The Bitcoin Muse
Clay Enos
The world's premier Bitcoin Art podcast is an exploration of how artists are being inspired and transformed by Bitcoin. Through conversations with visual artists, designers, writers, musicians and authors, Clay is uncovering the myriad ways in which Bitcoin has influenced their creative process and work and nudges listeners to be equally inspired.
GUS GRILLASCA | A rebellious, avant-garde spirit probing Bitcoin's potential | #025
"Bitcoin artists have a cypherpunk ethos, and in our art, we try to represent those values."— Gus GrillascaThis week on the world’s premier Bitcoin art podcast I speak with Gus Grillasca whose multi-year efforts as a Bitcoin artist have led him down many paths, To some, his rebellious, fun-loving spirit may be triggering but since he found his way to Bitcoin art through pepes, he seems quite comfortable being a potential thorn in your side and to keep your mind pried more open than it might othe
Nov 29, 2023 • 49:30
JURE KASTELIC | Painting a Bitcoin Mythology | #024
"I'm trying to find different ways to talk about bitcoin without using too much contemporary visual language." — Jure KastelicThis week on the world’s premier Bitcoin art podcast I’m joined by painter Jure Kastelic. whose recent, large paintings evoke mythological themes of old melded with the emerging themes that Bitcoin inspires. He's got a great experiences inside the oft-maligned contemporary art world and a family history directly affected by hyperinflation. He's a photographer who found pa
Nov 12, 2023 • 53:15
MICHAEL GAMBINO | A friend and creative polymath discuss creativity and Bitcoin in-person | #023
"When I hear people talk about Bitcoin it's like a movie trailer for the future."— Michael GambinoThis week on the world’s premier Bitcoin art podcast I’m joined by my friend Michael Gambino, co-owner with his wife Lisa of an advertising agency, Kangbino, a college professor and a painter, illustrator, filmmaker and musician. We sat down together in my living room to bring his unique perspective on the matters of bitcoin art and creativity. While he's not a steeped in the bitcoin ethos as I am,
Oct 29, 2023 • 48:00
WORLD OF RUSTY | A graphic artist deciphers the world of Bitcoin memes | #022
"If someone says they want to be dressed as Rambo riding a unicorn over a rainbow, I'm your guy. I'll make that happen."— World of RustyThis week on the world’s premier Bitcoin art podcast I’m joined by World of Rusty, a memetic engineer, a meme artist, a memer...It's hard to find the right term for this low-fi, brutalist form of messaging so he's our guide to the abundant world of bitcoin memes. As a member of the non-existent collective known as the Memefactory™, he's a passionate artist often
Oct 22, 2023 • 43:07
MOOZI | A avowed maximalist trains his own AI models to evoke a Bitcoin ethos | #021
"I see Bitcoin as a counter-culture like Punk or Grunge."— MooziThis week on the world’s premier Bitcoin art podcast I’m joined by Moozi, a creative voice that only recently popped onto my radar. An avowed bitcoin maximalist who is training his own AI models to evoke what he sees in bitcoin. Weather it’s his Persian-inspired painterly swirls or glimpses of an emergent fashion, his work focuses on an ethos of liberation and sovereignty as a means of ushering in the bitcoin-based future.Guest Link
Oct 15, 2023 • 47:58
MARCUS CONNOR | The artist behind The Bitcoin Roller Coaster Guy | #020
"It's a message of emancipation... free ourselves, help each other to be free. That's the message of Bitcoin. That's the message of the art."— Marcus ConnorMarcus Connor joins me to discuss his most famous creation, The Bitcoin Roller Coaster Guy as well as some of his latest work and ideas around design, artistic discipline and of course, bitcoin. With some time to reflect on my chat, I was reminded of a saying that "the muses have to find you working" and Marcus is a great example of just that
Oct 8, 2023 • 46:03
ADAM KADMON | A fine artist laser-focused on leading us into the Bitcoin Renaissance | #019
"I will not start producing art for fiat. I want to be a bitcoin artist for the bitcoin community, for bitcoin, nothing else. Fiat is not important to me."— Adam KadmonThis week, Adam Kadmon, a fine artist who is as accomplished with a pencil as he is running his laser cutter to make his incredibly detailed and mathematically precise sculptural art works. Those latter pieces, done in series and painstakingly designed, cut, painted and guided are mesmerizing to see in person. Reminiscent of ornam
Oct 1, 2023 • 47:42
ROGER 9000 | Ruminations on music, meaning, metaphysics and making chocolate | #018
"I don't understand why every musician isn't writing [music] about Bitcoin or Satoshi."— Roger 9000This week, Roger 9000, a musician, chocolate-maker, podcaster and a deeply original, free thinking bitcoiner wanders with me on a conversational stroll across a metaphysical landscape of aspirations, dreams, speculations, memories, vexing paradoxes around the meaning of life and the role of bitcoin. I'd love to say I dove deep into Roger's music or chocolate making but as you'll hear, it ended up b
