500 Nicka
500 Nicka acrylic and marker on canvas 100cmx65cm
Money seems to be a major issue in current affairs at the moment,in these works artist Nicholas Wright plays a game with our perceptionsof what money is, what it represents, and how much value we perceive in it.
The game of monopoly is a popular game for children most parents play it with their children because it teaches them simple mathematics,But the game of monopoly actively encourages the buying out of every other playerand the taking of what they have. It encourages capitalist ideals, is it really a good idea to teach children that the best way to be successful is to be greedy?,to create a monopoly? After asking himself these questions the the artist plays another game with your perception of a classic design the monopoly bank note,On closer inspection hes made it his own, its a Nicka note, a play on his own name,and a pun on slang from London. Added to this is the choice of hand drawing the notes,creating a suggestion of forgery, As if the artists wishes to float this currency on the stock market as an alternative to the current a selection of worthless papers, again playing a gamewith your perceptions of what art means is it art? or is it money?
The 500 Nicka note is part of a touring show called games we play stating a dada dance centre in derby and carrying on to quad derby in 2012
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