7/9 PRINTS: Tim Biskup's Dragamel & Tyrant Prints at Flopdoodle and Billy Shire

As I've mentioned here before, Tim Biskup is one of my all-time favorite artists. A king of the West Coast Pop Surrealist scene and a wizard of fun, quirky creations, Tim's stuff is always good. I direct your attention to the prints section of Tim's Official Online Store, Flopdoodle.com where - as with so much of what I tend to like - sits quietly in the corner being profoundly awesome the humble Dragon Head print.

$100 - Limit one per customer

I recently picked up mine after a very long engagement and can't recommend it highly enough. The edition size of this 6-color serigraph is 200, each hand signed and numbered by the man himself. It's difficult to perceive in the web image, but the grey area you see is actually metalllic foil (neat!) and the image runs full-bleed, right to the edge of the 16" x 12" sheet.

If you're after certain numbers in the edition, those under 50 are mostly gone, but Miyoko at Flopdoodle was always very helpful and quick to reply to special requests to rummage through the inventory. If you've no luck there, you might also try Bispop Gallery where more prints from the edition are available.

$150

Tim's just finished a show at Billy Shire Fine Arts in Culver City and the work seemed way more mature and figurative, suggesting a new direction. A print, Tyrant, is still available from the gallery and looks to have been created in the same vein as the Dragon Head. The Tyrant edition size and serigraph details are the same again, though the image is squared at 16" x 16".

~benc