Bitcoin Art Podcast

In Episode 12 of The Movement of Art, Yonat Vaks is joined by Studio Zeitwerk and conceptual multimedia artist Anik Malcolm for a wide-ranging conversation about making Bitcoin visible and physical. Through distinct but equally meticulous practices, both artists transform abstract ideas such as time, scarcity, data, and Bitcoin’s fixed supply into tangible works shaped by materials, repetition, and patient craftsmanship. They discuss their creative paths, the development of their artistic processes, and the ideas and philosophies that guide their work. The conversation explores proof of work, artistic purpose, constraint, and the importance of creating art that does more than simply depict Bitcoin, revealing how physical objects can give form to the invisible systems and principles beneath it. Guests: Studio Zeitwerk https://www.studio-zeitwerk.com | Anik Malcolm https://anikmalcolm.com | Host: Yonat Vaks https://yonatvaks.com | Producer: https://timechainartmagazine.com

Bitcoin artist and ceramicist Antonio Batzu joins Yonat Vaks for a conversation about finding and working with natural clay. He explains where clay tends to appear in the landscape, how to tell when you have found something usable, and what he has learned from gathering material near rivers, lakes, roads, and other places where the deeper layers of soil are exposed.

Antonio also shares how ceramics entered his life almost by accident. Long before it became his work, he was experimenting with clay he found near home and firing small pieces in a household fire. That curiosity eventually led him deeper into traditional ceramics, including ways of shaping, drying, mixing, and firing clay with simple tools and locally found materials.

The conversation moves into the long history behind the craft and the knowledge that once passed quietly from one generation to the next. Antonio talks about learning from older people in Sardinia, including his grandmother, who showed him ceramic traditions connected to bread making. For him, clay carries those traces of human life with it. A fingerprint pressed into wet earth can survive the person who made it by thousands of years.

Guest: Antonio Batzu https://www.antoniobatzu.com | Host: Yonat Vaks https://yonatvaks.com | Produced by Timechain Art Magazine https://timechainartmagazine.com

Asanoha sits down with Bartosz Lewicki (The Great Print) whose detailed Bitcoin artwork is drawn primarily with ballpoint pen. Bartosz talks about growing up between Poland and Germany, leaving art behind for years, and how finding Bitcoin eventually brought him back to drawing.

They get into the way he works, from the long hours behind each piece to his use of black, white and cadmium orange. Bartosz also talks about becoming more comfortable with his own style, why Bitcoin gave him more freedom to make the kind of work he wanted, and where some of the harder themes in his art come from.

The conversation moves into Bitcoin culture, life as an artist, and the strange tradeoff between spending money on your work and buying more Bitcoin. Bartosz gives a look around his studio and shares the piece he is working on now, a large drawing of a ship moving through rough seas during the bear market.

Bartosz Lewicki https://thegreatprint.net | Asanoha https://sovereignremnant.com | Timechain Art Magazine https://timechainartmagazine.com

In Episode 10 of The Movement of Art, Yonat Vaks is joined by Anthony, Vee, Midy, and HiQ from the Stackchain Magazine team for a conversation about community, memes, and the culture Bitcoin sets in motion. What began as a single tweet during a bear market, one pleb posting a $5 stack and asking others to stack a dollar alongside him, grew into one of the most genuine grassroots communities in Bitcoin, and eventually into a print magazine made for plebs, by plebs.

The discussion traces Stackchain's origins on a now years-long Twitter thread, the all-volunteer effort behind a limited-edition magazine that mirrors Bitcoin's own scarcity, and the memes, side chains, and rituals that hold a global community together. From goat-farmer cover artists paid in Bitcoin to the conviction that carries Bitcoiners through the long bear markets, the conversation is a portrait of ordinary people building the future they want to see, and having fun stacking sats while they do it.

