by Nick Veasey
The Fly Away
Artist: Nick Veasey
Nick Veasey’s The Fly Away stages a getaway in mid-flight: a helicopter poised on its skids while a suited figure dashes from a briefcase trailing a storm of banknotes, the cash scattering across the dark in a long, chaotic arc. Veasey’s X-ray opens the whole scene at once, the machine’s rotor and frame, the running figure and the swirling money all rendered transparent, a heist movie frozen and turned to light.
For all its cinematic drama, the piece carries a sharp edge. The Fly Away plays on the fantasy of the clean escape and the windfall, then lets the X-ray strip it bare, exposing the machinery beneath both the getaway and the greed. There is wit in watching wealth literally fly away, a comment on how easily money slips through our fingers and how much of life is spent chasing it. Veasey turns a moment of pure spectacle into a wry meditation on fortune, ambition and the things we will run for.
Rendered with Veasey’s characteristic clarity, the helicopter, the figure and the flying cash read together in a single luminous layer. The piece is made for a study, office or any interior with a sense of drama, and speaks to collectors drawn to bold, narrative work and conceptual photography. Blending science, photography and fine art, The Fly Away is produced as a strictly limited edition.
Sizes:
240 cm × 108 cm (94 × 42.5 in)
Edition of 9
180 cm × 80 cm (71 × 31.5 in)
Edition of 15
139.6 cm × 61.5 cm (55 × 24 in)
Edition of 25
Prices:
| Size | AUD | GBP | USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 240 × 108 cm | $38,932.50 | £22,000 | $26,850 |
| 180 × 80 cm | $32,625 | £18,500 | $22,500 |
| 140 × 62 cm | $18,343 | £10,400 | $12,650 |
All works framed ChromaLuxe. UK GBP prices include VAT.
Size: large
From $18,343
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