Conceptual art created from the medium of gold. Masterpiece by Maurizio Cattelan, one of the most provocative and influential living artists.
Fine art and conceptual art collectors overlap with Bitcoiners because both groups value scarcity and ideas over materials. Digital ownership is inherently conceptual - Bitcoin is immaterial and owning it is a concept.
Now we have art created from the medium of Bitcoin itself. Not stored on it, made of it. This is the new frontier: digital art that is scarce, ownable, and on-chain.
if anyone of you here got caught in a bad trade ytd (SL, CEX or DEFI failures) and struggling, please reach out directly.
had a bad trade myself early Aug '24 and got tremendous support from peers and family. we are still at the beginning.. dont lose it!
P.S. I know its shite (incl. ORD) but we have to flush it down once in a bit. happy to gift a @BTC_WC to any who share a word of encouragement publicly.
Art on Bitcoin
One of the collections that caught my eye early in the ordinals meta and still amazes me is "BTC Toilets" by
@BTC_WC. Every toilet is unique, with killer pixel art, and a narrative that's close to every human being.
https://t.co/XxMfyTnOvf
The ordinals marketplace is full of sleepers with crispy thin floors, diamond fist hodlrs, and fun art on Bitcoin to play with.
Everyone has one. The heartbeat hasn't stopped since mint. Pick your fave @BTC_WC today.
1.A truly great brand transcends cycles, withstanding the trials of time and shifting trends. You might choose to deliberately ignore BTCWC Gallery, but at some point, in some cycle, something will inevitably remind you of its presence.
2.Children in slums need toilets. So do billionaires. Even the President in the White House can't do without one. The irony? No one has ever stopped using a toilet just because they joined a secret cabal.
3.This is a conceptual art practice about fairness. It does not rely on power, nor does it halt in the absence of anyone.
4.Trendsetters create waves. The wise write history. The true art, whether you recognize it now or not, is destined to become an inescapable footnote of the times, even if you still believe it doesn’t belong in the mainstream.
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1. BTCWC.Toilet.OG is a collection of oddly shaped inscriptions minted for free.
2. 6000 toilets have been inscribed on Bitcoin in a decentralized manner.
3. In an age grappling with nihilism, they serve as tangible anchors of reality in the search for order.