Sep 24, 2023 • 58:14
CHRIS TRAMOUNT from SCARCE CITY | Building a Bitcoin Art Marketplace | #017
This episode features Chris Tramount, co-founder of Scarce City, a marketplace to sell bitcoin-inspired art through auctions or directly by using bitcoin. He believes that bitcoin’s finest goods should be sold according to the network’s properties of pseudonymous, borderless, permissionless, trust minimized, and verifiable authenticity and supply. We wander across numerous topics, some triggering, but mostly optimistic around the role technology and artistic intention might play in forging our b
Sep 17, 2023 • 47:09
CYBER | A passionate bitcoiner is inspired to take his message to the streets | #016
A passionate bitcoiner is inspired to take his message to the streets."For me, it's bitcoin or die. I will do anything to make bitcoin a success." — Cyber This week, Cyber, a Barcelona-based bitcoiner, artist and the founder of Street Cyber, a group of artists whose mission it is to use street art to empower and educate people about bitcoin. Using murals, stickers and wheat-pasted posters, they've reached thousands with their message that bitcoin is a powerful tool for financial freedom. Cyber h
Sep 10, 2023 • 57:06
JIMMY SONG | An author, educator and Bitcoin developer makes a passionate argument for how fiat debases art | #015
"This system of having artists get approval from the people who are higher up on the status ladder is an entirely fiat game." — Jimmy SongJimmy Song, a formative voice in my bitcoin journey, joins me for a blistering critique of modern and contemporary art including NFTs. Using his latest book, Fiat Ruins Everything, and specifically, Chapter 26: "Fiat Debases Art" as the frame for our conversation, Jimmy jumps right in with his strong opinions and passionate disdain for Picasso, Rothko and thei
Sep 3, 2023 • 54:32
A Reading of "Areopagus Volume LII" | #014
"In life we get nothing at all without some effort, and the best rewards of all are those we receive after hard work." — The Cultural TutorIn this episode, I don’t have a guest. Instead, I decided to channel Guy Swann and Bitcoin Audible to read a work from a newsletter I get every week written by The Cultural Tutor. Specifically, it’s Areopagus Volume LII. In this particular missive he deviated from his normal format and touched on a perennial lament that I thought would resonate in bitcoin cir
Aug 27, 2023 • 41:02
ALEX SCHAEFER | An educational romp across painting, artistic philosophies, AI and the broken financial system | #013
"So many of America's problems, addiction, depression, racism, xenophobia...this is all rooted in the money." —Alex SchaeferAlex Schaefer, best known for his paintings of burning banks, bookends our longer conversation about creating art and technological advances with eloquent and passionate disdain for the Federal Reserve and its downstream malignancies. As the kids say, it's fire! Alex brought a wonderful animated energy to our discussion that must have made him a favorite among his students
Aug 20, 2023 • 1:05:08
GARETH ECKLEY | A life-long jewelry designer and precious metalsmith making bitcoin-inspired gemstone art | #012
"Great art provokes an emotional reaction in the person that sees it. With great art, your heart responds to it. We need people to have that kind of attachment to the bitcoin philosophy." — Gareth EckleyIn this episode, I tumble in conversation with Gareth Eckley, a jewelry designer, gemstone carver, metalsmith, and an inspired bitcoin artist whose precious art objects can be found at artofsatoshi.com. Gareth and I mine a range of topics from eliciting emotional responses to art and the molecula
Aug 13, 2023 • 53:13
FLO MONTOYA | Tapping deep creative traditions to satisfy her obsession with bitcoin | #011
"With bitcoin culture we are going to have beauty again. We deserve it. Everyone deserves it." — Flo MontoyaI’m joined by painter, illustrator, engraver, and now screen printer, Flo Montoya, whose self-described obsession with bitcoin has her expanding her skills and tapping art history's masters to explore deep and perennial concepts like justice, love and hope. She got on my radar because of her wonderful illustrations for the book, Rhyming Bitcoin, published in collaboration with Brekkie and
Aug 7, 2023 • 43:36
TOM BADLEY | Banknote designer and author of "Art & Money" explores history, symbolism and the aesthetics of trust | #010
"Bitcoin is one of the few things in this world that is truly avant-garde." —Tom BadleyI’m joined by banknote designer and author of Art & Money, Tom Badley. His rare skill sets and unique perspectives on history, symbolism and meaning, and art's role in, around and on money are the currency for our conversation. He brings deeply thoughtful reasoning to his own work and weaves a path back to the Baroque for all of us to better understand and ground ourselves for the future. While we have our
