Artistic Irreverence

SuperRare x Bonhams presents CryptOGs: 5 Questions with Alotta Money

Alotta Money's artwork are like cyberdelic pills mixed with crypto currency anarcho propaganda, triple dipped in nonsense. Collages, Machinimas, Animations and Videos. Currently in a brand new but non exclusive love affair with AI.

Jun 21, 2021 Artist Statements

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I hope that everything that makes CryptoArt great stays, things like the welcoming community, the perpetual royalties on secondary sales, the trustless and permissionless market, all the things traditional arts never had.

— Alotta Money

The present work features in “Bonhams & SuperRare: CryptOGs, The Pioneers of NFT Art, June 21st-30th 2021”, Lot 6” and can be found HERE

Pauline at the Mall
Edition 1 of 1
Today Pauline is having a good time at the Mall, enjoying the luck that she has to be lazy and dwell in consumerism. Animated Collage, 1904×2092 pixels, .Mp4, 60fps, 27,3 Mo.

How did you find out about CryptoArt earlier than most people? How was the market and community like back then? Why did you dive into the CryptoArt world before it was recognized by the mainstream?

When I learned about crypto currencies in 2017, I became obsessed by this technological revolution and all its philosophical and financial promises. As an artist entering Crypto Twitter for more info, I found a smart and joyful community that was hungry for my visuals. I started making memes, propaganda posters, twitter headers artworks, working for big names and projects. Price of Bitcoin was falling for months, people were available and it was the perfect time to build relations and friendships, Twitter direct messages were open.

Saint Nakamoto
Edition 1 of 1
St. Nakamoto is one of the most famous of the Bitcoin martyrs, condemned to secure the network and eat fiat sandwiches. His feast day has been celebrated since august 2008. A jivinci x alottamoney collaboration Animated Collage, GIF, 17.9Mo,1000x740pixels

How does CryptoArt influence your practices as an artist? 

I think the motivation that came with connecting directly with collectors and other artists was the most important change. It made it easier for me to explore my own desire and see precisely what I wanted to share. Add to this the financial freedom, meaning better tools, all the time needed and a peace of mind I never knew before.

Artistic Irreverence
Edition 1 of 1
Today ARTificial intelligence is giving creators the opportunity to have more visions. It opens doors that weren’t there before, distorting perceptions of sight, suggesting dream like visuals by thousands. But we still have to figure where this is taking us. What will hatch out of this? The digital muse art needed for another revolution or a data monster that will binge eat our creativity in hope to get a soul? Animated Collage, GIF, 45MO, 1100x1100px Original painting : Jamesone George Self-portrait 1642

What do you hope people to experience when they view your works?

I want them to enjoy a little trip out of this world, surprise and laugh would be the reactions I expect the most. I highly value art making me laugh, I need this humoristic prism to watch life through and hope I can share the view.

Marguerite Thérèsélastos
Edition 1 of 1
Sky was amazing and shrimps were flying low, nobody wanted to fix the broken roof. Marguerite as always, was stretching her legs to the rythm of the beat. Animated Collage, GIF, 41.6Mo, 835x956pixels

On a philosophical level, what does CryptoArt mean to you?

I love to think this movement is about the revolution that are crypto currencies in the History of mankind, above all things, that’s what connected us all.

Speed of Thought
Edition 1 of 1
“Fast can be good. Except when moving so fast and getting so far ahead of ourselves we no longer can recognize our mode of transportation or the wall we’ve hit prior to creating it.” Animated Collage, GIF, 14.8Mo, 800x642pixels

How do you envision the future of CryptoArt?

Future is bright for NFTs in general as everything will be a NFT, from birth certificates to cemetery plot ownership. I hope that everything that makes CryptoArt great stays, things like the welcoming community, the perpetual royalties on secondary sales, the trustless and permissionless market, all the things traditional arts never had.

Arnolfini Shrimp
Edition 1 of 1
And she very imprudently married the Magician on a high tide night. Animated Collage, GIF 33.4Mo 572x800pixels

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