The Legacy Code: Alan Turing Reimagined by Ai-Da
Ai-Da, the humanoid artist, recently unveiled her portrait of Alan Turing, the man who cracked the Enigma code, laid the groundwork for artificial intelligence, and was vilified for his identity in a less tolerant era.
The Clownvamp Junk Machine – A Vision Of AI’s Dark Side
Conceptual artist ClownVamp is making waves with the debut of The Junk Machine, a provocative new installation that dives headfirst into the murky waters of AI-generated culture.
Meet The Arties – An Open Art Source Movement
Cecil Pang and IIan Klein are co-founders at Open Art Source, a blockchain-supported marketplace where artists can sell their works. It provides the tools necessary for artists to showcase their works and for collectors to research their purchases. The Arties is an NFT collaboration between Open Art Source, Shaderverse, and NFT artist Spencer Terry. The project is funding the development of the Open Art Source platform, which brings a blockchain data layer to the physical art market.
Ascribe announces BigChainDB, a scalable blockchain database
The [Ascribe](https://www.ascribe.io/) platform launched a year ago, offering a secure, public online ownership protocol called SPOOL. It was directed at the digital art community, allowing creators to claim authorship via the Bitcoin blockchain.
Fork The Banks Aids Bitcoin Adoption at Moniker Art Fair
London’s [Moniker Art Fair](http://monikerartfair.com/) launches today and will be collaborating with bitcoin-based global art, music, and technology collective [Fork The Banks](http://www.forkthebanks.com/). This is the first international art fair to accept bitcoin as payment, and will expose over 14,000 people to the cutting edge technology.
Digital Art Ownership Tracked With Bitcoin’s’ Blockchain Technology
The battle digital artists face when using the internet has been hard fought for decades. Monegraph hopes to solve licensing issues with an easy to use online platform, leveraging Bitcoins blockchain.
Art Meets Cryptography And Bitcoin’s Blockchain
Over the years cryptography has evolved to include many different techniques, one of which is a core component of the digital currency Bitcoin, Public-key cryptography. Art and cryptography are combining in a variety of ways.
Ascribe Is Giving Away Artwork Recorded In Bitcoin’s Blockchain
A startup based in Germany is giving away digital photographs created by an American visual artist, which are cryptographically signed and verified on the blockchain.
The Symbiotic Nature of Art and Bitcoin
Art is transformative. It inspires individuals, unleashes creativity and challenges the status quo. It is no wonder Bitcoin enthusiasts have found means to tie artistic expression and cutting edge blockchain technology together to disrupt an age old industry.
Ascribe Wants To Build ‘The Ownership Layer Of The Internet’
German startup Ascribe is using the blockchain to keep track of digital artwork, offering a higher standard for tracking digital ownership than previous methods.
Random Darknet Shopper ‘Cleared of All Charges’
!Mediengruppe Bitnik created the Random Darknet Shopper in 2014, and provided it with a $100 weekly bitcoin allowance. The Darknet Shopper made random purchases from the dark web, an infamous source of illicit goods.
ArteQuesta: Securing Art On The Blockchain
The fine art investment company, ArteQuesta, has recently announced that it will be accepting Bitcoin, and plans that could change the art industry.
Tatiana Moroz At Bitcoin South – “Why Artists Should Love Bitcoin”
Singer & Songwriter, Tatiana Moroz presented an Artists perspective on Bitcoin to the crowd at Bitcoin South, covering the the similarity in values between bitcoin's decentralized free nature and the strive for liberty and free expression she advocates through her work and music.