La Luz de Jesus Gallery presents

TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Thu, Jul 19, 2012 5:06 PM A-LO-HA Tiki Tribe! nicktiki - Thanks! U r right! Not sure I'll make it back in from the Big Island 4 the closing party, (darn it!) but it'd be sooooo swank to hear the MK's while my show was up! For those not able to get to LA here's a few photos of the "set-up" process for the show.... July 5th- got there after flying in from Hawaii with the last piece of art. Got to La Luz De Jesus Gallery and walked to the back gallery then heard a deep voice growl "You went too far." It had to be Billy Shire's voice: the owner of the world famous gallery that is noted as the birthplace of Low-brow art. I froze. I went too far? Did Billy mean my concept for the show? He hated my art ??? E-Gads!! My art career flashed before my eyes!! But, no worries!~ Billy just thought I was a wandering customer from the WACKO store who snuck in the "closed Gallery". All the shipped art had made it from Hawaii OK. Billy and Matt liked everything. I brought in the last piece after I had gone down to Body Glove to pick up a "Surf Board Stand" The last piece I brought with me on da' plane: It's a surf board (circa 1980's approx) given to me by the owner of Body Glove. Been surfed on at all the best surf spots in the South Bay, and has the nicks and dings to prove it. It's a real-deal one-of-a-kind piece dripping with Southern California Surf Culture history, Tiki Shark poly-pop-art, and sea water from the mighty blue pacific. It's sort of the crowning gem of the show. And it was a huge thrill to see it set up finally in the gallery. This was a huge project for me. the biggest thing I've ever done in my tiki-art career. I got to give huge thanks to the people who helped get me here - like gallery curator Matt Kennedy... (that's me & Matt) Plus Gallery Owner Billy Shire. (that's us above) And , of course, my agent/partner/manager Abbas Hassan. Getting this show was amazing, and surreal. Being in the gallery and setting up - well, helping Billy set up, was a little mind numbing & mind blowing. It all didn't seem real yet. Opening night was the next night.... sure many pieces had already sold pre-show, but I was still super nervous. You know every artist's nightmare is having a show and have no one show up! Soon I'd find out....

A-LO-HA Tiki Tribe!
nicktiki - Thanks! U r right! Not sure I'll make it back in from the Big Island 4 the closing party, (darn it!) but it'd be sooooo swank to hear the MK's while my show was up!
For those not able to get to LA here's a few photos of the "set-up" process for the show....

July 5th- got there after flying in from Hawaii with the last piece of art. Got to La Luz De Jesus Gallery and walked to the back gallery then heard a deep voice growl "You went too far."

It had to be Billy Shire's voice: the owner of the world famous gallery that is noted as the birthplace of Low-brow art. I froze. I went too far? Did Billy mean my concept for the show? He hated my art ??? E-Gads!! My art career flashed before my eyes!!
But, no worries!~ Billy just thought I was a wandering customer from the WACKO store who snuck in the "closed Gallery".

All the shipped art had made it from Hawaii OK. Billy and Matt liked everything. I brought in the last piece after I had gone down to Body Glove to pick up a "Surf Board Stand"

The last piece I brought with me on da' plane: It's a surf board (circa 1980's approx) given to me by the owner of Body Glove. Been surfed on at all the best surf spots in the South Bay, and has the nicks and dings to prove it. It's a real-deal one-of-a-kind piece dripping with Southern California Surf Culture history, Tiki Shark poly-pop-art, and sea water from the mighty blue pacific. It's sort of the crowning gem of the show. And it was a huge thrill to see it set up finally in the gallery.

This was a huge project for me. the biggest thing I've ever done in my tiki-art career. I got to give huge thanks to the people who helped get me here - like gallery curator Matt Kennedy... (that's me & Matt)

Plus Gallery Owner Billy Shire. (that's us above) And , of course, my agent/partner/manager Abbas Hassan.
Getting this show was amazing, and surreal. Being in the gallery and setting up - well, helping Billy set up, was a little mind numbing & mind blowing. It all didn't seem real yet. Opening night was the next night.... sure many pieces had already sold pre-show, but I was still super nervous. You know every artist's nightmare is having a show and have no one show up!
Soon I'd find out....

Post #644788 by Tiki Shark Art on Thu, Jul 19, 2012 5:06 PM