Contemplation of Money
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Artist | Alexey Parygin |
Year | 1996–2000 |
Medium | mixed media |
Location | St. Petersburg |
Contemplation of Money (
History
The specific mass of money was steadily increasing and depreciating. Square, circle, and triangle, the simple geometric shapes chosen as the matrix for mounting the collages, were programmatically predictable and non-alternative, like ideal meditative figures. The objects were conceived as self-sufficient parts of modular structures with the possibility of variable combination on display, depending on the specific exposition task.
The association with the icon of the
Contemplation of Money is an ironic homage to the
In modern society, Money has long taken the place of God, the sheer speculative idea of its presence giving love and support and faith in eternal life. By means of art, the Contemplation of Money and Art is a Business projects portrayed money as a New Divine Essence.[4]
In 2006, psychologist Kathleen Vohs conducted a series of experiments on the effects of money on human consciousness. It has been proven that the contemplation of money helps to increase confidence in one’s rightness and gives optimism.[5][6]
Contemplation of Money is the artist’s first philosophical manifesto, which was developed in subsequent artworks: Art is a Business (2000-2015), Art in the Forest (2000-2005), Posturbanism Art Project (since 2005), City as an Artist's Subjectivity (2019-2020).
Major work
Art Objects
- Contemplation of money (1997, burlap on a stretcher, banknotes, 1000 × 1000 × 25 mm).[7]
- Sign—Square I (1997, burlap on a stretcher, coins, 383 × 383 × 25 mm).
- Sign—Square II (1997, burlap on a stretcher, coins, 383 × 383 × 25 mm).
- Sign—Cross (1997, burlap on a stretcher, coins, 383 × 383 × 25 mm).
- Sign—Circle (1997, burlap on a stretcher, coins, Ø 400 × 25 mm).
- Sign—Triangle (1997, burlap on a stretcher, coins, 430 × 430 × 420 × 25 mm).
- Sign—Big Square (1997, burlap on a stretcher, coins, 585 × 585 × 15 mm).
- Sign—Large Circle (1997, burlap on a stretcher, coins, Ø 585 × 15 mm).
- Sign—Big Triangle (1997, burlap on a stretcher, coins, 670 × 670 × 645 × 15 mm).
- Sign—Blue Square (1997, burlap on a stretcher, banknotes, 435 × 430 × 25 mm).
- Sign—White Cross (1997, burlap on a stretcher, banknotes, 430 × 430 × 25 mm).
- Sign—Yellow Triangle (1997, burlap on a stretcher, banknotes, 430 × 430 × 25 mm).
- Sign—Green Circle (1997, burlap on a stretcher, banknotes, 435 × 430 × 25 mm).
- Pyramid XO (1998, burlap, coins, H 300, 280 × 280 mm).
Artist's book
- Parygin A. Contemplation of Money. St. Petersburg, 1999. 21 pp.
- Parygin A. Contemplation of Money (nine sheets in a folder). St. Petersburg, 1997.
Exhibitions
- The Artist's Book in Russia and the UK. Tsaritsyno Palace. Moscow. March 13—May 18, 2014; Radishchev Art Museum. August 7—September 30, 2014.[8]
- XXVII International Congress of Ex-Libris. St. Petersburg. August 22—25, 1998.
- 2nd International Festival of Experimental Arts and Performance. Central Exhibition Hall Manege. St. Petersburg. August 1—11, 1998.[9]
- Petersburg 97. Central Exhibition Hall Manege. St. Petersburg. January 9—31, 1998.[10]
Bibliography
Articles
- ISBN 978-5-00188-185-8(RUS)
- ISBN 978-5-906442-32-1(RUS)
- ISBN 978-5-906442-32-1(RUS)
- Grigoryants E. I. «Книга художника»: традиции и новации // «Искусство печатной графики: история и современность». В сб. н. статей по материалам научной конференции Четвертые казанские искусствоведческие чтения. November 19—20, 2015. Kazan: The State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan, 2015. P. 83—86, ill. (RUS)
- Blagodatov N. Art is a search, search is an art // Neva, No. 2, 2002. P. 253—255. (RUS)
Exhibition catalogues
- Книга Художника / Artists Book. Россия / United Kingdom (Catalogue of International Exhibition in the Tsaritsyno Palace). Auth. introductory article: O. Dokuchaeva, M. Pogarsky. Moscow, 2014. 64 pp., col. illus. (RUS)
- Петербург 97 (exhibition catalog). Auth. introductory article: L. Skobkina. St. Petersburg: Central Exhibition Hall Manege, 1998, illus.
- II-й Международный фестиваль экспериментальных искусств и перформанса (exhibition catalog). Auth. introductory article: L. Skobkina. St. Petersburg: Central Exhibition Hall Manege, 1998. 63 pp., illus. (RUS)
- Созерцание денег. St. Petersburg, 1998. (RUS)
References
- ^ Parygin A. B. Money as Art // Economics VS Art. X International Conference. St. Petersburg, 2022. P. 48
- ^ Blagodatov N. Art is a search, search is an art // Neva, No. 2, 2002. P. 254.
- ^ Alexey Parygin Contemplation of money (author's commentary on the project). PIT, issue 68, St. Petersburg: AIS, 2022. P. 261
- ^ Parygin A. B. Искусство — это бизнес (авторский комментарий к проекту). St. Petersburg art notebooks, # 68, SPb, 2022. P. 254.
- ^ Vohs, K. D., Mead, N. L., & Goode, M. R. The psychological consequences of money // Psychological Science, 314. 2006. P. 1154-1156.
- ^ Zhou, X. Vohs, K. D., & Baumeister, R. F. The symbolic power of money: Reminders of money alter social distress and physical pain // Psychological Science, 20. 2009. P. 700-706.
- ^ Contemplation of money. A. Parygin. Catalog. Author of the article Grigoryants E., St. Petersburg, 1998
- ^ Книга Художника / Artists Book. Россия / United Kingdom (exhibition catalogue). М., 2014.
- ^ II-й Международный фестиваль экспериментальных искусств и перформанса (exhibition catalogue). СПб, 1998.
- ^ Петербург 97 (exhibition catalogue). СПб, 1998.
- ^ Economy VS Art. Conference program. Saint Petersburg State University