"Monument to Excess: The Cost of Ambition" is a striking exploration of power, wealth, and human nature, rendered in shredded U.S. dollars and Deutsche Marks on cork board. This mixed-media piece captures the imposing skyline of Hudson Yards, a symbol of modern luxury and relentless ambition, built on staggering sums of money.
The fragmented currency, once a representation of value and labor, now forms the facades of skyscrapers—gleaming towers that stand as both achievements and reminders of excess. At the heart of the composition, The Vessel emerges like a gilded labyrinth, an architectural spectacle that mirrors the cycles of financial gain and loss, where fortunes are made, spent, and forgotten. Strips of currency layer upon each other, echoing the billions poured into this development, questioning whether prosperity is being built or merely reshuffled.
Through this deconstruction of money and material, "Monument to Excess" challenges the viewer to consider the price of power. Does ambition drive progress, or does it merely feed greed? In a world where money builds monuments, this piece invites reflection on what is truly being constructed—and at what cost.
Shredded currency, acrylics on a corkboard, 14"x14"x1", 2025.
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