|
Check out my new artwork, and tune in for the auction and guided tour in Cryptovoxels. $$PLAIN_TEXT_PREVIEW$$
|
Welcome, or welcome back to the Josie.io newsletter! My artwork aims to promote the awareness and adoption of cryptoassets via various art mediums like physical, augmented, and virtual experiences. Join my Discord or follow me on Twitter to stay up to date with my work.
|
|
“Onward” was sold as a 1/1 NFT Layer from the “First Supper” collaboration with 13 other artists. An edition of 21 prints are available here. There are three color options to choose from.
I created "Onward" to honor the people that have contributed, and continue to contribute to the greater goal of an open society. A Cypherpunk's Manifesto was written by Eric Hughes on March 9,1993. It was a declaration and commitment to create technologies that protect our rights of privacy. Eric, David Chaum, Adam Back, Hal Finney, Nick Szabo, and Wei Dai are just a handful of leaders that changed our way of life with their dedication to writing code. Their contributions were the foundations of Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin. The manifestos last word is onward, which you see the subject in the artwork gazing up towards. She has committed to joining this movement. She wears the bitcoin gas mask as protection from our current world of fiat. At the bottom of the piece you see the date of the manifesto anchoring the artwork. It’s a reminder that this journey has been travelled by many before us, and will continue to be travelled by many after us. "Let us proceed together apace. Onward.”
|
New Artwork: “(un)limited”
|
|
“(un)limited” will be an edition of 21 prints, sold as a set with the complete Fed Monkey Series. Please stay tuned for print and original release. The NFT master and layers will be auctioned on Async tomorrow. Each of the below layers are 1/1
Monday, March 30th (PST, GMT-8)
Ends @ 6:00PM - Master NFT
Ends @ 6:30PM - Foundational Choices Layer
Ends @ 6:45PM - Unlimited vs Limited Graffiti Layer
Ends @ 7:00PM - Fed Monkey vs Bitcoin Girl
|
|
Fed Monkey Series is a body of work that serves as a timestamp for our current political and economic climate. It is meant to showcase the complete loss of control by the Federal Reserve and provide us with a solution to these issues. This solution allows the people to take back control and gain independence from this broken and oppressive system. At the completion of each artwork, the current block height of bitcoin is inscribed somewhere in the piece. "(un)limited" is the first in the series.
In one state, you see the Fed Monkey injecting fiat into the system by simply painting words onto the wall using the only tools he knows, quantitative easing and bailouts. With his official federal reserve badge, he adds "Millions" "Billions" "Trillions" into the markets. None of it means anything, just writing bigger numbers on the wall until the ruling class approves. And the bailouts? Those keep getting bigger too. The bailout money is for corporations and their shareholders, not the working class. Maintaining the current System requires the rich get richer while the poor stay poor.
In another state, the previously black and white background has been colored in, while the "Millions" "Billions" "Trillions" has faded. The girl, wearing a protective bitcoin gas mask, provides a solution to the broken system. She paints directly over the quantitative easing and bailouts, with the number "21 million." This number symbolizes the hard-capped supply of bitcoin. To show the unchangeable nature of these 21 million bitcoin, she mounts an unbreakable piece of glass directly over her painting. The message is clear, opt out and start stacking sats.
|
New Artwork: “Everything’s Fine”
|
|
Sneak preview of a new artwork! This will be a gif that tells the narrative of the world we are currently in. 1 original and 21 physical prints of each work will be produced and sold in the complete Fed Monkey Series set. 21 NFTs will be released on April 2nd. More details on where they will launch will be posted on twitter this week.
“Everything’s Fine” is the second piece in the Fed Monkey Series. It displays the Fed Monkey trying to solve deep rooted systemic issues in our financial system by printing obscene amounts of money to bail out the 1%. While the money is being printed, the lie is being repeated by politicians, bankers and media: "Everything's Fine." We are captured in a system of their design where the people have no power.
Above the building's entrance, the true mission statement of the Fed is shown. “Federal Reserve - Private Banking For The 1%”. Also, a $100 dollar bill waves in place of the American flag, showing who is really in charge. The reality is that our current system will fail and we are going to need a solution.
As the system begins to break down we are left with a clear alternative. The skies begin to clear and the foundations of a new system begin to form. This is not a system governed by the few in order to have control over the many, but a system governed by all for all. "Everything's Fine" glows bright as truth becomes clear and the changes take root, giving us hope for a more just world. Opt out and join the revolution.
|
|
There has been amazing art exhibit going on in Cryptovoxels with over 30 artists! I will be doing a guided tour today at 2PM PST. Join in or check the build out yourself here.
|
|
Thank you to every person that participated in the cryptovoxel wearable auction yesterday. We raised money for FreeRoss.org! It was amazing to see the community come together and give back to an important cause. I can’t thank you enough.
|
|
I am excited to launch a new website with a lot of new features. The website will go live on Tuesday, March 31st. There are a lot of new merchandise items to shop on the new site like tshirts, hoodies, laptop cases, etc.
|
|
If you have not already, join my Discord. You can chat about anything and everything cryptoart.
|
|
I hope that everyone is at home and staying safe. All events have been cancelled or postponed until further notice. If you would like to attend meetups and events in virtual reality, message me on twitter and we will get a group together.
|
Thank you for your support. Feel free to reach out with any comments or questions.
|
|
|
|
|
