“I’d been doing collage out of a whole bunch of different materials, and initially, I wanted a piece of paper that was just super common — something that everyone could recognize,” explained the New York-based artist in an interview with Kai Ryssdal. “There’s a power behind taking something that’s familiar to everyone and making it into something completely new.”

“Any time I see my stuff referred to online, there’s always, like, a roll call of nannies and hall monitors complaining about it being illegal,” added Wagner. Indeed, the law clearly states that you can’t destroy American currency. “When people ask me that, I like to say, ‘Should it be illegal?’” he says.

Collected by dozens of institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the US Federal Reserve Board, and the Smithsonian Institution, Wagner’s work isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Take a look for yourself.

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Her works have been gaining followers on her Instagram account because of her unique artwork. Scroll down to see some of her beautiful paintings below.

While talking to Indian Express Online, Roldán called herself an autodidactic said, “I have not studied art in some professional course. I have learned everything on my own”.

“The idea of painting over tickets occurred to me because I wanted to have a little bit of me all over the world, that people reflect on the painting and give a little more value to the money”, she said.

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“I’d been doing collage out of a whole bunch of different materials, and initially, I wanted a piece of paper that was just super common — something that everyone could recognize,” explained the New York-based artist in an interview with Kai Ryssdal. “There’s a power behind taking something that’s familiar to everyone and making it into something completely new.”

“Any time I see my stuff referred to online, there’s always, like, a roll call of nannies and hall monitors complaining about it being illegal,” added Wagner. Indeed, the law clearly states that you can’t destroy American currency. “When people ask me that, I like to say, ‘Should it be illegal?’” he says.

Collected by dozens of institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the US Federal Reserve Board, and the Smithsonian Institution, Wagner’s work isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Take a look for yourself.

The post Mark Wagner’s Collages are Cost-Effective appeared first on TettyBetty.

Her works have been gaining followers on her Instagram account because of her unique artwork. Scroll down to see some of her beautiful paintings below.

While talking to Indian Express Online, Roldán called herself an autodidactic said, “I have not studied art in some professional course. I have learned everything on my own”.

“The idea of painting over tickets occurred to me because I wanted to have a little bit of me all over the world, that people reflect on the painting and give a little more value to the money”, she said.

The post This Artist Paints Using Money as Her Canvas appeared first on TettyBetty.