Claire Salvo
Mondrian, 2024
Oil on linen/cotton blend
Unique
Unique
2.5 x 6.25 in
6.35 x 15.87 cm
6.35 x 15.87 cm
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Claire Salvo’s Mondrian turns a one-dollar bill into a miniature piece of Dutch Modernism. Over the familiar green engraving, she overlays Mondrian’s iconic grid of black lines and blocks of...
Claire Salvo’s Mondrian turns a one-dollar bill into a miniature piece of Dutch Modernism. Over the familiar green engraving, she overlays Mondrian’s iconic grid of black lines and blocks of primary color—red, blue, yellow, and white—framing Washington in a crisp field of abstraction. The clash between the strict geometry of De Stijl and the ornamental detail of U.S. currency turns the note into a witty meditation on value, modern art, and the enduring power of simple shapes to completely reorder what we think we’re looking at.