and its derivatives have united Web3 \u2014 through the lens of the artists and collectors that have put their spin on the original. <\/p>\n

Seedphrase, Chromie Squiggles, and more<\/h2>\n

There are literally too many Checks VV derivatives to list here, but a few have recently captured the attention of the Web3 community. First is venture-punk.eth\u2019s Chromie Squiggles<\/a>. Honoring Art Blocks\u2019 creator, Erick Calderon<\/a>, and the platform\u2019s iconic Chromie Squiggles collection, venture-punk.eth put together an instant Checks VV classic with their interpretation of the project.\u00a0Likewise, iconic collector Seedphrase<\/a>, Lana Denina, and Young & Sick<\/a> have all interpreted Checks in their own unique ways.<\/p>\n

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Credit: venture-punk.eth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Credit: Seedphrase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Credit: Lana Denina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

VincentVanDough\u2019s Pepe Checks<\/h2>\n

Checks derivatives are even inspiring their own derivatives. On February 4, Pseudonymous NFT collector and thought leader VincentVanDough dropped his Pepe Checks<\/a> open edition. Priced at $6.90 a piece and available for 24 hours, 237,869 editions were minted in total, garnering VanDough a fresh $1,641,296 \u2014 more than three times the amount Butcher\u2019s Checks made from the initial mint and creator royalties.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Illustrator Oxdgb<\/a> quickly followed in VVD\u2019s footsteps with their own version of Pepe Checks composed of the artist\u2019s distinctive security camera aesthetic. However, fans of the image won\u2019t be able to mint that derivative\u2019s derivative; Oxdgb did this one \u201cjust for fun.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beeple was next to get in on the Pepe Checks action, putting his distinctive twist on VincentVanDoughs\u2019 derivative.\u00a0Let\u2019s just say the artwork caught the attention of both Butcher<\/a> and VincentVanDough<\/a>. If Beeple gets inspired by something you\u2019ve created, you know it\u2019s truly made an impact on the NFT space.<\/p>\n

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Checks in art history<\/h2>\n

Checks\u2019 influence isn\u2019t limited to the present. The project has reached back through time to touch some of the most well-known works in art history. Gillesdc put their spin on several such pieces, including Salvador Dali\u2019s \u201cThe Persistence of Memory\u201d and Michelangelo\u2019s \u201cThe Creation of Adam.\u201d The artist has done the same for several other artworks, like Ren\u00e9 Magritte\u2019s \u201cThe Son of Man<\/a>\u201d and \u201cThe Treachery of Images<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n

Humanity Checks helps those in need<\/h2>\n

Butcher isn\u2019t just using the popularity of the Checks VV project to spur collaborative creative thinking in Web3; he\u2019s also using it to help people in need. On February 6, Butcher took to Twitter to announce the open edition mint of Humanity Check to aid the victims of the recent earthquake in Turkey<\/a>, which has left thousands dead and whole blocks razed to the ground. <\/p>\n

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Humanity Check. Credit: Jack Butcher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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100 Meals. Credit: Jack Butcher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Checks\u2019 popularity has also done quite a bit to put another one of Butcher\u2019s aid-related open editions back into the spotlight. In November 2022, Butcher released the 100 Meals OE<\/a>, with each minted NFT representing a 100-meal donation to Feed America\u2019s nationwide network of food banks. Several NFT community members have directed Web3\u2019s attention<\/a> to the mint in recent days and weeks, helping push the number of mints to 20,896, translating to over two million meals. <\/p>\n

The togetherness and cross-ecosystem collaboration that Jack Butcher has catalyzed is something the Web3 space should appreciate and celebrate. Community is perhaps the most overused buzzword in the crypto sphere, but like all good cliches, it exists for a good reason. Checks VV is precisely the project the blockchain was built for, and is one of \u2014 if not the first \u2014 to inspire such a high level of solidarity and goodwill throughout that NFT community. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n