"The Price of People" - 36"w x 36"h Canvas Wall Art

    Three rigid, brightly colored figures stand like manufactured citizens, each stamped with a dollar sign as clocks, symbols, a bird, and a tiny child hover around them, turning conformity, money, time, and social identity into a strange commentary on the systems that shape modern life.

    The Price of People blends playful geometry with a sharper undertone — red, yellow, and blue figures arranged like factory‑made identities, each marked with value, each watched by floating clocks and symbols that hint at pressure, expectation, and the cost of belonging. The tiny child, the lone bird, and the scattered marks add emotional contrast, transforming the scene into a surreal reflection on how society assigns worth, molds behavior, and measures time. It’s bold, symbolic, and one of your most pointed explorations of modern structure and human value.

    It’s bold. It’s symbolic. It’s the kind of art collectors choose because it turns social systems into a vivid, surreal narrative.

    Perfect for gallery walls, studios, offices, or any interior that thrives on conceptual storytelling, expressive color, and modern symbolic art.

    • 1.25″ (3.18 cm) thick poly-cotton blend canvas
    • Canvas fabric weight: 10.15 +/- 0.74 oz./yd.² (344 g/m² +/- 25g/m²)
    • Fade-resistant
    • Hand-stretched over solid wood stretcher bars
    • Mounting brackets included
    • Blank product sourced from the US, Canada, Europe, UK, or Australia

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    Size guide

      HEIGHT (inches) WIDTH (inches)
    36″×36″ 36 36
    Sale price $220.00Regular price
    Regular price $220.00
    "The Price of People" - 36"w x 36"h Canvas Wall Art
    Sale price $220.00Regular price
    Regular price $220.00

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    Story Behind the Artwork

    The Price of People is a bold, symbolic exploration of how value, status, and perception shape human identity. Three towering figures — red, yellow, and blue — stand side by side, each marked with a dollar sign, each reduced to simplified forms that highlight how society often measures people by external worth rather than inner truth. The crowned red figure suggests manufactured authority, the yellow figure carries a child raised above the crowd, and the blue figure stands grounded and observant. Surrounding symbols — clocks, dollar signs, scattered marks, and a lone bird — create a surreal commentary on time, wealth, and the systems that define us. This piece is loud, provocative, and intentionally uncomfortable, asking viewers to question what we value and why.

    Artwork Context

    Collection

    Symbolic Surrealism

    Style & Genre

    Surrealism, symbolic modern art, conceptual figurative

    Mood & Keywords

    Bold Surreal Provocative Symbolic Modern Conceptual

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