Luke Goss has his personal paintings valued at £291million ahead of his 18-piece exhibition in LA

Bros star Luke Goss has his personal paintings valued at £291million ahead of his 18-piece exhibition in LA

Luke Goss has had his first collection of paintings valued at £291million.

The Bros drummer, 52, will exhibit 18 pieces of original artwork in LA at the weekend, and the collection is titled Love And Faith.

Love And Faith will be entirely backed by non-fungible tokens, making it the first collection to be released this way.

Impressive: Luke Goss, 52, has had his first collection of paintings valued at £291million and will exhibit 18 pieces of original artwork in LA at the weekend

NFTs are digital assets that act as certificates of ownership.

Speaking of his upcoming exhibition, which The Daily Star reports is worth nearly £300million, Luke said: ‘Painting was a new frontier for me as an artist, and part of the fun was breaking new ground.’

Of his decision to have his artwork backed by NFTs, the musician added: ‘When I first learned about NFTs and how they can establish a stronger connection between the art and the people who appreciate it, I knew that was another pioneering space I had to be involved with.’

He concluded: ‘As a foundation in our society, never before has Love and Faith been needed more.’

Proud: Speaking of his upcoming exhibition, Luke said: 'Painting was a new frontier for me as an artist, and part of the fun was breaking new ground' (pictured: Luke's 2020 artwork)

Proud: Speaking of his upcoming exhibition, Luke said: ‘Painting was a new frontier for me as an artist, and part of the fun was breaking new ground’ (pictured: Luke’s 2020 artwork)

Luke will personally arrange and light his collection.

Discussing how non-fungible tokens could be the future, Ed Rodriguez, CEO of BPN Capital Group – who are managing Luke’s colleciton – said: ‘Luke’s collection is a prime example of the type of real-world assets that NFTs represent.’

‘By tokenising this collection, we can democratise ownership of these extremely valuable works of art.

First time: Luke's Love And Faith collection will be entirely backed by non-fungible tokens, making it the first collection to be released this way (pictured: Luke's 2019 artwork)

First time: Luke’s Love And Faith collection will be entirely backed by non-fungible tokens, making it the first collection to be released this way (pictured: Luke’s 2019 artwork)

He added: 'As a foundation in our society, never before has Love and Faith been needed more' (pictured: Luke's 2020 artwork)

He added: ‘As a foundation in our society, never before has Love and Faith been needed more’ (pictured: Luke’s 2020 artwork)

‘Pairing their stake with a serigraph of Luke’s work makes blockchain and NFTS feel real and tangible.’

Born in South London, Luke found fame with his twin, Matt, in Eighties pop band Bros.

After Bros split acrimoniously in 1992, he moved with his ex-wife Shirley to LA and forged a career in acting, appearing in the Hellboy and Blade franchises.

Luke and Matt reunited in 2017 for a comeback concert. A documentary about their reunion, Bros: After The Screaming Stops, was released in 2018.

Brothers: Born in South London, Luke found fame with his twin, Matt, in Eighties pop band Bros

Brothers: Born in South London, Luke found fame with his twin, Matt, in Eighties pop band Bros