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Bitcoin Art, Slave Money! with Gus Grillasca
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- Bitcoin Liberty Live
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- Aug 13, 2026
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- 6108
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Website: https://www.gusgrillasca.com Find Gus on X: https://x.com/GusGrillasca Nostr: npub1h4l2gnyjrufcwg853j38ak84cwrmp3gyhmec8tmfmsjgt76dytms3k6592 See his work on Scarce.City : https://scarce.city/creators/gus-grillasca Bitcoin Art Magazine: https://bitcoinartmagazine.com Gus Grillasca is recognized as the first cryptoartist in Latin America and one of the earliest global pioneers in the creation and dissemination of digital collectibles and NFTs. Gus also has an extensive, two decade long background in biochemistry and engineering, bringing a systems-thinking approach to visual art. So his work intersects money and decentralized systems with science and philosophy, with a focus on Bitcoin’s cultural and ideological impact. As an illustrator since childhood and a scientist, Gus Grillasca's work spans from ink on paper, acrylic, sculpture, and mixed media—rooted in visual storytelling, dance, literature, music, philosophy, and science. His creative practice is inseparable from economic thinking. He has been a Bitcoiner since 2014, captivated by its potential to redefine value, private property, and decentralized systems. His style ranges from cyberpunk, political commentary, and the evolution of money, with a particular emphasis on Bitcoin as a model of financial sovereignty and resistance to centralized control. Through illustration, mixed media, and conceptual design, he builds visual narratives that reflect cypherpunk values such as privacy, immutability, and individual autonomy. Across his work, Grillasca examines the tension between technological systems and human agency, using art as a way to question economic structures and imagine alternative futures grounded in decentralization. His practice consistently returns to Bitcoin as a foundational reference point…