The Ultimate Banknote Collection?
So far, I’ve written extensively on banknote art and the theory of banknote design, from both the perspective of security document creation and an end user. But I haven’t written…
The Economic Criteria Of Crypto Art: An Artist & Collector’s Perspective
I decided on a dry title for this brief essay. But every word is important. One — art on the blockchain, or NFTs, or crypto art is underpinned by specific…
EVROPA: The Golden Age of Banknote Design
By now, I’ve written extensively on the history and process of the design of paper money. Those familiar with my work will know me as an artist who incorporates banknote…
Designing For Digital Currencies
I wrote a book. The book is specifically about the design of paper money, and what that means — with respect to art history, product design, and new forms of…
The Fiasco of ‘AI Art’
What is the current state of AI and creativity? And what should we think about it, going forward? This short summary was inspired by a tweet by @shoneec, in response…
Why CryptoArt?
We Humans work on trust, and trust is naturally centralizing. You can’t have an art world without dominant trends, taste-makers and centers of power. CryptoArt is no different… so why…
Banknote Design For Gold
#GOLDBACKS #AURUM #GOLD #GOLDBANKNOTES #BANKNOTEDESIGN #DESIGN #USDOLLARS #USD #QFS These are sketches for a proposal for upcoming artworks to be printed on a substrate made from fine gold. The plastic…
Miami Art Basel: An Odyssey Of The Mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBXQ7bybEs4 Miami is Miami - the perfect place for art & money...
The Death Of Luxury
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lPlvT3rZw4 'The Death Of Luxury' is a series of 9 designs to be printed on silk scarves. The scarves, like the NFT designs, will be completely unique - 1/1 ultra…
Behind The 20k Dorian Banknote Design
Ticking off the touchpoints of Bitcoin Art, it was inevitable that I would get to Dorian at some point. From my perspective, Dorian Nakamoto is a real life personification of…