52 SHADES OF GREED
Photo Credits: Daniel Nyari, Eric Fortune, Adam S. Doyle,
Denman Rooke, Steve Simpson, PJ McQuade & Mikkel Sommer
This visually apealing and thought envocking work is a fully illustated deck of playing cards, which was created by two art directors, and 28 artists, as well as the 99%. Many people have heard of the erotic novel 52 Shades of Gray, the creators of these cards have satire'd the name as 52 Shades of Greed. The playing deck was created in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement which started back in September of 2011. The goal of the deck is for people to "Learn about who and what is breaking our financial system and enjoy the incredible art on the cards!" (Marc Scheff, rockthehub.com).
All of the proceeds made from the cards go towards supporting the occupy movement. The project has already surpassed its initial goal of $15,000 by 159%, bringing the campaign total to just over $23,700. Not only is the artwork of these cards beautiful but they also convey a powerful message about corruption. The cards depict specific corporations, share holders and CEO's that not only contributed to the financial collapse of 2008 but also have actually profited from it. Of course this profit by the 1% is at great expense to the other 99% of society.
On September, 12, 2012 the artists and OWS Alternative Banking team have announced that they have teamed up again to begin creating a companion card deck, 52 Shades of Progress. The difference is in that the 52 Shades of Greed deck offered editorial illustrations of everything from the “bad guys” of the financial crisis, to harmful legislature and accounting tricks, while the second deck will focus on solutions, and steps everyone can take to begin to clean up our current economic environment. More news, information, as well as the original full deck can be viewed and purchased here.
All of the proceeds made from the cards go towards supporting the occupy movement. The project has already surpassed its initial goal of $15,000 by 159%, bringing the campaign total to just over $23,700. Not only is the artwork of these cards beautiful but they also convey a powerful message about corruption. The cards depict specific corporations, share holders and CEO's that not only contributed to the financial collapse of 2008 but also have actually profited from it. Of course this profit by the 1% is at great expense to the other 99% of society.
On September, 12, 2012 the artists and OWS Alternative Banking team have announced that they have teamed up again to begin creating a companion card deck, 52 Shades of Progress. The difference is in that the 52 Shades of Greed deck offered editorial illustrations of everything from the “bad guys” of the financial crisis, to harmful legislature and accounting tricks, while the second deck will focus on solutions, and steps everyone can take to begin to clean up our current economic environment. More news, information, as well as the original full deck can be viewed and purchased here.
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