Jul 31, 2023 • 53:16
LENA | A product designer taps her creativity and customer focus to honor bitcoiners | #009
"With my custom-made shoes, with the canvases and the clothes I'm making, I just want to honor the customer, the bitcoiner, the builders, the people who think different, and make a statement with their belief in bitcoin and change something."— LenaLena is a bitcoin artist hewn from the world of high-end product design. With her eponymous brand, she is now dedicated to painting custom sneakers, making clothing and designing jewelry with plans for more. Her emotional connection and meticulous focu
Jul 24, 2023 • 44:18
MADEX | A strident call to arms for fast-tracking the hard money Renaissance | #008
"Everything on this earth that we can possibly produce requires an artist—someone who can look behind the curtain and see beyond the veil and can bring that godly energy into our world." — MADEXToday we drop a match into the can of turpentine that is, MADEX, an artist of some renown in bitcoin circles. His layered paintings and original script share the space with his deep convictions, valuable insights, informed opinions, and his grand and passionate plans. I’m honored to have had a chance to s
Jul 17, 2023 • 1:27:16
REBEL | A deep dive into the complexities and satisfactions of making art on a bitcoin standard | #007
"I don’t believe there’s any other art form out there that is right on the cutting edge and at the heart of the revolution. To be part of that..., creating something that I believe has a lot of value for humanity..., is the most exciting thing about being a bitcoin artist." — RebelI’m joined by mixed-media artist, Rebel. His evolution as an artist is perfectly reflected in his work that wrestles with many of the big ideas and aesthetic challenges posed by bitcoin. I admire his commitment and unw
Jul 10, 2023 • 45:25
BITCOIN CARTOONS | Whimsical, fun and poignant cartoons for Bitcoiners | #006
"I really don't learn anything or achieve anything if you don't laugh. If you don't laugh, it's probably not that great of a cartoon."— Slumberjack, the Bitcoin CartoonistThis episode is a conversation-turned-parlor game with Steven, a.k.a., Slumberjack, creator of Bitcoin Cartoons. We discuss his process and inspirations but also engage in the some fun as he leads me in a game of Name That 'Toon using his whimsical and poignant cartoons. Because this is an audio-only podcast, if you want to pla
Jul 3, 2023 • 53:17
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'."— AsanohaIn 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 mathe
Jun 26, 2023 • 42:23
BITCOIN SHOOTER | A distilled lesson in being a self-starter and documentarian | #004
Bitcoin Shooter gives us a distilled lesson in being a self-starter and documentarian. His path, his mission, and his gift of storytelling are nothing short of inspiring.From early on, Bitcoin Shooter refined his skills and found his voice as a filmmaker. Today, with his powerful grasp of the the available tools, he’s dedicated his talent and energy to help the world understand Bitcoin, not with a heavy hand but with the consummate subtleness of a master storyteller.Despite being a little under
Jun 19, 2023 • 45:40
HACKZERO | Using Midjouney in service to bitcoin | #003
I’m joined by HACKZERO whose humble demeanor finds a prolific outpouring of imagery using midjouney in service to bitcoin. He pours his unencumbered passion for bitcoin into the latest AI tools for image-making. As someone not at all versed in the fine arts, his pure commitment to educating and inspiring deeper understanding of bitcoin hints at a brave new world of voices like his tapping these newfangled beauty engines to express themselves visually for the first time. It’s thought provoking st
Jun 12, 2023 • 41:48
BREKKIE VON BITCOIN | Pivoting into sculpting and the role bitcoin plays in his efforts | #002
I speak with Brekkie Von Bitcoin about his pivot into sculpting and the role bitcoin plays in and around his efforts. Brekkie is someone I’ve admired from afar for years, his commitment to mastery and courage to learn in public wasn’t lost on me so it was a thrill to have this conversation. I hope you enjoy it.This podcast is my fledgling effort to move the needle for bitcoin so your ratings and reviews help immensely and I’d really appreciate you sharing this pod in your circles. I have no spon
Jun 5, 2023 • 30:00
ALLADAN from BITCOIN TRADING CARDS | Taking bitcoin mainstream | #001
In order to joyfully bring the intimidating and complicated ideas swirling around bitcoin into the mainstream, Alladan created Bitcoin Trading Cards. Carefully curating and enlisting artists from around the world to help him distill bitcoin down to easily digestible and fun trading cards, his process and path are equal parts passion and rigor. Don't be fooled by the pop-culture nature of his efforts. He's a dedicated and optimistic player in bringing about hyperbitcoinization.Rundown:0:00 Quote0
May 26, 2023 • 50:32
