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The Madex Manifesto

Episode Summary

MADEX is an incredibly talented bitcoin artist and a good friend based in Canada. We discuss his long journey producing freedom focused high quality physical artwork while trying to make a sustainable living. We also discuss his work leading branding for Canadian bitcoin services provider Bull Bitcoin and his concerns with modern corporate social platforms. MADEX on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1ndketdm2qyv35nrhsxzks8kh7w7w6tll4rjp29hv0qjqkgfjsh6snmgk2v Explore his art: https://madex.art/EPISODE: 141BLOCK: 865812PRICE: 1501 sats per dollarsupport dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream nostr account: https://primal.net/odell youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ join the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chatOutro Music by TIP NZ: https://primal.net/p/npub1hrctsg2qwu5gsp65gvj29968z460g0th755jq92c8uaz620lewmq6qk525(00:00:01) The Madex Manifesto(00:05:24) Introduction to Citadel Dispatch(00:05:56) Interview with Bitcoin Artist Madex(00:16:24) Madex's Views on NFTs and Digital Art(00:29:42) The Value of Physical Art and Bitcoin Integration(00:50:26) Role and Branding at Bull Bitcoin(00:58:18) Challenges with Social Media and Nostr's Potential(01:14:13) Final Thoughts and Announcements
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  • In the realm of creation, where the soul's expression finds form in color, sound, and shape, there lies a sacred covenant between the artist and their craft. This manifesto is a declaration of fidelity to that covenant. A refusal to succumb to the siren calls of mediocrity and avarice, which threaten to corrupt the pure essence of our work.
  • Our commitment is to the enduring legacy of quality and depth to works that challenge, inspire, and move the human soul. We pledge to uphold the standards of excellence that have guided the masters of our past, even in the face of a culture that increasingly values the quick and the cheap over the timeless and the profound.
  • Art in its highest form is an unyielding quest for truth and beauty, a journey inward to the depths of the human experience, and outward to the vastness of our collective imagination. It is both a mirror reflecting the world as it is and a window to what it could be.