Lately, British artist Natasha Archdale’s work is in high demand; Archdale makes nude portraits from torn pieces of financial newspapers and clippings. The timing couldn’t be better with the recent financial meltdown.
There are ego commissions by bankers who wish to have nude portraits of their wives made from articles lording their financial successes. One rival banker has commissioned a nude picture made from clippings about the Lehman Brothers collapse. Another banker who specialises in Latin American financing will get an art piece made up of anything printed from rising tortilla prices in Mexico to a bank collapse in Brazil. Dorrit Moussaieff, the wife of the Icelandic president, is shown in one canvas wearing nothing but a hat and gloves--the ‘drawing’ was made from clippings showing bank notes.
Her unusual art form began when she had to recuperate in a hospital after a car accident and started tearing up old newspapers to create a self-portrait nude. Now her artwork can command prices of up to $30,000.
Financial Meltdown Art
Nude Pinups from Torn Newspapers
Trend Themes
1. Financial Meltdown Art - The trend of creating art using torn pieces of financial newspapers and clippings.
2. Ego Commissions - The trend of bankers commissioning nude portraits of their spouses made from articles about their financial successes or failures.
3. Unconventional Art Materials - The trend of using unconventional materials such as torn newspapers to create artwork.
Industry Implications
1. Art - The art industry can explore new opportunities to showcase and sell artwork created using unconventional materials.
2. Finance - The finance industry can leverage the trend of ego commissions to offer personalized financial services or products.
3. Media/publishing - The media/publishing industry can innovate by incorporating unconventional materials into print publications or exploring new ways of presenting news content.