Monopoly Man Paintings by Alec Monopoly
Monopoly Man Paintings by Alec Monopoly
The monopoly Man is the signature character of Alec Monopoly’s work. He is symbolic of the times and is satirized in Alec’s colorful work.
“Alec Monopoly” is the alias of an unidentified graffiti artist, originally from New York City. The artist primarily works with street art in the urban environments of New York, Los Angeles, and London using varied materials (including stencils, spray paint, epoxies, varnishes and newspapers) to subversively depict the mascot of the board game, Monopoly. Alec Monopoly and his work have been covered by The Huffington Post, the Wooster Collective, Juxtapoz magazine, Complex magazine, The Dirt Floor and commissioned by Paramount Pictures and Kiehl’s to name a few.
Street artist Alec Monopoly takes his name from the transaction-based board game in which players buy and sell property, accumulate money, and try to make their opponents go broke. The artist employs the character of Rich “Uncle” Pennybags, the game’s suited mascot, to deliver his critique of capitalist greed in his paintings. In Alec Monopoly’s tableaux, done on city surfaces or on newsprint and framed, the mustachioed character sprints with a moneybag under one arm, laments the lack of universal health care, and gets beaten by a policeman with a bully club. Alec Monopoly uses a cartoonish style to comment on real-world problems, delivering a simplified and exaggerated message nonetheless justified in its decrial of a broken economic system. The first real figure Alec Monopoly painted was Bernie Madoff, whom he considers the ultimate symbol of financial collapse. He also uses cartoon characters Scrooge McDuck and Richie Rich in his paintings.
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Artwork

Picasso Woman by Alec Monopoly
Picasso Woman by Alec Monopoly

Monopoly DJ by Alec Monopoly
Monopoly DJ by Alec Monopoly

Dollar Magic Carpet by Alec Monopoly
Dollar Magic Carpet by Alec Monopoly

Piano Monopoly (Colorful) by Alec Monopoly
Piano Monopoly (Colorful) by Alec Monopoly

Running Monopoly Man by Alec Monopoly
Running Monopoly Man by Alec Monopoly

DJ Monopoly by Alec Monopoly
DJ Monopoly by Alec Monopoly

Piano Man with Newspaper by Alec Monopoly
Piano Man with Newspaper by Alec Monopoly

Cartwheel Monopoly by Alec Monopoly
Cartwheel Monopoly by Alec Monopoly

Jailbird by Alec Monopoly
Jailbird by Alec Monopoly

Mortgage by Alec Monopoly
Mortgage by Alec Monopoly

Healthcare by Alec Monopoly
Healthcare by Alec Monopoly

Monopoly by Alec Monopoly
Monopoly by Alec Monopoly

Bobby Monopoly by Alec Monopoly
Bobby Monopoly by Alec Monopoly

Disney Monopoly by Alec Monopoly
Disney Monopoly by Alec Monopoly

Wall Street Crucifix by Alec Monopoly
Wall Street Crucifix by Alec Monopoly

DJ Monopoly by Alec Monopoly
DJ Monopoly by Alec Monopoly

Spray Painter by Alec Monopoly
Spray Painter by Alec Monopoly

Money Pool by Alec Monopoly
Money Pool by Alec Monopoly

New York Neon Sign by Alec Monopoly
New York Neon Sign by Alec Monopoly

Beverly Hills Hotel Neon Sign by Alec Monopoly
Beverly Hills Hotel Neon Sign by Alec Monopoly

Colorful Money Pool by Alec Monopoly
Colorful Money Pool by Alec Monopoly

Rolls Royal Monopoly by Alec Monopoly
Rolls Royal Monopoly by Alec Monopoly

Goldie and Monopoly in London by Alec Monopoly
Goldie and Monopoly in London by Alec Monopoly

Arrested Monopoly by Alec Monopoly
Arrested Monopoly by Alec Monopoly

Graffiti Scene by Alec Monopoly
Graffiti Scene by Alec Monopoly

DJ Black & White by Alec Monopoly
DJ Black & White by Alec Monopoly

DJ Monopoly (color) by Alec Monopoly
DJ Monopoly (color) by Alec Monopoly

DJ Monopoly, 2013 by Alec Monopoly
DJ Monopoly, 2013 by Alec Monopoly

Purple Wall St Crucifix Alec Monopoly
Purple Wall St Crucifix Alec Monopoly

PJ by Alec Monopoly
PJ by Alec Monopoly

Island Graffiti Girl by Alec Monopoly
Island Graffiti Girl by Alec Monopoly

Running Monopoly by Alec Monopoly
Running Monopoly by Alec Monopoly

Monopoly Man Close Up by Alec Monopoly
Monopoly Man Close Up by Alec Monopoly

Wall Street Crucifix by Alec Monopoly
Wall Street Crucifix by Alec Monopoly

Corporatism by Alec Monopoly
Corporatism by Alec Monopoly

Money Crucified Monopoly by Alec Monopoly
Money Crucified Monopoly by Alec Monopoly

Spray Paint Monopoly by Alec Monopoly
Spray Paint Monopoly by Alec Monopoly

Wall Street Monopoly by Alec Monopoly
Wall Street Monopoly by Alec Monopoly

Piano Man by Alec Monopoly
Piano Man by Alec Monopoly

Community Chest by Alec Monopoly
Community Chest by Alec Monopoly
