ASANOHA | Inspired by deep tradition and sacred geometry mapping onto bitcoin’s mysteries and promise | #005
"I like to call my artwork, 'fine art of the remnant for your citadel walls'."
— Asanoha
In this episode I’m joined by Asanoha, who in his podcast debut, elaborates on his artistic origins, the allure of sacred geometry, the role of gold in his work and makes a passionate argument for importance of taking self-custody of private bitcoin.
Along with a variety of Bitcoin symbology and iconography, Asanoha creates geometric artwork. These shapes and patterns he paints and draws speak to the same mathematical truth that bitcoin is built upon.
Transcending the borders, ideology and flaws of man, both bitcoin and sacred geometry honor the fundamental structure of all life and the universe itself. Whether perceived from a scientific or spiritual perspective, these two things remind us that everything is connected.
As bitcoin is the newest and purest form of thermodynamic energy storage and transference, sacred geometry is the oldest and purest form of illustrating the mysterious and wonderful formula known as the human experience.
As a true polymath who heard the call of the muses, he is making work that deftly wrestles with the conceptual and aesthetic challenges presented by bitcoin, and for any number of reasons you’ll hear us discuss, is positioned to stand the test of time.
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One of the joys and the premise of this podcast is to hear directly from artists as they articulate their intentions in the context of a culture that swirls dizzyingly around us and how that braids with their understanding of bitcoin. I’m grateful Asanoha chose to share his time and energy doing that here. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
Guest Links:
Asanoha website: https://asanoha.gold/
Asanoha on Twiiter: @asanoha_gold
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Mentioned in the Episode:
Bitcoiners are The Remnant, The Masses Don't Matter by Aleksandar Svetski
Isaiah' Job by Albert Jay Nock
Francis Pouliot on Twitter
Self-Custody and Private (No-KYC) Bitcoin Links:
Bitcoin Wallets for Beginners, Part One: Self Custody from Bitcoin Magazine
Stephan Livera Podcast #385 Bitcoin Privacy for Beginners
Stephan Livera Podcast 413 Time for Bitcoin Self Custody with Jevi
Citadel Dispatch Podcast #2 Privacy, Nodes and No KYC with ErgoBTC and Bitcoin Q&A
Rundown:
0:00 Quote
0:25 Title and introduction
2:10 Artist handle
3:30 Sacred geometry
4:15 Artist origins
6:10 South African graph paper
7:00 Asanoha pattern
7:50 Always been a bitcoiner
9:18 The merging of bitcoin and art
10:50 OpSec
12:00 Numerology and 3, 6 and 9
16:15 Beauty and sacred geometry
17:20 Truth in artwork
20:00 The allure of gold
26:00 Bitcoin and the divine
27:00 Duality and singularity
29:43 A new era
32:00 Art for the ages and aesthetics
34:00 Kindness and honesty
37:20 Self-custody and private bitcoin
40:00 Closing compliments and the artist’s bane
41:50 Closing credits
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