Penny :: Hanging in the balance - Screenprint on 1917 Funf marks

We are always excited about Penny's new release...especially when one does not know it's coming... All it takes is a combination of one screen printer (Mother Drucker), Penny, 5 days, a stack of vintage cash and a hell of a lot of german beer to produce these mini-money prints. "Hanging in the Balance" is 10 colour design screen printed onto genuine Face of 1917 Fünf Mark all with hand-sprayed background. Note size 12 x 8 cm. Overall edition /20

I believe the edition was sold out within a couple of hours...we managed to get ours!



A Finearte, on est toujours dans l'attente des dernieres productions de Penny...surtout quand personne ne s'y attend.

La derniere serie "Hanging in the balance" est la collaboration entre l'artiste Brittanique et "Mother Drucker"... cinq jours, de la biere Allemande a volonte, des billets anciens et le resultat: une edition de 20 billets de 5 Marks avec screenprint et pochoirs ...

About Penny:

Penny was educated at Chelsea College of Art Design and Central Saint Martins and upon graduating, quickly established himself within the stencil art scene in London. He has received critical acclaim for his highly technical, intricately detailed hand-cut stencils, which he brings to life with the application of an idiosyncratic colour palette.

Penny regards the complex, lengthy process of stencil production as important as the final piece and his methodology greatly informs his work. Other themes include the juxtaposition of the industrial with the organic, playing with scale, the subtle subversion of reality and the creation of narrative within the inanimate. All these notions translate equally well to canvas or street, and with every street piece, further considerations are given to the context and environment. The interaction with the environment is an important part of Penny’s work.

Penny’s artworks are produced using highly complex stencils and spray paint. Penny hand cuts all his stencils using a scalpel, and one stencil alone can take hundreds of hours to cut. This process allows Penny to produce images with a yield so highly detailed that they are almost photographic.