AMERICAN EXCESS BOND - moneyart - Stephen Barnwell Start Price USD 50.00 Current Price USD 50.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 50.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, July 04, 2008 End Time Friday, July 11, 2008 Location New York, New York See more about 'AMERICAN EXCESS BOND - moneyart - Stephen Barnwell' Description AMERICAN EXCESS Serial number in this auction may vary from photo. New moneyart bond by STEPHEN BARNWELL Creator of ANTARCTICA Dream-Dollars, State of War, Empire of America and United States of Islam   The American Excess Limited Edition Bond marks the end of an era, the era of Cheap Oil. This country's addiction to oil is enormous as it shapes our nation's entire foreign policy. This is shown in the vignette on the bond: Uncle Sam tied to an oil derrick. We are helpless in our need of oil, inextricably bound to it. Even after the warning of the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo, we failed to wean ourselves off the oil teat. We drive huge SUV's, Hummers, and trucks, wasting gas as if the OPEC blackmail never happened. Now, with gas prices over $100 per barrel, we wonder how we got here. Besides the vignette, the bond has many other features. At the bottom of the bond is a "revenue stamp". This is the SUV stamp: "Socially Unacceptable Vehicle." Also, the gold seal has been custom embossed: "USA, NO MORE CHEAP OIL." Since oil has reached over $100 per barrel, never to go back down, we have crossed the threshold where we must seek alternative energy sources. Finally, there is the rubber stamp which reads: Petroleum Nation, In Oil We Trust. The eagle in the Great Seal holds arrows in both claws, signifying constant war over oil.   Above the signature is the custom watermark embedded into every American Excess Bond. As in all watermarks, the design can be seen when held up to a light behind the print. Gasoline is made up of many chemicals which are called Hydrocarbon Chains, chains of carbon molecules in varying lengths, such as octane, butane, etc. This is why the watermark is HC, for hydrocarbon, surrounded by a chain.  THE ARTISTStephen Barnwell has been an artist for over twenty-five years. His work is in collections in all fifty US states, as well as forty-nine countries around the world. Barnwell's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums both in America and in Europe. Besides his MoneyArt, he also has a large body of work in other media, having worked professionally in illustration, photography, and film.VALUE WILL INCREASE The American Excess Bond is a Limited Edition issue. Only 1,000 will be made. The target price for this bond is $1 per "share", or $100 for the bond. It is being released at a lower price for an inital discount. The price of the bond will increase during its sales period, with higher serial numbers potentially exceeding the target price of $100. Prices will increase at the artist's discretion and without notice. 0113 (Serial numbers 001 through 100 are Artist's Reserve for gallery exhibition.)   SECURITY FEATURES OF THIS LIMITED EDITION BOND: Original Signature by the artist Individual serial number Genuine watermark Custom embossed gold seal SUV Stamp: printed seperately and hand glued onto the bond Rubber stamp This bond is carefully created by the artist, no two bonds are exactly the same.   All American Excess Bonds are printed on 8 1/2 x 11" paper. They are sold as unmounted prints. AMEX Bonds will fit in standard 11 x 14" frames with 8 x 10" matte opening. THIS IS A WORK OF ART, NOT AN ACTUAL STOCK CERTIFICATE, BOND, OR ANY KIND OF FINANCIAL SECURITY DOCUMENT.     Visit the MONEYARTS Shop for more moneyart by Stephen Barnwell For domestic orders: Please add $2.00 for First Class shipping, or $4.00 for PRIORITY shipping. PayPal payments preferred. Checks or money orders also accepted. Additional notes require no additional postage. Pay by PayPal and get immediate shipment! Allow 7 days for checks to clear. For international orders: Please add US$5.00 for Air Letter Post (US$3.00 for Canada), or US$9.00 for Global PRIORITY shipping (US$7 for Canada). We accept checks from the US only. All international customers, please pay via PayPal, or send international money orders in US funds from a US bank, such as American Express. Additional sets require no additional postage. Pay by PayPal and get immediate shipment! Place a Bid!