San Francisco-based artist James Charles started to be happily occupied drawing on dollar bills, changing faces and transforming them into iconic portraits using ink on real U.S. currency bill. His ink and materials for this art project combines well and match flawlessly with what U.S. Mint applies on the bank notes. Later on, he began changing the font and script of the lower part of the bills perfectly.
James Charles’ artwork is currently on view at the Shooting Gallery, side by side with Akira Beard for the “American Iconomics” dual exhibition presentation and is open to the public until June 4, 2011. Here’s a showcase of what he called art projects in which he doesn’t consider as currency bills.
01. Jedi Master
02. Silver Bullets
03. War Criminal
04. Waltsicle
05. Van Gogh’s Ear
06. Heavy Metal
07. The Geisha
08. Bowl Haircut
09. Burger Clown
10. Hell Raiser
11. Nice Buns
12. What Me Worry
13. Pity The Fool
14. Sex Symbol
15. Tea Party MILF
16. Love Lorn / Frankensteinian Wedlock
17. Runaway Bride / Frankensteinian Wedlock
18. Jimi Hendrix
19. Pussy Magnate
20. Governator
21. Frida Kahlo
22. Family Values
23. Man In Black
24. Bieber Fever
25. Scum Victim
26. Needs Viagra
27. Face Huggers
28. E=MC2 Dollars
Lead Image via Scott Campbell
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