“Children walk into school with guns and execute their classmates and teachers. And we just say, ‘There’s nothing we can do about it.’” That line from my recent conversation with Randy Blythe hit me the hardest. And I have a high tolerance for pain. As I was writing...
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...
The 2014 Richmond Mural Project is in full swing and will be rolling on for another week or so, but the weekend is here, so Art Whino, RVA Magazine, and the international crew of muralists currently in town for this occasion will all be taking a break from the paint and getting turnt up at The Broadberry this Saturday! The 2014 Richmond Mural...
The Richmond Mural Project 2014 (#RMP2014) has begun, and the incredible Marc Schmidt went around the last few days and grabbed some shots of some of the muralists in action. The Richmond Mural Project 2014 (#RMP2014) has begun, and the incredible Marc Schmidt went around the last few days and grabbed some shots of some of the muralists in...
Ladies and gentlemen, Year Three of the Richmond Mural Project kicks off today! With 20 new murals scheduled to show up around the city over the next two weeks, this is definitely a cause for celebration, and some of the best muralists in the world will be joining Art Whino and your friends at RVA Magazine for the official launch party tonight at...
Casey Longyear and Marshe Wyche both spent a great deal of their childhood living in the country, with thrift stores being their main source for clothing options. This experience deeply rooted in them a love for creating their own style, which they carried with them throughout their young lives. In 2007, when they 22 years old, the two young...
