If you’ve been following the news these past months like everyone else, you’re probably incredibly shocked too at the complete disregard that bankers and other Wall Street establishments have shown your money. While these people have been throwing away hundreds of thousands of dollars on spa weekends, the artists and sculptors below have been doing something entirely different with their money. At least in this case if the economy hits them hard, they can sell their work, most likely for more than they put into it. This is just another amazing example of extraordinary artworks made from ordinary objects.
Rirkrit Tiravanija’s Relational Aesthetics
(found via j-no)
Rirkrit Tiravanija is a Buenos Aires-born Thai contemporary artist known for exploring the social role of the artist using relational aesthetics. He is most famous for installation art pieces where he cookes meals for gallery-goers, reads to them, or plays music for them. Rirkrit’s treatment of money, above, is a perfect example of this examination of human beings in their social context rather than in a private space.
Moneygami - Origami from Money
(found via close the world)
It is almost difficult to believe that this concept hasn’t been done before or replicated by more people. While the core concept is incredibly simple, the results are nothing short of amazing. Each of the pieces is formed by folding currency from a different country in such a way that the resulting miniature emphases the face of the leader on the note. Not only that, but each of the faces is given a unique hat or garb, representing the culture of the currencies’ country of origin.
Skyline Silhouette Money Cutouts
(found via spluch)
In a concept similar to the one shown above, this set incorporates the cultural heritage of each country into the note buy cutting it out in the shape of one of the countries’ popular skylines. Often with faces projected onto the skylines, the final pieces are beautiful works of art, immediately identifiable by the precise cutting of the skylines.
Money Sculptures by Justine Smith
(source: justine smith)
Justine Smith’s work is noted for here exploration of our relationships with, and responses to money, in political, moral, and social settings. On the one hand we have guns and grenades, representing the money used to fund wars and cause bloodshed around the world, and on the other, are intricate and beautiful flowers representing everything just and sacred.
The Most Expensive Wallpapers in the World
If you thought opening a bar or a restaurant was a bad financial decision, look again. Simply by adopting the ‘money on the wall’ theme, these bars have managed to convince patrons to write silly things on dollar bills and stick them on the walls. The result? Bizarre, beautiful, mindboggling, and certainly the most expensive bar decoration around, not only do these wallpapers attract more curious patrons, but they also fill the pockets of the sneaky saloon owner.
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25 Comments
December 14th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
The days of this society are numbered. “Days” is the subject and thus the plural form of is is required.
Stupid artists should go back to 3rd grade.
December 14th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Fiona Hall’s birds nest’s woven from shredded dollar bills are amazing: http://stilgherrian.com/sydney.....rce_field/
December 14th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
shut the fuck up ryan
December 14th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Shut the fuck up Donny!
December 14th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Walter, he peed on my fucking rug!
December 15th, 2008 at 2:40 am
What’s this “day of rest” shit, man?! What is this bullshit, man? I don’t fucking care! It don’t matter to Jesus! But you’re not fooling me! You might fool the fucks in the league office, but you don’t fool Jesus! It’s bush league psych-out stuff! Laughable, man! I would’ve fucked you in the ass Saturday, I’ll fuck you in the ass next Wednesday instead! You got a date Wednesday, man!
December 15th, 2008 at 5:59 am
Yeah just commented to tell you people that you’re a bunch of fucking idiots -
namely Ryan and Jesus
December 15th, 2008 at 8:55 am
funny Origami …
December 15th, 2008 at 11:02 am
creative and rich! i want that money
December 15th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
And let’s not forget… Let’s not forget, that keeping wildlife… an amphibious rodent… for domestic… within the city… that ain’t legal either.
December 15th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
You are all a lovely bunch of fucking stupid coconuts!
The artwork is good!
Ha ha!
December 16th, 2008 at 8:16 am
Spectacular! Simply spectacular.
January 6th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
This is some powerful art. People love the “security” of money and at the same time some are afraid of money being the representation of the root of all evil, even more so than the fallen eve with the serpent.
Some of the art seems like it transfers the emotion of the fear about money into creative and imaginative energy.
I wouldn’t go so far as saying “mission accomplished” but this is a trend that I want to follow. On the other hand it speaks to our bling in the mainstream culture mentality, that art has a price. Would this art be any less relevant and any more profound if it was made of plastic and non-biodegradable material. I mean money shreds when you wash it, and disintegrates if you it. I like my treasure made from trash, thank you very much. Kudos to the artists, and the way they explored, captured and expressed the symbolism of the intersection of art, science, and commerce.
January 21st, 2009 at 6:07 am
I like the pictures of most expensive …wallpaper …why is so expensive ?
March 8th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man
March 12th, 2009 at 1:59 am
the art on the dollar and it’s origin are what’s really amazing. look at the web design in the background, God is there if you look real hard.
May 20th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
the art on the dollar and it’s origin are what’s really amazing. look at the web design in the background, God is there if you look real hard
wtf are you talking about. God is ther if you look real hard. You could say that about anything. you are retarded. so f-ing retarded
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