Art of Resistance II Open Editions by PR1MAL CYPHER

PR1MAL CYPHER studied philosophy, linguistics, psychoanalysis and art in Innsbruck and Vienna. In the past his artistic work was mainly in the field of oil painting. At the beginning of 2020 he reinvented himself and forced himself in his work mainly into the digital field and especially into the crypto art and NFT scene, in which he quickly flourished and gained a wider recognition. PR1MAL CYPHER was born. His work is largely inspired by the Vaporwave and Outrun art, as his passion has been CYBERPUNK since his early youth. He sees in it not only a graceful aesthetic. Cyberpunk is much more — a bridge of the present and its technical innovations and ambitions to different scenarios of the future of mankind, which will be significantly influenced by technology. The reference to the Cypherpunk, Anonymous and also Blockchain movement is thus clearly reflected in his works and is of crucial importance. Even before the last release, I was increasingly drawn to a green color palette. Why? When I spent more time on the net in the late 90s, following various hackers and security collectives to get an insight into the world of bits and bytes, I kept noticing pages that contained just these green designs. By the standards of the time, they were minimalistic; but effective. The green finally really took hold when the Matrix trilogy came out and really captivated the viewer with a greenish color gradation. My fascination with this color harmony is evident in these works, which together with the previous releases and the current Hackers Green Variants of the Cypherpunk Portraits form a unity. In doing so, it is truly a pleasure to be able to share a collaboration with one of my very esteemed colleagues from the CryptoArt scene - TOMMY. P2P is a strong work that definitely wants to be subjected to a closer look with its text based interludes. The black and white original by Tommy was colored and animated by me in the course of this series and finds its place in the Hackers Green Exclusives.