BASM - Lot 59

MONEY ART - URBAN ART SALE

This sale will feature 100 works, most of them on the same medium (the dollar bill).

The use of banknotes, and in particular US dollars, as an artistic medium dates back over 30 years.

In the 80s, Andy WARHOL often used widely-used American dollar bills.

He wanted to prove that every everyday object, whether old, defective or worthless, gains enormous value when treated by an artist.

Often associated with Keith HARING and BASQUIAT, he circulated bills hand-signed by his friends.

Today, many artists have also seized on this medium to practice their art, using a variety of techniques for contemporary creations.

THE WORLD OF TOONS :

The main techniques used in this world are :

-Stencils, whether single for a single original 1/1 banknote, or multiple when the same stencils are used to create the same motif several times over. (KASH ART BY KASTELLAN, KUNTS...)

-Original works created by hand, directly on the substrate. (MOABIT, STEFANOV, GAGLIARDO...)

STREET ART:

-In this case, banknotes are used to reproduce works created on city walls around the world (BANKSY, KUNTS, BASM, EMO...).

CONTEMPORARY CREATIONS:

-The banknote becomes a privileged medium for the creation of unique works specific to the artist's universe (BARRY, ZAOUIA, LUSKY...) and for the use of serigraphs embellished by hand by the author of the work. (EMO, BOYLE, GILLETTE...)

In many cases, the banknote becomes the ideal bearer of a social and/or political message (BANKSY, LUSKY...).