«In itself, there is nothing new in the interweaving of art and money.
At all times, art have been sold for money.»
Piroschka Dossi «Hype! Art and money»
And what if you look at the inextricable link between art and money from a different angle?
What if you try to turn money into art?
Such an unconventional goal was set by belarusian artist Vadis Krasovsky.
What if you try to turn money into art?
Such an unconventional goal was set by belarusian artist Vadis Krasovsky.
«It all started with a photography club for childrens, in which my mother sent me. She was trying to keep me in a good creative shape, and as a child I've tried countless creative activities. But it was photography that largely determined my entire further creative path. It didn't become my life's work, but it made me very passionate about capturing human faces. And after many years, when I faced a choice in which direction I should grow as an artist (the main stepping stone to whose career, surprisingly, was not another children club, but military service), I chose portrait graphics – «portraitics», as I affectionately refer to it.»
«However, despite my sincere love for this genre, at some point I faced a creative block. Drawing has become a monotonous routine, and instead of pleasure and emotional charge I felt boredom and an all-consuming feeling of a mediocrity of my works. I didn't see a way for grow, I didn't know where to move and where to look for inspiration, as if there was only a deadlock ahead. I wanted something new, unusual, surprising, magical. I wanted not to follow the path trodden by millions of people, but to create something unique, inimitable – my own. I wanted a part of my soul, my worldview, to be invested in the very essence of this thing.»
«The key to the fulfilment of my desire turned out to be my childhood passion for collecting coins which accompanied me all my life. Collection of thousands of coins and thousands of faces: kings, rulers, presidents, prominent figures and minds. I was looking at their engraved portraits and thought about what kind of lives are behind these so significant images and what influential people and entire institutions are behind the decisions of who and how will be immortalized in money. Until one day a daring thought came to my mind – after all, I also can immortalize anyone I want in money. Make a portrait out of money.
This is a birth story of my idea – FACEMONEY.
But that was just the beginning.»
«Money is an incredibly energy charged material. It's filled with the energy of the lives of all the people in whose hands it has been: their feelings, emotions, dreams, desires. But it's also capricious and requires special treatment. I spent many months looking for the right approach to work with coins as an art medium and the right way of metal processing so that these portraits could live forever.
And when the first work was finally done, the result exceeded my own expectations. I was delighted with the amazing effect of contemplating the picture – how a scattering of bright coins turns into a recognizable face by moving a few steps away from the picture. The miracle that I only dreamed about in my wildest creative dreams... The magic created by the amazing structure of the human eye...
And then the final title of my author's genre was born – FACEMONEY ILLUSION.»
The powerful energy of destinies of people who touched the coins.
The unique idea. Painstaking work. Complicated metal processing.
Hand painting of each individual coin. Coating with several protective layers.
The technique that has no analogues in the world.
FACEMONEY ILLUSION.
Look at the money in a different way.
