'I’m giving birth to art and creativity': Madonna, 63, defends herself against backlash for her graphic NFT videos featuring 3D depictions of her vagina
Madonna has slammed the backlash over her explicit nude NFT videos by arguing that she is just 'doing what women have been doing since the beginning of time'.
The music icon, 63, released a bizarre collection of NFT videos that feature graphic digital scans of her own vagina, as well as naked depictions of herself giving birth to trees, butterflies, and robotic centipedes.
The pop icon - who is no stranger to the shock factor - sparked confusion and even dismay on social media on Wednesday when she debuted the risque NFT collection
She explained: 'I’m doing what women have been doing since the beginning of time, which is giving birth.
'But on a more existential level, I’m giving birth to art and creativity and we
She added: 'I think it’s really important that a lot of thought and conversation went into creating these videos.'
Madonna teamed up with digital artist, graphic designer, and animator Beeple to make the three NFT videos - also known as non-fungible tokens - which leave very little to imagination.
Among the most graphic aspects of the clips are the close-up shots of the Like a Virgin singer's private parts, which were created using scans of the singer's own genitals - and which have sparked the most controversy and outrage on social media.
would be lost without both.'