MIKE LEAVITT

Based in the US ｜ born 1977
Mike Leavitt lives two dreams making both art and toys. He marries low brow and fine art with painting, sculpture, design and satire. He is a latchkey kid of divorced baby boomers and Saturday morning cartoons, coming to age in decades of Iraq Wars. He grew up with toys made by anonymous sculptors so he pulls the curtain on the puppeteers behind the scenes. He sculpts until his thumbs bleed, showing worldwide and creating hundreds of figurines. Mike is a nerd making dolls in his basement, articulating the voice of a generation in need of real action heroes.
 

PRODUCTS

 

Mike Leavitt - Wooden Walkman
NT$19,500
Mike Leavitt - Wooden NES
NT$19,500
Mike Leavitt - King Cuts Tim Burton
NT$180,000
Mike Leavitt - King Cuts David Lynch
NT$180,000
Mike Leavitt - King Cuts Miyazaki
NT$180,000

    FEATURED WORKS

     

     

     

     

     

    K I N G   C U T S   K U B R I C K

     

     

    “He [Kubrick] had a way of finding hope in the midst of sometimes purely sickening events. These are the types of feelings that I intended to capture with this sculpture.”

     

     

     

     

    K I N G   C U T S   H I T C H C O C K

     

     

    “I hoped to capture this same dynamic feeling with this sculpture, somewhere between humor and horror.”

     

     

     

     

     

    E M P I R E   P E A K S   A B E S O L O

     

     

    “The more I combined the historical likeness of Abraham Lincoln with Han Solo, the more interesting relationships I found.”

    EXHIBITION RECORD

     

    2016｜KING CUTS

    Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, US

     

    2013｜EMPIRE PEAKS

    Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, US

     

    2011｜THE ART ARMY ROYALTY

    Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, US

     

    2010｜PITCHFORK PALS

    Stolen Space Gallery, London, UK

     

    2009｜REAL LOVE

    M Modern Gallery, Palm Springs, US

     

    2009｜DON'T STOP OBJECT SHOPPING

    Fuse Gallery, New York, US

     

    2007｜THE ART ARMY YOUNG GUNS

    Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, US

     

    2007｜THE NEW YORK ART ARMY

    The Showroom NYC, New York, US

     

    2006｜THE GUERILLA ART ARMY

    BLVD Gallery, Seattle, US

     

    2005｜THE ART ARMY

    Copro Gallery, Culver City, US

     

    2005｜THE ART ARMY

    Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, US

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