Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Broken Money

Money woes (line 6), as explored in art for RounHeah' A Novel Comic © Copyright 2011

"Toxicity is the degree to which a substance can damage an organism."

The substance being in this case the so called "ideal" value of money, which has increased tenfold given the growth of intellectual and virtual property. Whereas the organism relates to..well, the human organism as it stands. Both, wholly.

Although the ramifications of monetary downfall come later in the series, the initial onset of woes due to can be seen scrawled graffiti style across the landscape in some of the art created for the series. Also, I've modified religious, social, sexual and other symbols to reflect a somewhat ontological movements and adjustments, which too are inscribed in vandal form upon structures as a sign of anarchic, progressive and destructive developments.

View original artwork here