THE ROSS ULBRICHT GROWTH COLLECTION
BITCOIN NFT AUCTION LAUNCHES AT BITCOIN2022
All proceeds raised from the Ross Ulbricht Growth Collection will be dedicated to freeing Ross Ulbricht and to criminal justice reform. Proceeds are owned by a private trust (not Ross Ulbricht or the Ulbricht family).
A SECOND ART AUCTION
Ross Ulbricht recently wrote: “We can look more broadly at making the whole system just, rather than focusing just on me. That is as it should be. There is a lot of work to do…All of this has brought a new spark to my life. I have direction and purpose and I feel like I can make a difference again. The more money we raise, the more good we can do, so I have been busy creating my next art collection.”
APR 6-8 ON THE SCARCE.CITY PLATFORM
The Ross Ulbricht Growth Collection is a unique collection of original art created by Ross in prison. It includes four physical framed paintings and corresponding NFTs with Bitcoin-tokenized certificate of authenticity (COA) and one Bitcoin-tokenized digital animation. List below.
The collection launched on April 6, 2022 in Miami during Bitcoin2022 with bidding open to all April 6-8 on Scarce.City.
Links to the auctioned pieces below!
“I have put my heart, soul and mind into this collection, and I am really looking forward to its unveiling.” – Ross Ulbricht
THE COUNTERPARTY PROTOCOL
With this collection, Ross honors the Bitcoin community that has shown him unwavering support in his fight for freedom over the years.
The artworks’ data and proof of ownership are stored and secured by the Bitcoin blockchain using the Counterparty protocol. The artworks were auctioned for Bitcoin using Scarce.City’s Bitcoin and Lightning Network native auction platform.
“I’m working my fingers to the bone on these art pieces for Bitcoin2022. The most time-consuming is the animation. No computers in prison. I have to draw every frame by hand.”
– Ross Ulbricht
ON OCT 1 2022, ROSS ULBRICHT WILL BEGIN HIS 10TH YEAR OF LIFE W/O PAROLE
A first-time offender, Ross is condemned to die in prison for his role in an e-commerce website called Silk Road. His trial charges were nonviolent, and he was never prosecuted for causing harm or bodily injury.
Bitcoin was the only means of exchange on the Silk Road platform, and devotees of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies recognize Ross’s vision as being an original catalyst for blockchain adoption.
Portrayals of Ross Ulbricht’s case and story have been often false and misleading. This auction is an opportunity to bring renewed attention to his plight and gain support for his release.
THE ROSS ULBRICHT GROWTH COLLECTION NFT INCLUDES:
Grow in the Dark [auction here]
Digital colorized animation with Bitcoin-tokenized certificate of authenticity (COA).
Made up of 318 individual black-and-white frames hand-drawn by Ross in prison. The animation team added coloring, music and loop.
Length: 1m27s
What began as a desire to track the development of my plant became a much bigger project. What are its surroundings? A cell? How did we get there? Am I there too? I played it over and over in my mind’s eye, imagining how it might look. However, I had no idea how laborious a little animation could be. A book light under a plastic bowl was my light. A marker pen, some basic geometry and sustained focus for many weeks. Oddly, I won’t see the animation myself, not unless I defy the idea it conveys and leave this cage before I grow old and die.
What Becomes of the Cages [auction here]
Physical artwork with Bitcoin-tokenized certificate of authenticity (COA).
Framed oil on canvas created in prison.
What becomes of the cages when we are no longer willing to hurt one another?
Human Blockchain – Series 1, block 5 [auction here]
Physical artwork with Bitcoin-tokenized certificate of authenticity (COA).
Framed oil on canvas created in prison.
It started with Bitcoin, and before it’s done, it will connect us all. Crypto is human. Here is block 5. The genesis blocks through block 4 and beyond block 7 will come in time.
Human Blockchain – Series 1, block 6 [auction here]
Physical artwork with Bitcoin-tokenized certificate of authenticity (COA).
Framed oil on canvas created in prison.
It started with Bitcoin, and before it’s done, it will connect us all. Crypto is human. Here is block 6. The genesis blocks through block 4 and beyond block 7 will come in time.
