Acrylic, collage monopoly and scrabble pieces, masking tape on canvas 75x60 2012
A while ago I did a series using Monopoly boards and
Kimono patterns (Kimonopoly!).
My friend Ruth, bargain-hunter-extraordinaire, found me
dozens of Monopoly sets in opportunity shops around the Inner West.
That’s where these Monopoly houses and pieces come from.
I also did a Scrabble series. You can guess where the pieces come from.
If you are good at anagrams it’s not hard to work out
what the pieces spell.
The yellow ruler is some masking tape I found in an art
supplies store in Chicago last summer.
The background image is from photos I took in Tuscany while there for a
friend’s birthday a few years ago.
The street pattern is based on the streets around my
home (with some artistic licence!)
So this game of real estate is European, American and
recycled. A nice combo for Newtown, I think.
