Tim Shockley

The Art Fair Company, based in Chicago, again presents two art fairs under one roof at Chicago’s historic Navy Pier (600 E. Grand Avenue) Friday, Nov. 4 – Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. For the second straight year, SOFA CHICAGO 2011, the critically acclaimed International Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair, will share the Pier’s Festival Hall with The Intuit Show of Folk & Outsider Art. SOFA CHICAGO, now in its 18th year, enjoys the prestigious position of being the largest and longest continually running art fair in Chicago, a mainstay of the city’s cultural and social calendar. The Chicago Sun-Times hails SOFA CHICAGO as “amazing,” and Bradley Lincoln of Chicago Home + Garden raves, “This is one of my favorite art shows in Chicago – I guarantee you will see some flashy, jaw dropping works of…genius.” The SOFA CHICAGO and Intuit Show’s joint Opening Night Preview on Thursday, Nov. 3 will be open to the public from 7 – 9 p.m. with ticket purchase. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit sofaexpo.com.

Tim Shockley with Tricia Halbert, in front of Tim’s latest work in the Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery booth 900 at SOFA Chicago 2011.

Tim Shockley and Andrew Myers, both represented by Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery, booth 900, at SOFA. In front of work by Andrew Myers.

Critique by Kristen T Woodward, resident curator for Artists2artists and Professor of Art at Albright College in Reading, PA.

“I find this to be an enthralling work because of the duplicity of its austere economic form, and allusion to time and physical if not metaphysical erosion. The Great Divide is enigmatic in its masterful manipulation of materials- there is evidence of superior craftsmanship, but also unexpected concurrence of visual elements. The elliptical shape of the piece is like skewed perfection- a circle out of correct alignment. And yet the “imperfection” of the interior entropy reveals an inner, unspeakable truth. The substantial proportions of the object no doubt confront the viewer on human scale. I am appreciative of the side view, which also reveals exquisite technique. But the smooth bend of the edge is also reminiscent of utilitarian objects- clocks, or precisely calibrated musical instruments. All of your work is thought provoking, but I find this piece piques and holds my interest the longest as I weigh its possible function, and reference to geographic occurrences and culturally great divides.”

Valentine’s day Plop Art Project with Kimberly Cooper Nichols and Ryan Campbell of Cooper & Campbell in Palm Desert, California.

Local coverage tonight on KPSP Local 2 (CBS Palm Springs)
Eye on the Desert at 6:45pm
Eye on the Desert website

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Sponsored by the Palm Springs Public Arts Commission, this cherished annual show presents the best local artists and their artwork in the theme of Beg, Borrow and Steal. Juror Richard Twedt will select a series of winners from all submissions and awards will be presented at 5:45 p.m. on Friday night during the overall exhibition. More info can be found at www.palmspringspublicart.org or by contacting Jennifer Henning at jennifer.henning@palmsprings-ca.gov

Loose Ties Series- Trussst
Commissioner’s Choice award

Guerrilla art project during Tim Shockley’s exhibition at SOFA NEW YORK 2010.

Artist Tim Shockley’s interview on December 27, 2010 with local news program, Eye on the Desert, in the Coachella Valley. Shockley talks about his work and current project called ‘Exposed’, his first outdoor sculpture in the ‘Loose Ties’ series.

Watch my interview tonight at 6:45pm on KPSP Local 2 (CBS Palm Springs). I’ll be talking about my newest piece titied “Exposed” in the Loose Ties series as well as other work.

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We invite you to visit the Melissa Morgan Fine Art gallery for works of art that make perfect gifts. The gallery is open Mon – Sat. 10 – 5:30 and Sun.12 – 5 and is located at 73-040 El Paseo in Palm Desert. (The gallery will be closed Dec 25 and Jan 1.)