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Last week, Creepy Chan and Stoned Fox were the latest memes to join the fray of crypto-collectibles as meme NFTs continue to trend online after months of historic sales in the crypto art world.
This week, Maggie Goldenberger, depicted in the classic Ermahgerd meme as the girl who can’t get enough “Gersberms,” is the latest meme icon to auction off her original image with a rare one-of-one, high-quality version of the format going up for sale tomorrow.
Following suit with the many other meme-related NFTs that’ve been auctioned off over the last several weeks, Goldenberger’s Ermahgerd crypto art will go live Saturday, April 10th at noon PST via the digital art marketplace Foundation.
We spoke with Goldenberger yesterday to hear more about the NFT and how she first learned of the crypto art scene.
“I first learned of NFTs through the viral headline of Beeple selling his artwork for that huge sum of money,” Goldenberger told us. “I thought it was a really cool way for digital artists to be successful and find their audience. I had no idea there was an audience and/or collectors for original meme NFTs.”
After the success of previous meme NFTs like Bad Luck Brian, Goldenberger said multiple people contacted her wanting to "help" sell her original photo.
“I was able to talk with other meme [creators] and they were incredibly helpful through the process and helped me recognize that people wanting to ‘help’ were very much trying to take advantage of me and the novelty of the situation. A lot of the momentum behind minting memes as NFTs is to give original credit to people who have had their image/images used commercially and nonconsensually for years.”
The listing currently has no starting price, but Goldenberger said she has no idea what to anticipate and is keeping her expectations “very low.” Unlike other meme creators or celebs, she also said that she has no plans to release any additional NFTs, meaning this one will be unique and one-of-a-kind.
When asked why she decided to get in on the recent NFT hype, Goldenberger told us, “The digital art movement for me, in the context of my meme, feels empowering that I have some control over how my image is used. I would never refer to myself as a ‘digital artist.’ I am especially excited for the digital artists out there (again not referring to myself) that are able to reach a wider audience and finally have an accessible way to monetize their skills and creativity.”
The photo of the meme was originally snapped way back in 1999 when the perfect storm of boredom, an ill-fitting retainer and enthusiasm for Goosebumps books came together to create the viral image in 2012.
In our interview with Goldenberger earlier this year, she told us that the original photo was created when she and a friend were playing dress-up and came up with the look as a joke.
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