# Popup Banknote Artwork Rodrigo Torres Focuses on Multi-Cultural Currency as Preferred Material By Meghan Young | Published 2012-06-15 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rodrigo-torres References: [visualnews](http://www.visualnews.com/2012/06/13/3d-currency-collages-made-from-a-world-of-money/) & [flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/maisumrodrigotorres/) Money has been explored by artists as a unique material to work with before, but instead of focusing on one country's currency, Rodrigo Torres involves banknotes of the world. Similar to the work of [Scott Campbell](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scott-campbell-make-it-rain), Rodrigo Torres creates cutout sculptures with the banknotes of his choice. Unlike Campbell, he puts together a scene that is reminiscent of a popup book, adding a story-like context to each one. From the Mexican peso to the now defunct Greek drachma and Chinese yuan, Rodrigo Torres's multi-colored and multi-cultural artworks denote a sense of harmony and unity in the world. He writes, “I try to intervene in a way that has something to do with the fabrication process of that object. [I]n banknotes, I make some interventions with the stylus, very meticulously, because it has to do with the work of the engraver, what he has done there.” ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.8/10 - Popularity: 81% | Activity: 84% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Multi-cultural Currency Art:** Artists are exploring multi-cultural currency as a unique material to create artwork with, offering opportunities for disruption in the art industry - **Banknote Pop-up Art:** Rodrigo Torres' artwork involves creating pop-up and cutout sculptures with banknotes of the world, offering opportunities for disruption in the sculpture industry - **Narrative Money Art:** The addition of a story-like context to currency artwork by artists like Rodrigo Torres is creating a new trend in the storytelling and narrative art industries ### Sectors Adopting This - **Art:** Currency artwork is creating opportunities for disruption in the traditional art world - **Sculpture:** Cutout and pop-up sculptures made with currency by artists like Rodrigo Torres are creating opportunities for disruption in the sculpture industry - **Narrative Art:** The incorporation of a story-like context in currency art is creating a new trend in the storytelling and narrative art industries ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Paper-Made Piggy Banks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metallic-piggy-bank.md) - [Stunning Origami Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-portaits.md) - [Laser-Cut Urban Artistry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laser-cut-city-maps.md) - [Vibrantly Colorful Dynamic Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kayla-rumpp.md) - [Three-Sided Coins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/three-sided-coin.md) - [Color-Blending Kinetic Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/felipe-pantone.md) - [Immigration System-Inspired Artworks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/passport-series.md) - [Raw Material Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/raw-material-object.md) - [Paper Curvature Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paper-curves.md)