Bay Area artist, Mike Shine, has earned a reputation for his Art Shacks sprouting up in galleries and museums across the nation. Each is modeled after his own residence in Bolinas, a tiny beach town just north of San Francisco where Mike has created the ultimate artistic environment. Each wall is covered in murals, paintings on driftwood, and hand painted signs to compliment an array of vintage accessories. The heart of this Art Shack is the central table where the family eats, draws, paints, and spends time together.

Mike first built a replicate Art Shack for the Museum of Craft and Folk Art exhibition titled Inside/Outside. A second replica was built in our very owm booth at Aqua Art Miami earlier this month, although this shack was a true miniature. With the help of three strong men, Mike overcame restraints of space and time to finish installing just minutes before the opening reception. Every fair-goer to pass by our booth indulged in the prime photo shoot backdrop while others lingered to explore the shack’s interactive environment. Continue below for pictures of the installation, which shall be recreated yet again for SFMOMA’s Artists Gallery Mobile Exhibition in January 2010.

More photos:

The Original Art Shack in Bolinas

Aqua Art Miami on Flickr

White Walls Aqua Art Exhibition