Art for $25, number 59

sewn paper and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4"

Art for $25, number 58

sewn paper and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4"

Art for $25, number 57

(photo courtesy of Marisa Weintraub)

 sewn paper and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"

Art for $25, number 56

 sewn paper, watercolor, and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/2" x 7 1/4"

Art for $25, number 55

sewn paper, watercolor, and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"

ShoeboxLA presents Kim Tucker: Unquiet Slumber - TOMORROW NIGHT!

TOMORROW NIGHT!

ShoeboxLA Presents

Kim Tucker: Unquiet Slumber

Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 4-7pm

All Star Lanes – Eagle Rock

4459 Eagle Rock Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90041

ShoeboxLA is pleased to present Los Angeles artist Kim Tucker. Tucker's Unquiet Slumber is a sculptural expedition into the wild and woolly world of the unconscious. Hidden desires, complications, filtered memories and primal impulses mix together in the bold world of the inner mind. Within the exhibition, a central female figure represents the human experience as all and nothing. She is the imperfect Eden where impulses prevail and thoughts run freely. The surrounding figures are manifestations of her unfettered mind, primal creatures, pitiful ghosts and human dummies. Unquiet Slumber is a challenge to the rules and boundaries of the conscious world; it is simply a place where the mind can freely experience impulse and wild abandon.

Kim Tucker earned her MA in Fine Arts/Ceramics from Ohio State University and her BFA (with High Distinction) from the California College of Arts and Crafts.

 No Waiting, Kim Tucker, ceramic, 2011

(www.allstarlanesbowling.com - All Star Lanes is located in northeast Los Angeles in the community of Eagle Rock, 15 minutes from downtown Los Angeles between Pasadena on the east and Glendale on the west.)

Art for $25, number 54

sewn paper, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on foam core and lollipop sticks, approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/4"

Art for $25, number 53

sewn paper, watercolor paper, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on foam core and lollipop sticks, approx. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Art for $25, number 52

sewn paper, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on foam core and lollipop sticks, approx. 5 1/2" x 7 1/8"

Opening a brand new gallery in Los Angeles!

Good friend and artist Paul Evans and I are excited to announce that our new gallery, ShoeboxLA, will open on Saturday, September 17 with artist Amy Maloof's show, Grave Architecture.  The reception will be at the Little Tokyo Galleria. ShoeboxLA will be located on the second floor from 4-7:00 pm. Parking is free with validation. And as Paul points out, there is a karaoke venue, a video arcade, sushi, a Hello Kitty store and a terrific Japanese supermarket!

ShoeboxLA presents 
Amy Maloof: Grave Architecture
Saturday, September 17 from 4-7:00pm
Little Tokyo Galleria
333 S. Alameda St. (at 3rd)
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Exhibitions will be monthly, one-day events that feature artists doing site-specific work for our space. Visit us on Facebook, see our videos on YouTube or visit our blog at http://www.shoeboxla.blogspot.com/ .  Additionally, we'll have pop-up exhibitions around town at various locations, so keep your eyes open for us and we hope to see you at ShoeboxLA soon!

Art for $25, number 51

sewn paper, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on foam core and lollipop sticks, approx. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Art for $25, numbers 49 and 50

sewn paper, watercolor, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5" x 7 1/2"

sewn paper, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/4" x 7"

Art for $25, number 48

sewn paper, watercolor, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5" x 7"

Art for $25, number 47

sewn paper, watercolor, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 4 3/4" x 7 3/4"

Art for $25, numbers 45 and 46

cut paper and watercolor mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 9" x 13 1/2"

cut paper and watercolor mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 10 1/2" x 12 3/4"

Art for $25, number 44

cut paper and watercolor mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 10" x 13 1/4"

Art for $25, number 43

cut paper and watercolor mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 9 1/4" x 13 1/2"

Art for $25, number 42

sewn paper, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Art for $25, number 41

sewn paper, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/2" x 7 1/4"

Art for $25, number 40

sewn paper, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/4"

(nothing but) flowers

Some installation pictures of the new solo project opening this Thursday, May 26 at d.e.n. contemporary:

Thank you SO MUCH for your patience...

...with the art-for-$25 project! Those of you still waiting to receive your pieces-you are not forgotten and are still on the list. I have been working on an installation project that is being installed this week and next week at d.e.n. contemporary art gallery.

Here are the details:

(nothing but) flowers
May 26-July 8, 2010
Reception: Thursday, May 26, 5-8:30

den contemporary art
Pacific Design Center (PDC)
8687 Melrose Avenue
Blue Building, 2nd Floor, #B261
West Hollywood, CA 90069

den contemporary is pleased to present in the project corridor (Nothing But) Flowers, an installation by Sophia Allison. Inspired by the organic environs of the artist's childhood home in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains and her present Los Angeles neighborhood, Sophia's sculptures and installations reference specific places and points in time, both physical and psychological.

The title of the installation project is taken from The Talking Heads' song of the same name. The lyrics ironically bemoan the disintegration of certain aspects of the world of retail and commerce, and its transition back to nature.

Art for $25, number 39

sewn paper, watercolor, cardboard, and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5" x 7 1/2"

Art for $25, number 38

sewn paper, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Art for $25, number 37

sewn paper, water color, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4"

Art for $25, numbers 35 and 36

sewn paper, water color, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/4


sewn paper, water color, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2

Art for $25, number 34

sewn paper, water color, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Art for $25, number 33

sewn paper, water color, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"

Art for $25, number 32

sewn paper, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"

Art for $25, number 31

sewn paper, watercolor, cardboard and consumer packaging, mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Taking a break

We are headed out of town for a bit, but Art-for-$25 will be back in a few weeks with new images...so please stay tuned! In the meantime, enjoy this sneak peek at the beginnings of a new cut paper installation:

Art for $25, number 30

sewn paper, cardboard and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/4" x 6 7/8"

Art for $25, number 29

sewn paper, cardboard and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/4"

Art for $25, number 28

sewn paper, cardboard and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/2" x 7"

Art for $25, numbers 26 and 27

sewn paper, cardboard, watercolor and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/2" x 7"

sewn paper, cardboard, watercolor and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/4" x 7"

Art for $25, numbers 24 and 25

cut paper mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 9 1/2" x 13 1/2"

sewn paper, watercolor, cardboard and consumer packing mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/4" x 7"

Art for $25, number 23

sewn cardboard, paper, watercolor and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/2" x 7"

Art for $25, numbers 21 and 22

sewn paper, watercolor, cardboard and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/2" x 6 3/4"

cut paper mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 10 1/2" x 13 1/2"

Art for $25, number 20

sewn paper, watercolor, cardboard and consumer packaging mounted on lollipop sticks and foam core, approx. 5 1/2"x 6 7/8"

Art for $25, numbers 18 and 19

watercolor and acrylic on watercolor paper, foam core and straight pins, mounted on foam core, approx. 6 1/4" x 6"

watercolor and acrylic on watercolor paper, foam core and straight pins, mounted on foam core, approx. 6 1/4" x 6"