In The Color of Money, Rory Lewis reimagines Ray Dalio as a modern-day Adam Smith — a philosopher of finance rendered in the tonal language of U.S. currency. The portrait’s subdued greenish hue evokes the moral and material weight of money, while its Caravaggio-inspired lighting captures Dalio suspended between shadow and illumination — intellect and introspection. Symbolizing a new era of economic thought, the image reflects Dalio’s 2022 reversal, “I no longer think cash is trash,” portraying him not merely as an investor, but as a thinker reshaping capitalism’s conscience. Blending fine art with corporate gravitas, the work positions Lewis at the intersection of aesthetic mastery and financial portraiture for the Fortune 500 age.