Collectors Call
Explore the world of art, collecting, and community building in web3! Join Scooter for candid one-on-one conversations with leading artists and collectors from a wide range of disciplines.
Collectors Call
From Finance to Freedom with Lucho Poletti
Lucho Poletti is a prominent cryptoartist whose work highlights the transformative power of bitcoin. He shares this message through both physical and digital mediums, creating propaganda and pop-art imagery, animations about bitcoin culture, and artwork laced with crypto iconography that challenges the traditional financial system.
Recorded on February 27, 2025.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:43) The Meanings of Cryptoart
(02:00) From Finance to Cryptoart
(07:35) Making Bitcoin Propaganda
(10:57) Commemorating Crypto Culture
(13:11) Symbolism of the Mask In Lucho's Work
(14:40) Influence of the Cypherpunk Movement
(15:42) Bank Runners: a Digital Rebellion
(19:31) Celebrating the Core Values of Crypto
(21:04) A Digital Declaration of Monetary Independence
(23:00) Critiquing Tribalism in the Crypto Community
(25:22) Essential Creators of Cryptoart
(29:57) Outro