JOHN GREER
JOHN GREER

A brief History of Money, 2014

White Italian marble, Travertine

3 elements;

Bridge Money: 180cm x 15cm x 120cm high

Spade Money: 180cm x 10cm x 180cm high

Sword Money:  40cm x 13cm x 190cm high

 

This three-part work is based on existing early coins from China, before coins were round. Spade money, bridge money and sword money were some of the shapes used. Coins are a very early of abstracted value. I chose these three shapes for their symbolic value. Sustenance - the spade, crossing the divide – the bridge and defense or territorial expansion – the sword. These are basic goals of human needs symbolizing commercial values and/ or moral values.

 

Una Breve Storia del Denaro.
Questo lavoro in tre parti si basa sulle prime monete esistenti in Cina, prima che le monete fossero rotonde. Moneta di vanga, moneta di ponte e moneta di spada erano alcune delle forme utilizzate. Le monete sono una forma molto precoce di valore astratto. John Greer ha scelto queste tre forme per il loro valore simbolico: Nutrimento - la vanga, passare il divario - il ponte e difesa o espansione territoriale - la spada. Questi sono gli obiettivi fondamentali dei bisogni umani che simboleggiano valori commerciali e/o valori morali.

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Image by Gail Skoff for the podcast episode: 

JOHN GREER

ART IS A LANGUAGE 

John's retroActive book is life size.
National Gallery of Canada : THE PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE Image by Gail Skoff.

Res Ipsa Loquitur! ... is a good example of John Greer's conceptual approach to the art of stone carving. Things speak for themselves. Look around the corner: Res Ipsa Loquitur! , 2005 - 2009

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