Burgess Modern + Contemporary

Burgess Modern + Contemporary

Gabriel Delgado, History of Bitcoin, 2022, Ink and Graphite on Strathmore watercolor paper mounted on canvas, 2022, 48x48x2.5 in
Title
History of Bitcoin
Year
2022
"Artwork is part of the artist's Financial Series of equations and is the largest size of three available sizes in the financial equation series for this particular work, the other two are 22 x 30 in and 36 x 48 in. The equation begins with identifying the anonymous person and / or group who is deemed the founder of bitcoin and the establishment of the creation of the peer-to-peer network to support the new cryptocurrency. The artist identifies the idea of decentralized digital currency, the ISO codes, the proof of work properties, as well as the historical contexts of its creation with the initial “Genesis Block”. The second part of the balanced equation continues the evolution of the Bitcoin from the first commercial use for the order of Papa John’s Pizza and the early proof of concept to the reality of black-market transactions which established the role of the bitcoin early in its conception to buy drugs, arms, porn and other illegal items on the black market. The artist also touches on the reality of the cap market for Bitcoin, the hacks that have affected its status, and pitfalls of Bitcoin, as well as the influence of Elon Musk’s tweets on its value. Financial demarcations are established with the date of the “Genesis Block”, the current Bitcoin market value, the lost bitcoin from online transactions, to the % of increase from outside influences."
Ink and Graphite on Strathmore watercolor paper mounted on canvas.
48x48x2.5 in
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