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Sep 29, 2016 · Mark Wagner. When the collage artist Mark Wagner first started creating his signature pieces, he faced every day with a significant decision: save that fresh stack of one-dollar bills...
Sep 27, 2016 · Brooklyn-based artist Mark Wagner makes collages out of currency, meticulously handcrafting U.S. dollar bills into presidents, landmarks and fantastical scenery. Mark Wagner©. The Way of the...
Mark Wagner (born 1976) is an American artist best known for meticulous collages made of United States banknotes, such as the portrait of Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke, composed exclusively of one-dollar bills, in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery.
Jan 14, 2014 · How Collage Artist Mark Wagner Makes Portraits From Dollar Bills. By Kristin Hohenadel. Jan 14, 20149:00 AM. Brooklyn-based collage artist Mark Wagner uses real dollar bills to make his...
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Apr 5, 2013 · Drawing on every detail of the paper currency, Wagner slices up each dollar bill and rearranges them into unique and unexpected scenes. The artist says, “The one dollar bill is the most ubiquitous piece of paper in America. Collage asks the question: what might be done to make it something else?
Aug 9, 2013 · The one dollar bill is the most ubiquitous piece of paper in America. Collage asks the question: what might be done to make it something else? It is a ripe material: intaglio printed on sturdy linen stock, covered in decorative filigree, and steeped in symbolism and concept.
Jul 25, 2013 · Artist Mark Wagner is at it again with his Currency Collages, cutting up single dollar bills to produce these incredibly detailed compositions. Using the currency as his medium, the American artist has a great talent for visualizing new images out of the shades of gray and green, George Washington's portrait, and the patterns of numbers across ...
