Phone Booth Gallery: Mike Knife

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Mike Knife "Bugz" + New Site

Mike Knife has updated his website with a fresh new look, and some awesome new work, including a section called "Bugz" lets hope to see more of these soon at www.mikeknife.com.

Schnelle vs. Knife - Mini Interview

Recently, Mike Knife hit Bryan Schnelle with a few intimate questions, and Schnelle gave some interesting answers. Below is the result:

Knife: I love the ski mask theme in your work, have you ever wanted to rob a bank?

Schnelle: Yeah, actually. The Federal Reserve. Maybe take back some of what’s been stolen.

Knife: Did you ever play cops and robbers as a kid?

Schnelle: I don’t remember. I was a weird kid. I do remember having a Knight Rider big wheel that I used to do giant skid-out 180’s across all of our neighbor’s driveways.

Knife: I heard that you are into black metal! What bands are you currently listening to? I'm really into Dimmu Borgir and Abigail Williams.

Schnelle: Black Metal is great fuel for painting. Lately I’ve been listening to Immortal’s Sons of Northern Darkness, Dissection’s Storm of the Light’s Bane, and Darkthrone’s A Blaze in the Northern Sky.

Knife: Going along with the whole black metal thing, do you think at some point your figures could be decked out in corpse paint?

Schnelle: In due time…

Knife: Would you be down to do a collab piece with me? I could draw up some eyes, mouths noses, and you could throw down with the ski mask steez. I bet we could get rich by selling it for a million bucks!

Schnelle: A million bucks!!! Yeah, that could be fun man, we should do that. Do you ever work big?

Knife: What can we expect next from Bryan Schnelle?

Schnelle: I have a show opening this Saturday, October 17th, at Double Punch Gallery in SF, a group show with Skinner, Jesse Balmer, and Steve Seeley. After that I plan on doing some large-scale paintings, stuff I’ve been thinking about for a while and I think is ready to come out.

Knife: Thanks for the interview, Bryan.

Schnelle: Thank you, it’s been fun.

Bryan Schnelle's current show "Untitled" will be viewable for another week, and comes down October 17th, so nows your chance to take a final peek at the work. Also, head over to http://www.doublepunch.com/ to check out his upcoming show, opening October 17th.

Mike Knife is currently producing more work, some of which is still available by contacting phoneboothgallery{at}gmail.com.

Mike Knife - As Told by The District Weekly

The District Weekly is the coolest publication ever. They have all sort of awesome coverage about food, music, movies, and art... I just picked up a fresh copy of mine from Fingerprints (The only place to get music on vinyl worth a damn in the LBC). Mike Knife has a feature article beautifully written by Ellen Griley in the inside pages. Pick up your copy now anywhere in Long Beach.

For all you outsiders, you can read the full article here: http://thedistrictweekly.com/2009/print/arts/visual/flawed-beauty/

Mike Knife - Fuck Your Face - Opening Reception Photos

Mike Knife's exhibit opened this Saturday, and now can be viewed in its entirety on the website... The opening reception was a blast, and even though it was in Encinitas, CA -- which is uncharted territory for Phone Booth Gallery, we had an amazing attendance! Everybody loved the work, and enjoyed ice cold Pabst Blue Ribbon, the artists beer of choice.