Real Change
Artist Statement: I would be lying if I said the main inspiration for this wasn't the pun. The Idea behind the project was to make art out of found objects, and I figured everything was lining up for me to make a piece like this, so I did it. I suppose you could try to look for symbolism in this piece, and if you want to that's fine. Maybe I subconsciously have a message I'm trying to say, but it's probably just a pun. One interesting thing I learned from this project is how many shades of penny there are. The picture is evenly lit, any resemblance of a shadow is purely the result of old pennies. I've included a picture of the original campaign picture for reference, which I obviously didn't do. Credit to that goes to Shepard Fairey.