Pages from an Unnamed Journal: Self Portrait

This artwork was originally minted in 2021. It was later taken down after I received a legal notice from the JM Bast Estate for using the word “Bast” in the description and hashtag , allegedly violating their trademark.

I never claimed to be him. I never claimed it was his. It was just... influence, inspiration, tribute. But even influence, it seems, has legal boundaries.

I bought the piece back from the collector. I burned it. And today, I mint it again , not as defiance, but as memory. A digital artifact of an artist’s journey through ownership, censorship, and rebirth.