The new book from ArtBook Garden, “Unfinished Tales 1”, published exactly forty years after Matej’s first surviving drawing of a child’s currency, is a fascinating exploration of his imagination. It opens up old diaries and sketches for us, which, after decades, are brought to life in today’s professional printed form.

There are only few figures in the history of modern culture who have so radically transformed the perception of reality as André Breton did. In 1924, he published the Surrealist Manifesto (Manifeste du surréalisme), heralding a new chapter in art and culture. He himself was marked by the traumatic experience of World War I and sought to find the key to understanding the human mind in the theories of Sigmund Freud.

Creating a visual work that aims to communicate in a large format requires unquestionable talent and a feel for composition. However, transforming a miniature piece of paper, which easily fits in the palm of your hand, into a complex, layered work of art with strict technological parameters requires absolute mastery and a deep knowledge of printing disciplines. Security design represents a specific field of fine art that does not forgive the slightest hesitation.

Have you ever stopped to think about what you actually carry in your wallet besides payment cards? Banknotes. Money. From a purely physical standpoint, it is merely a blend of cotton, paper, and ink, which in itself holds no real value except for the one we, as a society, have collectively agreed upon [1]. Money is essentially humanity's most successful fictional medium of exchange. But what happens when this strictly guarded social contract is disrupted by artists?