Claire Salvo’s Matisse bursts with movement and vitality, reimagining the French master’s iconic La Danse within the confines of a U.S. dollar bill. Painted in vivid acrylic, the work captures the rhythmic energy and expressive color that defined Henri Matisse’s art, while transforming the static symbolism of currency into a living, breathing composition.

The dollar’s architectural frame becomes a stage for Matisse’s red figures - sensual, free, and unbound - as they circle George Washington’s portrait in a joyous act of liberation. The deep ultramarine background hums with emotional intensity, contrasting the warm, earthy bodies that symbolize both connection and transcendence.

With Matisse, Salvo continues her dialogue between art and commerce, balancing reverence with reinvention. The piece embodies her signature tension between value and beauty, individuality and system - turning a commonplace object of exchange into a celebration of human creativity and the enduring power of art to move beyond boundaries.