Guests: Anthony https://x.com/AnthonyDessauer | Vee https://x.com/VStackSats | Midi https://x.com/MidyReyes | HiQ https://x.com/hodlerHiQ | Stackchain Magazine https://stackchainmagazine.net

Host: Yonat Vaks https://yonatvaks.com

Producer: Bitcoin Art Magazine https://bitcoinartmagazine.com

In this episode, host Yonat Vaks sits down with two artists from the Bitcoin art world, Mexico City-born illustrator and banknote creator Gus Grillasca, and woodworker, chef, DJ, and community-builder MadMunky of 2140 WTF.

Together they dig into why visual art and memes cut through propaganda in ways an article never could, how they each found Bitcoin from a place of privacy advocacy and distrust of the state, and why they see a closing window of time to make people reflect on what money really is before cash disappears. The conversation ranges across Nostr and permissionless tools, censorship and surveillance, art as a signal for future generations, the Bitcoin for Palestine fundraiser, and the tension between preaching to an echo chamber and reaching the normies.

They close with a recurring question: it's the year 2140, the last satoshi has been mined, and someone discovers your art with no context—what do you want it to tell them about the world we live in now? A wide-ranging talk on freedom, critical thinking, community, and using creative work to fight back.

Guests: MadMunky https://madmunky2140.carrd.co/ | Gus Grillasca https://www.gusgrillasca.com/ Host: Yonat Vaks https://yonatvaks.com | Producer: Bitcoin Art Magazine https://bitcoinartmagazine.com

In Episode 8 of The Movement of Art, Yonat Vaks is joined by Rare Scrilla, Kane Mayfield, and Rad for a conversation about music, creativity, and Bitcoin culture. As artists working at the intersection of sound, storytelling, and sovereignty, they explore how music can communicate ideas that reach beyond charts, trends, and traditional industry structures. The discussion examines the role of artists in shaping culture, the parallels between independent music and Bitcoin’s ethos of self-sovereignty, and how creative work can inspire people to question existing systems and imagine new possibilities. From songwriting and performance to community building and artistic freedom, the conversation highlights the power of music as both a personal expression and a cultural force. Guests: Rare Scrilla https://www.rarescrilla.com | Kane Mayfield https://kanemayfield.com | Rad https://bitcoinaudio.co | Host: Yonat Vaks https://yonatvaks.com | Producer: Bitcoin Art Magazine https://bitcoinartmagazine.com

Flo Montoya y Red, la creadora de Maxis Club, se unen a Yonat Vaks en el primer episodio en español de The Movement of Art. Las tres hablan sobre sus caminos hacia el arte Bitcoin, desde la frustración con los circuitos artísticos tradicionales hasta descubrir en Bitcoin una forma de libertad creativa y conexión auténtica. Exploran qué es el arte Bitcoin, por qué existe y cuáles son los caminos para encontrar esa inspiración. Flo lleva desde 2020 dedicando su práctica artística a Bitcoin y explorando, a través de distintos medios y técnicas, qué puede significar Bitcoin para la humanidad. El Proof of Work, la belleza y los materiales que elige para cada obra forman parte esencial de su trabajo. Red, la creadora de Maxis Club —el proyecto detrás de los memes y dibujos animados que muchos ya conocéis— crea un meme al día como prueba de trabajo. Lo que comenzó como memes se ha convertido en animación, en cultura y en un archivo visual de lo que significa ser bitcoiner en este momento de la historia. En este episodio hablan sobre sus caminos artísticos antes de Bitcoin, la frustración con los circuitos del arte tradicional y cómo Bitcoin les devolvió las ganas de crear. Debaten qué es realmente el arte Bitcoin y si se trata de un género, una cultura o un reflejo de valores. Una conversación sobre arte, libertad, visión a largo plazo y lo que significa dejar huella en un momento que todavía no sabe lo grande que es.

