”"Working with it to make Money Art has made me aware of the almost alchemical process that transforms mere bits of paper into valuable legal tender and that same cash into valuable works of art."

Ray BeldnerArtist (USA)
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Sculpture of a toilet made with sewn US currency, wood, metal and velcro (after Claus Oldenburg’s Soft Toilet, 1966).
"Down the Toilet"

"Down the Toilet"

© Ray Beldner | 2000

Sewn US currency (after Barbara Kruger’s Untitled [I shop therefore I am], 1987).
"Shopping Spree"

"Shopping Spree"

© Ray Beldner | 2002

Square shaped sewn US currency (after Carl Andre’s 36 Pieces of Zinc, 1967)
"36 Squares of Cash"

"36 Squares of Cash"

© Ray Beldner | 2002

LOVE sculpture made with sewn US currency (after Robert Indiana’s Love, 1967).
"All You Need"

"All You Need"

© Ray Beldner | 2002

Sewn US currency (after Pablo Picasso’s Study for Guernica, 1937).
"Benign Corporate Dictatorship"

"Benign Corporate Dictatorship"

© Ray Beldner | 2002

Dog balloon sculpture made with sewn US currency (after Jeff Koon’s Balloon Dog, 1990).
"Koon Dog"

"Koon Dog"

© Ray Beldner | 2010

Sewn US currency (after Salvador Dali’s Crucifixion, Corpus Hypercubus, 1954).
"God and Mammon"

"God and Mammon"

© Ray Beldner | 2007

Sewn US currency (after Pablo Picasso’s Weeping Woman, 1937).
"All the Way to the Bank"

"All the Way to the Bank"

© Ray Beldner | 2003

Sewn US currency (after Roy Lichtenstein’s The Melody Haunts My Reverie, 1965).
"Money Talks"

"Money Talks"

© Ray Beldner | 2004

Sewn US currency (after Shepard Fairey’s OBEY, 2003).
"Slave to the Dollar"

"Slave to the Dollar"

© Ray Beldner | 2014

Teacup and saucer sculpture made with US currency (after Meret Oppenheim's Object, Le Déjeuner en Fourrure, 1936).
"Object of Currency"

"Object of Currency"

© Ray Beldner | 2010

Sewn US currency (after Andy Warhol’s Mao, 1972).
"How Mao"

"How Mao"

© Ray Beldner | 2002

Sewn US currency (after Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain, 1917).
"Peelavie v 2"

"Peelavie v 2"

© Ray Beldner | 2003

Sewn US currency, wood, ground money dust and plaster (after Jasper John’s Target With Four Faces, 1955).
"Bullseye With Four Johns"

"Bullseye With Four Johns"

© Ray Beldner | 2004

Sewn US currency (after Jeff Koon’s Rabbit, 1986).
"Koons is a Big Blowhard"

"Koons is a Big Blowhard"

© Ray Beldner | 2004

Sewn US currency (after Robert Indiana’s Love, 1967).
"Loving It"

"Loving It"

© Ray Beldner | 2005

Sewn US currency (after Joseph Beuys’ Felt Suit, 1970).
"Gelt Suit"

"Gelt Suit"

© Ray Beldner | 2004

Sewn US currency (after Andy Warhol’s Mick Jagger, 1971).
Can’t Get No

Can’t Get No

Year: 2003