[XVII]

I see it mainly as a way of supporting the work of an artist

[minitoar]

You could just send them money.

[XVII]

Sure but it's not the same. With provenance recorded on a distributed ledger, artworks, artists and current owners can be identified and e.g. displayed in digital galleries like Decentraland or Cryptovoxels.I also expect more use-cases and integrations as the space matures.

[suyash]

Yes, and ownership with authenticity proof.

[jarofgreen]

But there seems to be no guarantee that the person who registers the work as a NFT actually is the artist?

[XVII]

yes some platforms have problems with that, one should do their research and check if the artist promotes their art on social media, their blog or sth.

[sneak]

For most NFTs the artist sees no part of the profit whatsoever beyond the first sale.

[XVII]

I personally use SuperRare and get 10% Royalties for every secondary sale