As regular BB readers know, artist Tim Biskup just completed a huge Helio Ocean mural project in Hollywood. We've linked to video documentation of the progress (see below). To celebrate, Helio is throwing a bash at their Santa Monica retail space on Wednesday, June 20, from 9pm-11pm! Invite here. There will be an installation of Biskup art and objects in the shop with music provided by DJ Alphabeast (AKA Tim) and pals. Helio will also give away 75 exclusive Big Pollard figures (image left) through some kind of lottery at the event. (See update below.) Another fifty figures will be available for sale at the store starting on June 21. In other Biskup news, the new prints (image middle and right) released as part of Tim's Ether exhibition at Billy Shire Fine Arts in Culver City — previously available only in person at the gallery — can now be purchased by contacting the gallery directly. Click the images for detail of the artwork. And finally, if you're in San Francisco on Thursday night, Tim and the Gama-Go crew are hosting a book release party for Limited Edition: Art and Design of GAMA-GO. Invite here. Buy the book here.
Previously on BB:
• Tim Biskup's new art exhibition, Ether Link
• Biskup mural for Helio: part 3 Link
• Tim Biskup profile Link
UPDATE: Helio's Justin Ried says:
Starting Friday, people will be able to visit Helio Santa Monica on the Third Street Promenade to pick up a raffle ticket (limit one per person). There will only be 500 tickets printed, each with a unique number. On Tuesday we'll randomly choose 75 numbers out of the 500 and publish them on heliomag.com, timbiskup.com, supertouchblog.com, etc. Winners can then come to the Helio party to have food & drink and claim their Pollard from 9-11PM on Wednesday night (the 20th).
