Crazy AL Tiki Tiko Mug AP Glaze ONE OF A KIND 2014 Maori Design Limited Run
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:16944741 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Provenance: Sale by Artist |
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ARTIST PROOF ONE OF A KIND CRAZY AL GLAZE
Tiki Tiko designed for MahaloTiki / Tiki Farm
Run of 500 in Brown and 500 in Green
*** Only One!!! in this Fantastic CrazyAL Re-glaze Technique ***
See Auction for Photos
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CERAMIC MUG<...br>Tiko is 8.75 inches tall and holds a 16oz!!
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*** TIKIMANIA HISTORY ***
Special 2014 Commission by Maholo Tiki & Tiki Farm
Original CrazyAL Artist's Proof Glazes!
Signed and Dated!
Original 'Mahalo Brown Glaze in Center
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** Only on EBAY **
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Glazing / Design By
CrazyAL Evans
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CrazyAL EVANS
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Crazy Al Evans is a Southern California based multi-media artist. Pioneering the now world wide pop-cultural resurgence known as 'Tiki', Evans has been carving, sculpting and painting tiki imagery since 1990, He is one of the most recognizable and colorful names in the movement. Nicknamed for his fun and enthusiastic antics, the name also suits him for his manic and detailed carving. His Polynesian Pop-inspired sculptures can be found from Hawaii to New York and his limited-edition ceramic mugs are collected worldwide. Evans brands his art with unique craftsmanship and extreme attention to detail. With a mix of authentic design and modern concepts, he gives each one of his creations meaning and importance. Starting in 2002 the numerous new Tiki establishments have been highlighted with his work such as Frankie's Tiki Room in Los Vegas 2008. The most recent venues being Pagan Idol, San Francisco and Hidden Harbor, Pittsburgh. Crazy Al Evans has been spotlighted carving tikis in various media, Magazines, TV, Cable TV, and interviewed in numerous Tiki documentaries. Evans' enthusiasm for the tiki lifestyle can be found in fronting the band APE as he carves a tiki live with the band for 20 years now.
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Crazy Al Evans is a Southern California based multi-media artist who has been carving, sculpting and painting tiki imagery since 1990. Nicknamed for his fun and enthusiastic antics, the name also suits him for his manic and detailed carving. Evans' Polynesian Pop-inspired sculptures can be found from Hawaii to New York. Through his one-man company, Bone Productions, his limited-edition tiki-inspired resins and mugs can be found worldwide. Paying tribute to the original Polynesian artisans from the South Pacific as well as majestic cultural icons of primitive cultures, Evans brands his art with unique craftsmanship and extreme attention to detail, giving each one of his creations meaning and importance and avoiding the use of cartoon imagery and bright colors. His palm sculpts, velvet paintings, dioramas, hardwood carvings, utilitarian objects (such as lamps and cabinets) and environmental installations are an exciting mix of authentic design and modern concepts.
Born in 1967, Evans grew up in the Scottsdale area of Phoenix, AZ surrounded by the ever-present Polynesian-Pop of the era, and claims his dad's collection of Native American art, namely Hopi Kachina Dolls, as a major inspiration on his own art. Greatly inspired by the primitive arts, his tiki sculptures always have a specific propose by paying tribute to a particular person, thing, event or activity.
Evans graduated from the prestigious Art Center College of Design, but is self-taught in the art of carving. He works almost exclusively with palm wood, using each dramatically different layer to help create the complexities in his designs. Exalting the once living tree, Evans leaves the bark on his finished piece. The manipulation of its complex texture gives even more depth and detail to each sculpture. Since 1996, Evans has carved around 150 tikis each assigned a number. In 2004, Evans began making limited mugs in his "Crazy Al Tiki Gallery Line of Ceramic Editions" for which he sculpts exact replicas of his large tikis in miniature.
Evans is also the front man of the band Ape who perform a rousing set of classic Hawaiian sounds using steel guitars and ukulele with guitars, bass and drums. During their enchanting sets, Evans plays percussion with an axe and a log, carving a tiki in the process! Of course the tikis carved during Ape's set look much simpler than the works that take him 45-100 hours from start to finish. However, these sculpts created in as little as 45 minutes contain the energies of the event from which they were created; they have an individual striking presence all their own.
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