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Flo Montoya
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Chilean Artist #Bitcoin
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flomontoya 8 months ago
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flomontoya 8 months ago
HIDDEN TAX 70 x 50 cm Ink on paper Edition of 9 original hand-printed and signed pieces. Place your bid here: HIDDEN TAX exposes the invisible yet devastating consequences of inflation. The central image is a photograph taken in 2014 at La Vega Central in Santiago, Chile, one of the country’s most iconic and bustling open-air markets, known for its fruit, vegetable, and everyday food stalls. The scene captures typical price signs, once a common sight. But today, those prices seem almost surreal, a reminder of how drastically the cost of basic goods has changed. The image is intervined by adding irregularly shaped zeroes (organic, blot-like forms that suggest uncontrolled, even pathological growth). These marks distort the original prices and hint that things could still get worse. The color red, traditionally used in these signs as a cheerful and attention-grabbing hue, takes on a new meaning here. It becomes jarring, even violent, reminiscent of blood. A visceral symbol of the economic pain inflation causes. Accompanying the image is a playful yet ironic text, where I offer my own definition of the word β€œinflation,” with a tone that is both accessible and critical. Finally, the use of bright orange in the final printed layer acts as a call to action: OPT OUT. The piece shifts from critique to possibility. It invites the viewer to consider an alternative to this β€œhidden tax”: Bitcoin. Check out the PoW here:
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flomontoya 8 months ago
The process to create this 7 originals series was very different from my usual way of working. For the first time I mixed digital and analog printing, creating a unique aesthetic that enhances the whole idea! NO COMPLY | COLLECTOR EDITION Ink on paper 2025 #ProofOfWork Currently being exhibited in @The Space Get it here! And coming very soon to @The Bitcoin Conference Grab it before it’s too late 🧑✨
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flomontoya 9 months ago
New hand printed screen print ✨ 9 originals, available soon in @TheBitcoinConf #SneakPeek will share more details soon!
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flomontoya 9 months ago
What would this historic figures say of how their images are being used today? ART OF FREEDOM | GENESIS BLOCK Collector edition of the street art poster. Only 7 originals in this series It was built going from digital, to physical, to digital and then finally to physical again. All this process gave the artwork a unique aesthetic and materiality. Available now in #SpaceDenver gallery and very soon in Vegas 2025 @The Bitcoin Conference πŸ’ƒπŸΌπŸš€ Get them here: image
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flomontoya 9 months ago
Thank you for disappearing, your gift is appreciated. β€œI’ve moved on to other things.” - 23.04.2011
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flomontoya 9 months ago
New textures, new outcomes. New artwork in process, this one will be displayed at Vegas 2025 πŸ’₯ #CloseUp image
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flomontoya 10 months ago
We are about to release the collector edition version of the 7 open source posters πŸ’₯πŸ’ƒπŸΌ Get them for free here: You want to purchase them and get them delivered to your home? πŸ‘‡πŸΌ
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flomontoya 10 months ago
I don’t quite understand why people make such a big difference between spending in fiat or in btc… all the fiat you spend is Bitcoin you didn’t buy… what am I missing?
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