In the Richmond of 2005, Teddy Blanks was everywhere—playing packed shows with Ross Harman as the pop duo The Gaskets, writing sharp film reviews and interviews for the early issues of RVA Magazine, and even acting in a short film that, for me, still holds personal...
For Remy-Katherine Ciuba, art is often a kind of therapy for personal events in her life. For Remy-Katherine Ciuba, art is often a kind of therapy for personal events in her life. In response to her coming final exams, for example, the VCU rising senior created a piece of performance art (top image) that she described as "trying to take of...
Ladies and gentlemen, Those Freaking Weirdos are bringing their monthly extravaganza, Brews & Burlesque, to Strangeways Brewing this Friday night--just in time to kick off Strangeways' One-Year Anniversary Celebration! Ladies and gentlemen, Those Freaking Weirdos are bringing their monthly extravaganza, Brews & Burlesque, to Strangeways Brewing...
Located in the heart of Carytown, Eurotrash has become a prominent spot for fashion savvy shoppers. As the name suggests, Eurotrash exclusively carries European designed, influenced, and manufactured women’s clothing, shoes, and accessories specifically catered to stylish, professional women in their mid-twenties. Located in the heart of...
It was a whirlwind two weeks to say the least. It was a whirlwind two weeks to say the least. Muralists from all over the world descended on RVA to expand our already impressive collection of murals and we've got the good folks at Art Whino to thank. Have a look at some of the final pieces from this year's project below. We'll post the rest of...
Over the years, Richmond Artist and VCU teacher Michael K. Lease has been in a number of exhibitions throughout RVA and the country. Over the years, Richmond Artist and VCU teacher Michael K. Lease has been in a number of exhibitions throughout RVA and the country. But a series of images he submitted for a VMFA fellowship were of particular...
Influenced by the graphic style from the 50s and Sci-Fi movies, at the age of 13 Smitheone began to paint graffiti just for fun and as a hobby. Autodidactic and evolutionary, attracted by fine arts, Smithe has constantly reinvented his own style and over the past years has tried out many themes with his work such as Existentialism, Individuality...
Since his start painting walls in his Polish hometown at age 15, Robert "Tone" Proch has exhibited across Europe, including at Munich's famed Stroke Art Fair. Since his start painting walls in his Polish hometown at age 15, Robert "Tone" Proch has exhibited across Europe, including at Munich's famed Stroke Art Fair. Now, on his first trip to the...
Everything has an end and the Richmond Mural Project is no different. Check out the photos. Follow the @RVAmag and . Get in all the action the instant it happens. Oh, and make sure to see these guys paint before its all over on Thursday night… Everything has an end and the Richmond Mural Project is no different. Check out the photos. Follow the...
Sanford Biggers isn’t content to be called a sculptor, video artist or performance artist, even though these media are central to his work. He’s an artist whose interdisciplinary skills allow him to challenge viewers with an unusual practice that resists characterization. He’s not only an idea man in the conceptual art tradition, he also makes...
