BIKINI BOTTOM

“Bikini Bottom”

Ringelstetter had the honor of meeting a professional fisherman from the Florida Keys who fell in love with his work. He bought a few originals before commissioning the artist for a custom piece during quarantine. This piece would include many of the beloved pop culture characters Ringelstetter has used in some of his past works, but because he doesn’t like to have too many repetitive pieces in his inventory this project was pushed back until his latest touring break. After selling out of similar lines at the Ann Arbor show, he was able to return to working with some of his favorite concepts and create a fun, immersive piece that takes characters from multiple video game platforms and incorporates them all together in a Mario Kart style adventure throughout the painting.
Ringelstetter has been enjoying his resin work and wasn’t sure about going back to painting, but after working with this piece his old passion has been reawakened. This was a thrilling and fun project for the artist and he enjoyed every minute of the multiple twelve hour days that went into this piece and he’s excited for the release of this new line.