ARTICLES
Small Hands, Big Heads by 2501
More emotional than representational, the works of 2501 are a cobbled collection of bizarre imagery that flows from a wicked place.
Colorful Flow by LeLo
LeLo is a self-taught artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Best known for his urban art works that are the artist's reflection on the values and behavior of the society in which we live.
Chroma Shift At Ghostprint Gallery
Throughout the month of February, Ghostprint Gallery will be hosting the group show Chroma Shift, featuring the work of Leslie Herman and Neal Iwan.
Hamburger Eyes Presents A New Zine From Richard Perkins
Hamburger Eyes, the long-running photography magazine/publishing company, has released a zine by photographer extraordinaire and RVA contributor Richard Perkins. Entitled Speak Of The Devil, it features 40 pages of Perkins's provocative, unsettling photography, reproduced in black & white on high-quality, laser printed pages.
The Retro Stylings of REMED
Picasso's later work, 50's Jazz albums and African art are a few of the things that have influenced his style. REMED is known for creating big, disruptive imagery that dominates with a style that is reminiscent of the past but all his own.
Designed Chaos by Ryan Mcginness
We heard thru the grapevine that Ryan Mcginness is coming back to the VMFA in September. His paintings at first glance look like a hurricane of color and design or as dense as a conversation on a busy street. You should let it sink in before making any quick judgements.
Furry Revolution by Angry Woebots
With a legion of angry pandas to back them up, Angry Woebots and his Army of Snipers crew are worldwide from street art to custom toys.
Stay Happy with The London Police
Bringing some joy on a big scale, street art crew London Police are spreading cheer around the world.
Pop Culture Weirdness by Dave MacDowell
Virginia born and bred, Dave MacDowell is a self taught painter who lives in and out of pop culture. Look for his painting in print! Our upcoming RVA art book is due out early next month!
Wild Kingdom by La Pandilla
The work of La Pandilla is a jumble of body parts both animal and human.
Societal Animals by VINZ
Spanish street artist Vinz Valencia paints animal heads on large-scale photographs of human figures, and applies the work using wheatpaste to city walls.
The Spraypaint Photorealist x ELMAC
Muralist ELMAC has created touching, spray painted portraits in a photorealistic style all over the world. These giant, stories high works of art are so detailed that it's really difficult to imagine how he does it. He is consistently bringing street art to the level of fine art and making people pay attention.
GOING HUGE! with ARYZ
Spanish street artist ARYZ does his brand of cartoonish illustrations on an unbelievable scale. You have to check this out.
QUIET ANIMALS by Roa
Roa's work sits quietly in nooks and rundown buildings to watch, wait and in some cases, die there.
LONELY MONSTERS by Andy Kehoe
Quiet isolation in the forest. The work reminds me of Where The Wild Things Are...
Love these paintings by Andy Kehoe.
Bizarre Reality with Michael Page
Based out of San Francisco, Michael Page has shown internationally with his large oil and acrylic paintings. You can see why.
RVA No. 7: John Sebastian Vitale
The first time I met John Sebastian Vitale was about a year ago. There was a gallery doing a big exhibit that I was supposed to be in, called Love Looks Better In The Morning. I didn’t have a clue what I was going to show. Luckily, the inspiration for the exhibit entered my apartment along with Vitale, who was its curator. He intrigued me, and slightly frightened me. This man looked like Jerry Hsu mixed with Al Pacino circa 1974; he was really quiet and just looked all around at my art and my photos. After that, I got his number, hit him up, and nothing’s been the same since. That Love Looks Better In The Morning show was one of the best presentations I have ever done--and it was because of him. He worked with me, trained me, and sort of fathered me in a way with his stories, myths and wit. Once you find out who this man is, he will change the way you look at art forever, and will get you inspired to go out and make some.
Ladies and Gentlemen… John Sebastian Vitale.
RVA No. 7: Sterling Hundley
Not A Businessman But A Business, Man: An Interview with Sterling Hundley
Sterling Hundley is an accomplished illustrator, a well respected professor at VCU, and one of the main people behind the professional illustrator factory, The Art Department. AdHouse Books has recently released a retrospective monograph of his work, entitled Blue Collar, White Collar. So I got straight to the point:
When did you become a businessman?
[laughs] It’s a hard business, man. I think that's the future of artists--being your own brand. You take the online tools of social media and connecting with people, and it becomes a numbers game. I can get my own exposure. All I have to do is make a distinct product. [I can] say I wanna write a graphic novel, and get someone interested. Then I can release the “making of,” and that's another product. You don't have to cold call anymore--people are asking for information. You've got the book to produce; maybe print on demand, so you don't have the overhead of publishing costs. And you sell directly to people that are interested. It's all there. It's really pretty exciting.
BOOK REVIEW: The Karaoke Singer's Guide To Self-Defense
The Karaoke Singer's Guide To Self-Defense, by Tim Kinsella
(Featherproof Books)
The Karaoke Singer's Guide To Self-Defense is the first literary effort from Tim Kinsella, a man far better known for his nearly 20-year career as an indie rock musician. In addition to spending much of the past 15 years fronting the quirky Chicago-based group Joan Of Arc, of which Kinsella is the only constant member, he's also known for his membership in pioneering emo band Cap'n Jazz, and his stints in short-lived projects like Friend/Enemy, Make Believe, and more. The fact that Kinsella is only now, at the age of 37, publishing his first novel, indicates one of two things: either he's been focusing so intently on his music career for the past couple of decades that he's neglected to give any public indication of his equally significant abilities in the literary arena; or, alternately, that he's only recently begun to write, but was able to get his first full-length effort published due to previous acclaim for his other endeavors. As a longtime fan of Kinsella's music, I went into this novel hoping that it would provide evidence for the former being true. Unfortunately for me, The Karaoke Singer's Guide To Self-Defense made a much better case for the latter.
ART FEED : Let's Get Silly with Danil Polevoy
Ukrainian artist Danil Polevoy likes to play around with history.
Check out more at www.polevoy.info
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