The Art Of Moneygami - Origami With Bills
Origami is the art of paper folding. The word is Japanese, literally meaning to fold (oru) paper (kami) and comes in many styles and varieties. Moneygami is origami made from currency; the subtle genius lies in the way the artist incorporates the prints on the dollar bills into the facial characteristics of the finished figures.
yeah, a LITTLE.
but not really. :)
So you'd be less offended if it was a beanie cap?
Grow up.
What a cock you are - cheesus, it's people like you with a sense of humour failure that cause so much harm - get your head out of your ass and get a life ffs!
Fabulous photography and a clever concept - good work fella!!!
I mean, really. I really really doubt he personally had anything against turbants.
And, really.. turbants have nothing to do with arabs, and arabs have nothing to do with the wars the Bush family is taking onto them, so get yourself a life
oh please... Turbans aren't strictly middle eastern attire. In fact, I feel its more of Southern Asian (India and so on) religious fashion adornment so to speak.
But, i think they're pretty brilliant in general.
These are from a book in Japan, hence the use of a lot of 1000 and 5000 yen bills. There are a few different books actually. My friend said that you different ones are supposed to represent different things, and if you keep them in your wallet, they're supposed to attract more money.
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Consider that a president, queen, prime minister (leaders of nations) and a keffiyeh/pugree (turban), cowboy hat, sailor's cap, sombrero, nun's habit (head coverings w/ functional, group or region identifying and unifying purposes) are all symbols and that symbols hold information. Consider further that the symbolism each artistic creation holds tells a story.
Those of you who are focusing on an emotion this art evokes in you (right brain mediated response) may be a step further ahead than those whose comments only reflect an appreciation for the artist's creative talent (left brain mediated response). If you're reacting to Lincoln wearing a keffiyeh (Arab world) or pugree (India) negatively, however, your conscious mind (= your ego) could be limiting your ability to see beyond what you're willing to allow yourself to acknowledge as truth.
As is often the case when we are reactive, we dismiss or deny the perspective offered us by another or the existence of a truth because we're faced with acknowledging something that challenges our ego integrity (strength of the self). What we're asked to consider introduces the prospect of identifying with vulnerability, compromising ego integrity and experiencing hurt. We employ this defense strategy to ensure the ego doesn't take a hit.
I'll go one step further. We defend or protect because at some level, conscious or subconscious (unconscious), we're aware of the truth. I'm going to suggest it's possible that the person who was reactive, critical and resorted to name calling, actually understands the significance of the symbolism in this art, only it's not yet within his conscious awareness--it's available to his subconscious mind but his conscious mind prevents him from accessing it.
What truth(s) might we want to be protecting ourselves from? Could the turban on Lincoln's head be telling us that things aren't what they seem? When I first saw this piece, I recognized the headgear as representative of the Arab world first, but of course the people of India and similar regions also wear them. I saw Lincoln as representative of the American presidency--past, present and future. Based on what I believe to be true about our relationship with the Arab world, there will be peace and unity among people, eventually. The strategy for this is in motion but its truth is known only to the ruling elite who orchestrate how this world is run. To the rest of the world, us, those who are fed propaganda on a daily basis, we only see war and hatred. This is part of the strategy--the practice of Hegelian conflict resolution.
Note:
1. Someone was INSPIRED to CREATE Moneygami, an original art form.
2. INSPIRATION comes to us when SUBCONSCIOUS(UNCONSCIOUS) THOUGHT becomes CONSCIOUS.
3. Accessing this information is the right brain mediated process of INTUITION or PSYCHIC AWARENESS.
4. Since the SUBCONSCIOUS MIND is one with our HIGHER SELF = SOUL which is one with COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS (the COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS), I believe these artists are accessing truths about our world intuitively, experiencing a creative impulse (which they and we recognize as intrinsic talent) and manifesting their VISION in a given design.
"Could a number of these designs (an artist's soul's expression) be offering us information …"
Pseudo-intellectual showboating. It's a bit sad that such a beautifully simple idea drew such a comment. A thousand words can babble more than a picture.
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Here is the result http://mrpetruccio.blogspot.com/2008/01/rss.html
.It not so good as here but it's from ukrainian money (hryvnya)
Great images. Wonderful manipulation.
BTW, I didn't see it as Lincoln wearing a turban. I saw a "mammy" headscarf.
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If you're big enough to have your face put on money, then it should be okay to wear funky hats. I think worse things have been done to deface these leaders as they look out from their scraps of paper.
I created some origami web pages, but they don't involve money...I'd rather spend it. you're welvome to take a look.
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