Original artwork description:

Vortex is a mesmerizing mixed-media collage that reimagines the ephemera of financial history as a dynamic, abstract composition. Composed of layered antique stock certificates, bonds, and currency notes the piece forms a textured backdrop of faded yellows, blues, and creams, evoking the patina of bygone economic eras. Superimposed at the center is a translucent, swirling vortex radiating outward like a cosmic whirlpool that distorts and unifies the underlying documents. This central motif suggests themes of economic turbulence, the inexorable pull of capital, and the fragility of monetary value, blending archival precision with fluid, painterly abstraction. Executed on wood canvas, Vortex invites introspection on the interplay between permanence and dissolution in the world of finance.

Materials used:

resin, stocks, bonds, paint

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