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Michael Leavitt (artist)
Mike Leavitt (born November 4, 1977) is a visual artist based near Seattle, Washington responsible for a variety of fine art and design works in various media. With his HiPop Project under the name Intuition Kitchen Productions, Leavitt "blends art, design and social commentary".〔Seattle Art Museum, "Art Hit Tour", August 29, 2013.〕 Most well known are his "Art Army" series of handmade action figures depicting visual artists, musicians, and entertainers.〔Esquivel, K: "Art Attack", ''TABLET Magazine'', November 2002〕 Leavitt exhibits with Jonathan LeVine in New York, NY.
== Background ==
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Leavitt was influenced by the wood-craft and engineering of Native American, Scandinavian, and industrial manufacturing in the region. His parents practiced education, graphic design, and environmentalism by trade, formulating Leavitt's early interests in both art and sociology. As a child he taught himself to build miniature hydroplanes in balsa wood.〔Albert, J: "Watch Out for Darth Bush", ''South Seattle Star'', June 25, 2003.〕 "My mom had some drawing skills, she started as a graphic designer at Boeing," Leavitt says, "I would have her draw my action figures, and I would watch her draw."〔Nishimoto, G: "Living Artist Are Just as Good as Dead Ones", ''Vapors Magazine'', Fall 2005.〕 Though Leavitt is not considered a "self-taught" artist, his art training was unconventional. He attended one year at The Pratt Institute in New York in 1996-97,〔 took sculpture courses at the University of Washington in 1998-99,〔Goedde, B: "Evergreen Student Does Something Useful", ''Real Change Newspaper'', January 15, 2000.〕 and completed a self-designed Bachelor of Arts at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA in 2001.〔Herber, K: "Art Cookin' in the Kitchen", ''Madrona News'', March 2003.〕 "Leavitt began crafting a motley variety of apartment friendly, popcult-themed art after dropping out of Pratt to avoid working for whoever passes for 'The Man' in the art world." (Thrillist.com〔"Cardboard Kicks & Custom Figurines", ''www.thrillist.com/new-york'' (), July 23, 2009.〕) From 1998 to 2004, Leavitt executed a diverse series of conceptual art pieces. "Grandpa's Forest" (1998), "Infinite System" (1998) and "Epiphany" (1998) were large, room-sized installations involving physical audience participation. "Push Button Performer" (2001–2004), "Velcro Clothes" (1999), and "Interactive Puppetry" (2000–2001) were cabaret-style, amateur performances using audience confrontation in public settings. The "Piano Massager" (2001) and "Improv Station" (2001) were designed as interactive objects, with both manual and motorized moving parts.〔(''YouTube.com'', retrieved December 18, 2007 )〕 Between 1998 and 2004, Leavitt's studio gradually became a gallery known as The Intuition Kitchen ArtShop in Seattle. If not outdoors or in public, it was at this location that Leavitt arranged the production and promotion of his interactive, conceptual, and performance art. The 'ArtShop' slowly evolved from an exhibition space to a self-produced retail gallery for Leavitt to sell his "product". Originally an installation-type setting related to Claes Oldenburg's "The Store" (1961), the space became more akin to concept of Keith Haring's "PopShop" (1988–2005). Leavitt's 'ArtShop' hosted his first handmade action figures, sold the majority of his trading cards, and occasionally dealt other examples of his paintings, prints, and small sculpture. This informal venture continued intermittently until the 'ArtShop' closed, and Leavitt began to show his work in retail galleries in 2004.〔〔〔 Since then, Leavitt has continued non-commercial side projects, including plans for large scale public works,〔(Leavitt, M: "An Epic New Space", ''Seattle Times'', March 31, 2008 )〕 and political and community activism.〔(Editor): "Power to the Peeps", ''Seattle Times/P-I Sunday Edition'', March 16, 2008.〕〔Leavitt, M: "'Parking Lot' Still Not Respecting Community Concerns", ''Madrona News'', April 1, 2008.〕
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