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707-478-5671
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CARDBOARD CURRENCY
CARDBOARD CURRENCY
BACKWARD CURRENCY. THE IMAGES OF CHEAP DESIRE ...MONEY.
These works are performed from home-made stencils on cardboard packaging with various media on top: spray paint, acrylic, and watercolor. Likenesses from banknotes are reproduced, and in the process of production the images evolve whimsically, creating new interpretations of a popular image. Unlike pop-art, this work reeks of handmade skill; the kind needed to produce a quality painting.
To create beautiful images on a worthless surface is half of the artistic message. The other half addresses the constant craving we have towards the accumulation of these venerated pieces of paper. They are all approximately 24-30 inches or smaller, and through finishing processes have an archival value. Lost in this kind of computer viewing are the surface textures: the transparent and opaque brushwork painted surfaces, and the rough visceral cardboard material that seems proud to support the banknote image portrayed upon it.
The recent currency devaluation/Bank failures inspired this series, as well as the Occupy movement that started in Europe and continued here in the USA. The next series will focus on Mexico, which is the country of the artist’s second language and last name.
To create beautiful images on a worthless surface is half of the artistic message. The other half addresses the constant craving we have towards the accumulation of these venerated pieces of paper. They are all approximately 24-30 inches or smaller, and through finishing processes have an archival value. Lost in this kind of computer viewing are the surface textures: the transparent and opaque brushwork painted surfaces, and the rough visceral cardboard material that seems proud to support the banknote image portrayed upon it.
The recent currency devaluation/Bank failures inspired this series, as well as the Occupy movement that started in Europe and continued here in the USA. The next series will focus on Mexico, which is the country of the artist’s second language and last name.
