Most artists are constantly throwing money into their passion…it can be costly to create art, but there are a few who do it literally. These artists use hard cash to get their art statement though. Read on about Amarist and Alejandro Monge’s latest innovation and other masterpieces made of money, money, money.
Most artists are constantly throwing money into their passion…it can be costly to create art, but there are a few who do it literally. These artists use hard cash to get their art statement though. Read on about Amarist and Alejandro Monge’s latest innovation and other masterpieces made of money, money, money.
Too much?
by Amarist and Alejandro Monge
This sculptural dining is meant to provoke deep thoughts within the mind of the viewer about the significance and value of money, time, and people. It consists of a glass cube containing partially burnt notes with a thin biofuel flame rising above its surface. The artist meticulously reproduced the bills by gluing and coloring each individual piece of paper. The tricky part: to simulate the effect of burnt paper eaten by flames without the use of fire. Learn more about how they did it here.
Lit view of the table. Image courtesy of atelier amorist
Details of the appearance of the recreation of burning banknotes. Image courtesy of atelier amorist
Details of the artist meticulously painting. Image courtesy of atelier amorist
Currency sculptures
This Canadian artist made this collection of 7 incredible sculptures with 31 money bills from different countries. You can see all of her “Money pieces” in her website.
4 bills of foreign currency (Brazil, Zambia, Egypt and Bolivia) / 2 Canadian $5 bills. Image courtesy of kristimalakoff.com
8 bills of foreign currency (Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Russia, Brazil, Peru) / 3 bills of foreign currency (Zambia, Brazil, Peru). Image courtesy of kristimalakoff.com
One dollar collection
Won Park is an Origami master known by many as the “money folder” of the One Dollar Bill. Bending, twisting, and folding, the artist creates life-like shapes with amazing detail. See all of his works in his Deviant page.
Ox, crab and scorpion one dollar bills. Image courtesy of Won Park Deviant page.
Koi one dollar bill. Image courtesy of Won Park Deviant page.
“Money Dress”
by Dave Cole
This garment in made of 1,000 unused (thank god!) single dollar bills, cut into raw materials,. It was displayed a Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting exhibit at New York City’s Museum of Arts and Design, focused on “using fiber in unexpected and unorthodox ways.
Photo courtesy of Clayton Parker via flickr.com.
They say money does not buy happiness, but it’s a good start. It is the same when using money as an art statement? It might not guarantee success, but it sure will attract a lot of attention…
What do you think?
