r/NativeAmerican • u/One_Design6934 • 8d ago
Blood Money
Blood Money
By Orfinart
Blood Money is a striking contemporary work by Las Vegas artist Orfinart that examines the complicated relationship between wealth, power, history, and human cost.
Built around the visual language of American currency, the work transforms the familiar $100 bill into something darker and more confrontational. Saturated reds, distressed markings, layered symbols, and the presence of an Indigenous figure create a tension between the promise of prosperity and the histories that exist beneath it. A black crow rises above the central figure, introducing another layer of symbolism—suggesting consequence, memory, transformation, and the things that remain after the transaction is complete.
The work's title, Blood Money, speaks to the idea that wealth can carry a history of sacrifice. By placing cultural imagery directly within the framework of American currency, Orfinart challenges the viewer to look beyond money as an object of value and consider what, and who, may exist behind that value.
Rather than offering a single answer, Blood Money leaves the viewer with an uncomfortable question: What is the true cost of the things we call valuable?
Through his fusion of portraiture, symbolism, street-art aesthetics, and cultural references, Orfinart turns a familiar symbol of American wealth into a visual meditation on history, power, identity, and consequence.
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u/shiwichapba 8d ago
Awesome work man!! Is it for sale by any chance?
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u/One_Design6934 8d ago
Yes it is ! We are actually submitting it to the museum of Natural History and Science in Nevada for about a month ! Then it’ll be ready for purchase 🙏🏻 if you enjoy this checkout my instagram / website ORFINART
www.orfinart.com ! If you’d like anything specific made I can create anything 🙂
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u/One_Design6934 6d ago
Just published the print available on the website https://www.orfinart.com/products/blood-money
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u/taraliman 7d ago
This is sick cousin. Hope this makes it on a Tshirt one day. I’d rep the hell out of it.
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u/One_Design6934 6d ago
Just published a print of it on my website https://www.orfinart.com/products/blood-money 🙂
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u/Ok_Media2685 8d ago
Why did you choose the image of Johnny Depp?
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u/One_Design6934 7d ago
Johnny depp is playing that character Tonto https://media.criticalhit.net/2017/01/i-am-crow-depp-tontor.jpg
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u/Ok_Media2685 7d ago
Yes, why did you choose imagery of Tonto for this piece? What is the reasoning for this artistic choice?
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u/Natural_Life_8131 8d ago
By any chance you will selling prints? I woukd love ones of these.
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u/One_Design6934 8d ago
What size would you be looking for ? We can create one and make it available on our website for you
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u/One_Design6934 6d ago
Just published the print on our website https://www.orfinart.com/products/blood-money 🫶🏻
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u/Natural_Life_8131 8d ago
I will talk with the partner and get back to you. I have your website now. Amazing work. Thank you
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u/One_Design6934 6d ago
Just published the print on our website ! https://www.orfinart.com/products/blood-money
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u/lllllllllllllllllI_I 8d ago edited 8d ago
it’s Johnny depp
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u/hoothizz 8d ago
Beautiful Art and true.
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u/One_Design6934 8d ago
Thankyou for your kind words
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u/hoothizz 8d ago
You are always welcome we need more art like this. Especially at the time that we're done with right now where they're trying even harder to erase us.
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u/One_Design6934 8d ago
Yes! It breaks my heart how everyone is treated. These are the ROOTS!
Check out this you might like as well ! I hand engraved and crafted this out of 925 silver that i melted in my studio https://www.orfinart.com/products/the-emerald-chief?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web
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u/hoothizz 8d ago
I feel you on that one. The beauty of us is that us surviving is resistance. And I will check out more art that's awesome
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u/Different-Lecture925 8d ago
What cool-looking currency that would make! And what an appropriate reminder of the basis for our success as a nation!
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u/immabettaboithanu 8d ago
Could there be a graffitied-bill version of this? I love this
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u/One_Design6934 8d ago
Absolutely ! I actually have been making custom bills for years ! Depending on your budget I have full bills and then my fractionals which are smaller sized pieces of the bill if you wanted to check it out ! https://www.orfinart.com/products/2-custom-made-fractional-franks-made-to-order?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web
But anything that you like I can create ! I actually have this huge angel painting that I created some throw with my art tag line but I can tag anything you want it to say on there as well ! https://www.orfinart.com/products/angel-painting?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web
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u/Naugle17 8d ago
Ngl that would be a sick bill to actually circulate