Mike Stilkey at Rice Gallery: When the Animals Rebel

Los Angeles artist Mike Stilkey looks to his imagination to create whimsical, yet poignant, portraits of animals and people. For his installation When the Animals Rebel, Stilkey arranged thousands of old books against a massive 16 X 44 foot wall built behind Rice Gallery's glass façade. Using pen and ink and acrylics, Stilkey has painted the books' spines to depict a scene where wild and domestic animals are, as he puts it, "taking back their land," while humans with detached expressions continue their daily routines, seemingly oblivious to the animal's presence.

When the Animals Rebel is the fifth installation in Rice Gallery's Summer Window series. This series features installations that can be viewed through the gallery's front glass while the gallery is closed for the summer.



Hours
Rice Gallery is closed during the summer.
The Summer Window installation is visible through the gallery's front window during regular building hours: Monday through Saturday, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Although no gallery attendant is on duty, free educational material is available.
Admission is free.



Mike Stilkey
Mike Stilkey was born in Los Angeles, California in 1975 and received an Associate Degree from Santa Monica City College in 1997. Stilkey's work has appeared in numerous group shows in Los Angeles, including BLK/MRKT Gallery, Curio 69 Gallery, Artpiece Gallery, and Gallery 1988. His work has been commissioned by the L.A. Alternative Press and has been featured in Exit Strategy Magazine as well as the catalogs BLK/MRKT ONE and Paper Pushers. In 2005 Stilkey published One Hundred Portraits, an artist book.

Mike Stilkey: http://www.dexigner.com/directory/detail/9190.html

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