TIM BISKUP (b. 1967, CA)

'Portrait Series: Broken and Slayer', 2007

SOLD-OUT Deluxe Signed Limited Edition Artist Portfolio

TWO SIGNED and numbered hand-pressed prints made from the artist's original drawings exclusively for this edition. Printed in black ink on hand-made paper by Twinrocker of Indiana. The two prints are 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" each and are presented in a brass hinged, litho printed, embossed and foil stamped hand-made grey folder with a pair of companion story prints featuring Tim's inimitable hand-lettered type. Each print and portfolio is hand-signed and numbered '31/100' by Tim Biskup. BRAND NEW / Excellent condition with no visible defects.

Tim Biskup has successfully created a unique and widely recognizable style out of the marriage of comic book illustration, graphic design, and abstractionism. His graphical, multilayered works are precise and colorful while expressing movement and intensity. Biskup's dense, character driven style is inspired by mid-century modern design infused with a healthy dose of punk rock energy. He classifies his style as 'Baroque Modernism' due to its infusion of modernism and ornate, detailed patterns. A main influence of Tim's is Mary Blair, a designer who worked for Walt Disney for 37 years and is best known for her work on the Disney animated films Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.

Since entering the Lowbrow scene in the late 90's, Tim's artwork has evolved at a break-neck pace. He has extended his aesthetic influence into print, media, clothing and many other arenas while creating works for galleries and maintaining focus as a painter. He's collaborated with artists Mark Ryden and Gary Baseman and organized art auctions and exhibitions. His highly sought after original paintings and sculptures have been shown worldwide, including galleries in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Tokyo, Kyoto and Melbourne.

Initially shunned by the galleries, Biskup set up the Burning Brush Art Auctions (1999-2002) to sell work directly to the public. With participants such as Mark Ryden, Gary Baseman and Glenn Barr, these sales acted as a launch pad for Biskup's fine arts career, and that of other artists. Since then, his work been shown in galleries and museums worldwide, including Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Tokyo, São Paulo, Barcelona, Berlin and Melbourne. In 2017, Biskup founded Face Guts, a gallery space and artists’ residence in Glassell Park, CA, while Tree of Life (Chronicle Chroma), the first monograph on this artist, was published in 2019.

SELECT RECENT EXHIBITIONS:

2024
'Joseph' (group exhibition), Chefas Projects, Portland, OR

2023
'Tim Biskup: Emergent', Face Guts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
'Tim Biskup: Smoke', Gallery Sade, Los Angeles, CA 

2019
'Supervision' (group exhibition), Mini Galerie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
'Tim Biskup: Vessel', Face Guts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2018
'Tim Biskup: Spring Collection', Face Guts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
'The Universe is in Us' (group exhibition), Sp[a]ce Gallery, Pasadena, CA

2017
'Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose' (group exhibition), Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
'Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose' (group exhibition), Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH
'Tim Biskup: New Paintings', Face Guts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2016
'Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose' (group exhibition), Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA), Virginia Beach, VA

2015 
'Space Madness: New Paintings by Tim Biskup', Kong Art Space, Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong
'Tim Biskup: Free Meeting', Limited Works, Copenhagen, Denmark
'Tim Biskup: A Step Felt in Full', Slow Culture, Los Angeles, CA

2013 
'Tim Biskup: Charge', Martha Otero Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2012
'Tim Biskup: Excavation', Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
'ART & TOYS – Collection Selim Varol' (group exhibition), me Collectors Room Berlin, Berlin, Germany

2011
'Tim Biskup: Former State', THIS Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2010
'Wreck the Walls' (group exhibition), Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, CA
'Concreto 3: Art Toys' (group exhibition), Casa del Lago, Mexico City, Mexico
'Playboy Redux: Contemporary Artists Interpret the Iconic Playboy Bunny' (group exhibition), Rotofugi Gallery, Chicago, IL
'Bad Strength: Paintings & Drawings & Things by Tim & Tigerlily Biskup', Grass Hut Gallery, Portland, OR
'Street Smart' (group exhibition), Affirmation Arts, New York, NY 
'Playboy Redux: Contemporary Artists Interpret the Iconic Playboy Bunny' (group exhibition), The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
'Balls Out 2' (group exhibition), Grass Hut Gallery, Portland, OR

2009
'Tim Biskup: I Hate Everyone But You', De La Barracuda, Los Angeles, CA
'Apocalypse Wow' (group exhibition), Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma (MACRO) Future, Rome, Italy
'True Self' (group exhibition), Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY
'Tim Biskup: The Mystic Chords Of Memory', Iguapop Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
'The Vader Project' (group exhibition), Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
'TxT: Tim Biskup & T9G (Ta-Ku-Ji)', STITCH Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2008
'Tim Biskup: O/S (Operating System)', Addict Galerie, Paris, France
'Beyond Baby Tattooville' (group exhibition), Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
'Little Paintings & Drawings by Tim & Tigerlily Biskup', Grass Hut Gallery, Portland, OR
'In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor' (group exhibition), Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
'Tim Biskup: The Artist in You', Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY
'The Abstraction Distraction' (group exhibition), m modern, Palm Springs, CA
'Made in America' (group exhibition), Galeria Choque Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil

2007
'Beyond Ultraman: Seven Artists Explore the Vinyl Frontier' (group exhibition), Pasadena Museum of California Art, CA
'The Blab! Show' (group exhibition), Copro/Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
'Tim Biskup: Ether', Billy Shire Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
'Tug of War' (group exhibition), Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, DC

2006
'Tim Biskup: American Cyclops', Iguapop Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
'Pervasion: The Art of Gary Baseman and Tim Biskup', Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA

2005
'Tim Biskup: Virtue', Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY
'The Pushover', Billy Shire Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
'Pop-A-Razzi ? A Group Show', DC Gallery, Denver, CO
'Cosmic Cocktail', DC Gallery, Denver, CO
'Dionysus Group Show', MModern Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
'Pop Pluralism', Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY

2004
'Everything but the Kitschen Sync', La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA
'Modern Love', MModern Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
'The Russian Doll Show', Green Street Gallery, Boston, MA
'Ghost Town', Tin Man Alley, Philadelphia, PA
'Juxtapoz Magazine: A Decade of Decadence', 111 Minna, San Francisco, CA
'The Dunny Show', presented by Kid Robot, Visionaire Gallery, New York, NY
'SubCultures: Art of the Action Figure', The Art Institute of Portland Gallery, Portland, OR
'Things with Wings', MModern Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
'Ultra-Murder Death Squad', Tin Man Alley, Philadelphia, PA
'The Russian Doll Show', Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
'The Russian Doll Show', New Image Art Gallery, Hollywood, CA
'Tim Biskup: The Golden Pill', MModern Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

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