Chris Boyle (1977) - Smile Control
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Chris Boyle (b. 1977) created Smile Control, a 2025 hand-signed original mixed-media giclée on real dollar bills (155 × 132 mm) with a 1/1 edition, depicting pop culture; the work is in excellent condition and sold direct from the artist.
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Smile Control - 1/1
Mixed media, giclee print, acrylic paint, paint pen, markers and pencil on real dollar bills.
Chris Boyle is a prolific mixed-media artist from England, known mostly for creating original artworks on real banknotes. His style blends street art, pop culture, and humor, often featuring bold imagery and playful twists on familiar icons. Boyle's "money art" has gained international attention, with exhibitions across Europe, the US, and Australia, including a feature in Saatchi’s Cash is King show in London.
His art transforms mundane banknotes into vibrant, humorous pop‑icon statements. His unpredictable style and playful reimagining of money have earned him international recognition and a unique place in contemporary mixed‑media art.
Seller's Story
Chris creates in many formats but is best known for his mixed media artworks on dollar bills. He doesn't stick to one style or medium he loves to vary what he does as much as possible, creating new and exciting artworks as he moves along the conveyor belt of life.
His mixed techniques brings together various avatars from the street, as well as references to the cinema, comics and pop icons, in a world shifted and humorous. Heavily influenced by the likes of Banksy, Keith haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol to name a few.
Chris has many collectors of his work in many locations around England, Europe, USA and Asia to name a few. In homes and galleries. Google his name to see how prolific he is. His work was recently on display in the Saatchi gallery London in one of the first money art shows there, which sold out incredibly quickly, he was also selected to participate in The ING Discerning Eye 2020 exhibition.
Smile Control - 1/1
Mixed media, giclee print, acrylic paint, paint pen, markers and pencil on real dollar bills.
Chris Boyle is a prolific mixed-media artist from England, known mostly for creating original artworks on real banknotes. His style blends street art, pop culture, and humor, often featuring bold imagery and playful twists on familiar icons. Boyle's "money art" has gained international attention, with exhibitions across Europe, the US, and Australia, including a feature in Saatchi’s Cash is King show in London.
His art transforms mundane banknotes into vibrant, humorous pop‑icon statements. His unpredictable style and playful reimagining of money have earned him international recognition and a unique place in contemporary mixed‑media art.
Seller's Story
Chris creates in many formats but is best known for his mixed media artworks on dollar bills. He doesn't stick to one style or medium he loves to vary what he does as much as possible, creating new and exciting artworks as he moves along the conveyor belt of life.
His mixed techniques brings together various avatars from the street, as well as references to the cinema, comics and pop icons, in a world shifted and humorous. Heavily influenced by the likes of Banksy, Keith haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol to name a few.
Chris has many collectors of his work in many locations around England, Europe, USA and Asia to name a few. In homes and galleries. Google his name to see how prolific he is. His work was recently on display in the Saatchi gallery London in one of the first money art shows there, which sold out incredibly quickly, he was also selected to participate in The ING Discerning Eye 2020 exhibition.
Details
Artist
Chris Boyle (1977)
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Smile Control
Technique
Giclée, Mixed technique
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Year
2025
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
155 mm
Width
132 mm
Depiction/Theme
Pop Culture
Style
Street art
Period
2020+
Sold with frame
No
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