In Money Market Topiary Garden, Mark Wagner transforms currency into a meticulously sculpted landscape of financial symbolism. The 16” x 37” collage features four iconic money symbols—carefully crafted as ‘bushes’ using the leaves of dollar bills—standing in a perfectly manicured garden. At the center of this scene, George Washington himself is depicted pruning and shaping the topiaries, reinforcing the idea of wealth as something cultivated and controlled. Wagner’s precision and humor shine through in this clever reimagining of economic growth, where money is not just spent, but groomed and tended like a carefully maintained estate. With its intricate craftsmanship and layered commentary, Money Market Topiary Garden offers a sharp reflection on the power and artifice of financial landscapes.