COSTO BRAVO Press kit costobravo.com BIOGRAPHY Costo Bravo is a UK-based artist working with hybrid image-making, spanning analogue processes, post-photographic manipulation, and code-driven systems. His practice is built on iteration, deconstructing artistic traditions, tracing symbolism in architecture, and treating the creative process as an ongoing investigation. For him, Art is Building: an approach rooted in recursion and evolving frameworks. STATEMENT There is a lot of building in my work, literally and figuratively. Architectural themes of course, but also the work itself: pieces evolve and often inspire or get reused in the next ones. I work in series, usually a single idea iterated. Megastructures and Non Finito both unfolded over a long period of time, each exploring different facets of one umbrella concept. I like systems and granular work, where steps are repeated over and over, from one piece to the next or on the same piece. Each Buidler is the result of multiple texturing runs through AI, a sequence of different tools repeated for every one of them. Film photography, collage, code, AI, generative systems and on-chain recursion all have their place, and I document the work on-chain, where it is preserved robustly and immutably. Whatever the medium, I focus on texture, resolution and tactile qualities. I have a fascination for analogue textures in the digital world, especially in an era of AI and high-resolution image generation, and I'm drawn to imperfections, glitches and accidents. I find beauty in minimalism, as in Paperhand and Non Finito (The Builder), but I lean towards maximalism more often than not. More is more. Many of my pieces feel otherworldly, and many of their architectures go against the laws of physics. I imagine a world on top of what I see and build my own dimension in it. I enjoy complex works that can be read through many layers, with deeper foundations for anyone who digs. The themes explored are often drawn from philosophy, art history or symbolism. IMAGES costo-bravo_artist-image_brickhead.jpg Artist image: Brickhead, 2024. Singles. On Bitcoin, inscription 53,435,141. 2800 × 2800 px. costo-bravo_non-finito-the-builder_2025.jpg Non Finito (The Builder), 2025. Non Finito. On Bitcoin, inscription 108,295,784. 2160 × 3840 px. costo-bravo_underpainting_2026.jpg Underpainting, 2026. Non Finito. On Bitcoin, inscription 122,363,629. 2880 × 5112 px. costo-bravo_underdrawing_2026.jpg Underdrawing, 2026. Non Finito. On Bitcoin, inscription 122,376,524. 2880 × 5112 px. costo-bravo_dunara_2025.jpg Dunara, 2025. Impressions of Form. On Bitcoin, inscription 95,940,254. 1900 × 1556 px. costo-bravo_brutalis_2025.jpg Brutalis, 2025. Impressions of Form. On Bitcoin, inscription 95,941,528. 1900 × 1556 px. costo-bravo_megastructure-2_2023.jpg Megastructure #2, 2023. Megastructures. On Bitcoin, inscription 34,920,165. 2800 × 2800 px. costo-bravo_buidler-31_2024.jpg Buidler #31, 2024. Buidlers. On Bitcoin, inscription 65,537,078. 2800 × 2800 px. costo-bravo_print-of-a-print-of-a-print_2024.jpg Print of a Print of a Print, 2024. Singles. On Bitcoin, inscription 60,565,943. 2000 × 2000 px. costo-bravo_paperhand_2024.jpg Paperhand, 2024. Singles. On Bitcoin, inscription 74,378,251. 2800 × 2800 px. costo-bravo_jack-of-clubs_2024.jpg Jack of Clubs, 2024. Singles. On Bitcoin, inscription 73,007,721. 1870 × 2800 px. costo-bravo_brickhead_2024.jpg Brickhead, 2024. Singles. On Bitcoin, inscription 53,435,141. 2800 × 2800 px. costo-bravo_buidling-3_2023.jpg Buidling #3, 2023. Buidlings. On Bitcoin, inscription 99,132. 2800 × 2800 px. costo-bravo_buidling-2_2023.jpg Buidling #2, 2023. Buidlings. On Bitcoin, inscription 98,666. 2800 × 2800 px. costo-bravo_buidling-8_2023.jpg Buidling #8, 2023. Buidlings. On Bitcoin, inscription 238,965. 2800 × 2800 px. costo-bravo_glitchy-rain_2022.jpg Glitchy Rain, 2022. City Shaping. On Avalanche. 1024 × 1446 px. All images of works © Costo Bravo, courtesy of the artist. INSTALLATION VIEWS costo-bravo_installation_the-builder_le-temps-revient-2026.jpg Non Finito (The Builder). Le Temps Revient, Artverse Gallery, Paris, February 2026. 1040 × 1440 px. costo-bravo_installation_the-builder_synthetic-mythologies-2025.jpg Non Finito (The Builder). Synthetic Mythologies, M2 Miami, December 2025. 1850 × 1950 px. costo-bravo_installation_print-of-a-print-of-a-print_amsterdam-2024.jpg Print of a Print of a Print. Bitcoin Unleashed, Amsterdam, October 2024. 1607 × 2000 px. costo-bravo_installation_the-builder_broken-screen-on-persian-rug-2025.jpg Non Finito (The Builder). Broken screen on Persian rug, 2025. 768 × 1024 px. costo-bravo_installation_architexture_miami-2023_photo-gamma.jpg Architexture. Miami Art Week, Sagamore South Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, December 2023. Photo: gamma.io. 2800 × 2100 px. EXHIBITIONS Feb 2026 Non Finito (The Builder). Le Temps Revient, Artverse Gallery, Paris. https://luma.com/ohow98qk Dec 2025 Non Finito (The Builder). Synthetic Mythologies, Miami Art Week, M2 Miami. https://proper.rip/synthetic-mythologies/ May 2025 Print of a Print of a Print. Inscribing Vegas Immersive Gallery, Bitcoin Las Vegas. https://info.gamma.io/inscribing-vegas-2025 Oct 2024 Print of a Print of a Print. Bitcoin Unleashed, Amsterdam. https://info.gamma.io/past-opportunities-bitcoin-unleashed-amsterdam-2024 Sep 2024 Print of a Print of a Print. Ordinals Summit × Inscribing Singapore, National Gallery Singapore. https://info.gamma.io/past-opportunities-ordinals-summit-singapore Dec 2023 Architexture. Miami Art Week, Sagamore South Beach Hotel, Miami Beach. https://info.gamma.io/past-opportunities-miami-art-week-2023 COLLABORATIONS Jun 2025 Continuum, The Forever Calendar. gamma.io. https://info.gamma.io/continuum-the-forever-calendar Jun 2025 Don't Avoid Bright Lights. ord.net. https://ord.net/collection/dabl Jul 2024 The Deck. gamma.io. https://info.gamma.io/past-opportunities-the-deck-2024 PRESS Partner Artist Spotlight, gamma.io. https://blog.gamma.io/partner-artist-spotlight-costo-bravo Ordinals Spotlight: AI Art, gamma.io. https://blog.gamma.io/ai-art Non Finito, Chapter Three: Costo Bravo Heads Into the Darkroom, catalogue.gallery. https://catalogue.gallery/blog/costo-bravo-non-finito-chapter-three-in-development CONTACT costobravocosto@gmail.com https://x.com/BravoCosto https://www.instagram.com/bravocosto https://medium.com/@bravocosto https://discord.com/invite/TU98x3kayk