EMESS
MAKE THE MONEY
For almost a decade, Emess has been using the graphic treasure trove of commercially available banknotes as an artistic resource. In colourful print collages, he combines portraits of international currencies with elements of silkscreen, stencil, painting and graffiti and unwinds an electrifying network of multi-layered allusions and associations.
The series “Make the Money” consists of 32 different portraits of international personalities. There is an edition of 14 completely different copies of each head. Each one is unique, hand-printed and -sprayed in silkscreen and stencil, 50 x 60 cm on recycled 350 gram paperback cardboard.
The portraits shown here are therefore only examples, ask us for a specific portrait and get an overview of the still available unique pieces of this edition.
Serigraph & Stencil, 32 Banknote Portraits a 14 handmade uniques,50 x 70 cm, 2016 – 21
Sean Sterling Connery
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces,
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Ajatollah Rial Khomeni
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces,
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Albert Shekel Einstein
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Albrecht Mark Dürer
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Anne Gulden Frank
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Kronen Astrid Lindgren
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
King Frank Baudouin
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Ben Shekel Gurion
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Charles Pound Darwin
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Chesus Guevara Pesos
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Konstantin Mavrodi Money
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
David Poundie Bowie
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Evita Pesos Peron
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Ferdinand Schilling Porsche
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Freddie Rupie Mercury
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Frida Pesos Kahlo
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Friedrich Mark Nietzsche
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
George Pound Best
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Grace Francs Kelly
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Helmut Euro Schmidt
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Ho Che Dong Minh
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
JFK Crane
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Karl Mark Marx
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Lady Banksy Di
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Mahatma Rupie Gandhi
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Nelson Rand Mandela
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Nikolai Dinar Tesla
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Papa Lira Francesco
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Queen Elisabeth Sterling
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Saddam Dinar Hussein
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Pessetes Salvador Dali
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Schah Reza Rial
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Sigmund Schilling Freud
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Willy Mark Brandt
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Queen Elli Sterling
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
Gold Marie von Bayern
Silkscreen & stencil on 320 gr recycled paper,
edition of 14 different unique pieces.
2016 – 20, 50 x 70 cm
