Occupy All Streets: Alec Monopoly Uses Art To Win The Game Against Greed

Scrooge McDuck, Richie Rich, and Uncle Pennybags from the board game Monopoly are all images employed by Alec Monopoly as symbols of corporate greed and unnecessary excess. The animated characters have become the enigmatic artist’s game pieces in his attempt to make the real life contest of economics more evenly matched.

“I started painting Bernie Madoff, surrounded by Monopoly money,” said the artist in an interview with VegasSeven. “And then I realized that Madoff was just like the Monopoly Man. So I started painting him instead, putting him everywhere around the city.”

Monopoly has risen from a New York City underground graffiti artist to an internationally known craftsman. While his true identity is still a mystery, the Los Angeles based creator has elevated up through the art world to have his work appear at Art Basel Miami Beach, the Mead Carney Gallery in London, and other exhibitions.

Many of Monopoly’s pieces are spirited reflections of pop…