Transmutation is the alchemy of our age: money conjured out of thin air. The second act of the Moneta Divina triptych shows the printing machine at work — value appearing on one side of the ledger while it silently drains from your savings on the other.
The old alchemists failed to turn lead into gold. Central banks succeeded at something stranger: turning nothing into money, and money into nothing. Rendered in the series' steampunk visual language, Transmutation freezes that conjuring act mid-motion — and points at the exit. Bitcoin ends the trick: a money no one can summon, no matter who holds the machine.
Limited edition of 21. 72x72cm encapsulated acrylic panel with floating frame and wood hanger, ready to hang.
Each collector's acrylic panel includes a certificate of authenticity timestamped on the Bitcoin blockchain via Verisart. The full Transmutation animation with audio can be viewed as an Augmented Reality layer over the physical artwork with the free Artivive app.
This artwork explains bitcoin better than most articles ive read. I catch myself staring at the details for a long time. Print quality and encapsulation are both top notch.
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Lukas
My friends all ask about this piece when they visit. The art is beautiful on its own but scanning it for the AR animations is what gets them really excited.
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Victor
I’ve collected several of Lucho’s pieces and this might be my favorite yet. The way it blends technical Bitcoin concepts with powerful visual storytelling is unique in the space.
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matthew k.
fantastic live vidoes on the print, had a bitcoin gathering and everyone loved it amazing