"Scarab Vs Scissors"

this week watch the battle on Ebay

Brooklyn artist Ted Stanke uses chopped money to make art, adding value to an otherwise cheapened substance.  A few dollars worth of coins can easily sell for hundreds, the only ingredients being time and glue. Until now, Ted has focused on creating coin replicas of Manmade objects.

go to Scissors Auction

After more than a year of project-making, Ted has begun converting the tiniest scraps into biological organisms, thus irrevocably linking money with life, true to our human tendencies.  Over the next year, surely an infestation will ensue.

go to Beetle Auction

The real question is, which has more value, our creations, or those of our creator?  Help find out this week on Ebay, as insect and man battle it out auction-style.

more info:

Ted's Blog

more art:

Ted's Website