Winning bidder will take home the artwork that Detroit artist Mike Han paints during our Pregame Party! Mike Han creates artwork organically, without planning or sketches, and in this case, with an instrument designed for graffiti. Han's linework is character driven and pushed into abstraction through expressive gestures inspired by Korean calligraphy and graffiti tags. He strives to find balance in life and art by connecting people, places, and ideas through physically connected lines. Han has categorized his practice as Modern Vandalism, a term he coined in 2020. He defines it as the process of destroying or altering materials, spaces, and products in an effort to create value. It is Han's belief that to create, you must destroy. This poses a paradox for his practice as he wrestles with the ideas of sustainability and value as both are subjective and constantly change with scale and time. Han has been commissioned to create art for Google for Startups, LinkedIn, vitaminwater, and for clients throughout SE Michigan, Chicago, and Osaka, Japan. Mike is an Art Prize Equity Grant award winner and has paintings in the permanent collection of Huntington Bank, Henry Ford Health Systems, Shinola, and Daxton Hotel.

You can watch Mike Han create this item LIVE during our Welcome Reception! He'll be located in the stage tent on the rooftop deck.