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Flo Montoya and Red, the creator of Maxis Club, join Yonat Vaks in the first Spanish-language episode of The Movement of Art. Together, they discuss their journeys into Bitcoin art — from frustration with traditional art systems to discovering in Bitcoin a new form of creative freedom and genuine connection. They explore what Bitcoin art is, why it exists, and the different paths that can lead to inspiration. Since 2020, Flo has dedicated her artistic practice to Bitcoin, exploring through different mediums and techniques what Bitcoin might mean for humanity. Proof of Work, aesthetics, and the materials she selects for each piece are essential elements of her creative process. Red, the creator of Maxis Club — the project behind the memes and cartoons many of you already know — creates one meme a day as her proof of work. What began as memes has evolved into animation, culture, and a visual archive of what it means to be a Bitcoiner at this moment in history. In this episode, they talk about their artistic journeys before Bitcoin, their frustrations with the traditional art world, and how Bitcoin reignited their desire to create. They also debate what Bitcoin art truly is: a genre, a culture, or a reflection of shared values. A conversation about art, freedom, long-term thinking, and what it means to leave a mark during a moment in history that still doesn't realize how significant it may become. Guests: Flo Montoya https://ungovernable.store | MaxisClub https://maxisclub.carrd.co | Host: Yonat Vaks https://yonatvaks.com | Producer: Bitcoin Art Magazine https://bitcoinartmagazine.com

This episode brings together three distinct voices shaping how Bitcoin is seen and understood: Modeotec, the PCB artist who turns circuit boards into striking visual statements about the physical foundations of the network; TC, the creator of the Timechain Calendar, who transforms live blockchain data into an evolving, time-based interface; and Martin Lukas Ostachowski, the cloud artist who uses generative forms to express Bitcoin’s intangible, decentralized nature. Each shares how they translate complex technical concepts such as seed phrases, mining hardware, and issuance cycles into visual experiences that make Bitcoin more accessible, intuitive, and even emotional.

Through their conversation, a deeper theme emerges: Bitcoin as both a technological system and a cultural force. Modeotec highlights the hidden beauty of hardware, TC focuses on awareness and the lived experience of “block time,” and MLO explores symbolism and meaning through layered, poetic imagery. Together, they show how art can bridge the gap between abstract protocol and human understanding. The episode ends with a forward-looking reflection on legacy, asking how future generations might interpret these works as artifacts from a transformative era, when early adopters not only built and used Bitcoin, but also gave it visual and cultural form.

Guests: TC https://timechaincalendar.com | Martin Lukas Ostachowski https://mlo.art/artwork | Modeotec https://x.com/ModeotecArt | Host: Yonat Vak https://www.yonatvaks.com | Producer: Bitcoin Art Magazine https://bitcoinartmagazine.com

FractalEncrypt and Rebel Money join Yonat Vaks for a conversation about Bitcoin art, time, process, materials, and meaning. They discuss how their work reflects Bitcoin’s values, how visual art can spark curiosity and conversation, and how themes like symbolism, long term thinking, and cultural memory shape the stories they tell through their work. Guests: FractalEncrypt https://timechainartifacts.com | Rebel Money https://www.rebelmoney.art | Host: Yonat Vaks https://yonatvaks.com | Producer: Bitcoin Art Magazine https://bitcoinartmagazine.com

Asanoha sits down with Marcus Connor, Genesis Edition artist, and the genius behind the iconic Bitcoin Roller Coaster Guy, one of the most recognizable and enduring symbols in Bitcoin art. What began as a simple animated GIF in 2013 evolved into a timeless meme that perfectly captures the emotional highs and lows of Bitcoin’s price swings, spreading across Twitter, Reddit, and beyond. Marcus shares his journey from creating daily webcomics for nearly a decade to becoming a foundational voice in Bitcoin art. We dive into his creative process, the discipline of making art every single day, and how passion, not profit, led to his most impactful work. From sculptures and murals to immersive installations and collectible prints, Marcus explores how art can communicate freedom, fun, and the deeper philosophy behind Bitcoin. We explore how memes like the Bitcoin Rollercoaster Guy became powerful cultural symbols, the evolution of Bitcoin art, and why creating for the love of it often leads to the most meaningful outcomes. This conversation is a deep look into creativity, consistency, and how one artist helped shape the visual language of an entire movement. Guest: Marcus Connor https://bitcoincoaster.com | Host: Asanoha https://sovereignremnant.com | Bitcoin Art Magazine https://bitcoinartmagazine.com