7th Room
10” X 19” Housepaint on driftwood
“The 7th Room in ‘The Masque of Red Death’ By Edgar Allen Poe, this room is where the plague caught up to Prospero and his party goers.”
Mike Shine's interests range from surfing to carnivals, and his dynamic approach to art making manifests as immersive installations, which he's created throughout the Bay Area at local museums, galleries, and even at his home in Bolinas, "The Shine Shack." His artwork is inspired by carnival aesthetics and his own narrative about Dr. Flotsam, a clown character who represents the darker aspects of life, and was inspired by the legend of Faust and the fictional demon, Mephistopheles.
A portion of the profits will be donated to the ACLU
