In today’s edition of The Daily we feature an interesting art exhibition which merges augmented reality technology with oil paintings inspired by Bitcoin and cryptocurrency culture. We also cover updates about the Bitmain IPO, ASX’s “blockchain” deployment and Alexander Vinnik’s extradition case.
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Bitcoin Art Merges Canvas and Augmented Reality
Scoland-based tech artist, Trevor Jones, has revealed that he will be launching a new series of oil paintings ‘fuelled’ with augmented reality and inspired by cryptocurrency culture at the Dundas Street Gallery in Edinburgh in October. The exhibition, titled “DISRUPTION: The Art of Blockchain” will feature 14 large paintings and accompanying media covering various aspects of crypto and investing. These include portraits of some known figures as well as artwork with titles such as The Ecstasy, The Agony, The Hodler and The Day Trader. Viewers can download an app to scan each piece and trigger the AR features.
Jones explained his choice of subject, stating: “The last 7 years I’ve been focussed on creating innovative art that pushes formal boundaries and adds to the creative knowledge set, that challenges and perhaps even threatens the status quo, and that encourages people to question what a painting can actually be. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are doing similar things with fiat and the financial sector. It made sense to me to try to tie this all together and explore the notion of a crypto themed exhibition.”
The artist has also ‘annexed’ the Scottish National Portrait Gallery to transform many historical portraits paintings into key figures of the cryptocurrency community. Jones explained, “After researching the world of cryptocurrency this last year for my forthcoming exhibition I discovered many of the key players in the
