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Bolivares.

oil, wax, archival paper,
and devalued bank note on panel.

Beleaguered Times

Alternate take on the larger Vergüenza de Bolivar, this newer piece, titled, Bolivares, by Los Angeles modern artist Brian Drake, is another thought on Venezuelan currency and the wounds of a nation. Both beauty and pain are encapsulated in this great nations now worthless paper currency. Serving as a reminder of fragility and hubris, this piece extends the conversation about western influence, global currency devaluation and its effects of on daily life for people in the most vulnerable of positions.

The scale and aspect ratio of paper currency and lIke paper currency, this piece reads in any position. This allows for flexible display possibilities, in both horizontal and vertical format. 30x49
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Main view of Brian Drake's Bolivares. Detail of Polska Slip, by Brian Drake. Texture and obsolete currency combine in oil and wax for detail. Obsolete currency mix with oil and wax. Typography and color mix with oil and wax. Profile and finished edges of the oil and wax painting.