Richmond, Virginia, is poised to become a pivotal location for understanding the history of slavery in America with The Shockoe Project, a large-scale initiative dedicated to memorializing the city's role in the transatlantic slave trade and honoring the experiences...
Art Whino returns in 2012 for the third edition of G40. Following the mission of G40s past, we will once again bring exposure to lowbrow’s many faces and, as always, present what new facets emerge within this ever-growing movement. This year, G40 focuses on the "Art of the Mural." In the last five years, there have been great bursts of street...
While spring is still a few weeks away according to the calendar, it seems that things are starting to brighten and warm up around RVA lately, so it's a great time to head downtown and check out Richmond's First Friday Art Walk. While spring is still a few weeks away according to the calendar, it seems that things are starting to brighten and...
The Roaring Twenties were alive and well at Gallery 5 on Friday, February 10th, for the third annual Sweethearts for the Arts, a blushworthy benefit for Art On Wheels. The theme this year was “Speakeasy,” and flappers flocked in droves to this exclusive gin joint to enjoy a night of decadent debauchery for a good cause. The Roaring Twenties were...
A mix of comic book, manga and surrealist elements, Chris B. Murray has a skewed view to reality. A mix of comic book, manga and surrealist elements, Chris B. Murray has a skewed view to reality. "Chris B. Murray is an artist / illustrator who was born in a small upstate NY town. After graduating from R.I.T (Rochester, NY), with a chip on his...
The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Books) The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins is remarkable, rivaling The Lord of The Rings in its scope and Star Wars in its tenacity and creativity. Dabbling in science fiction, magical realism, and fantastica, The Hunger Games is a post-modern Golden Compass, the...
Love finding local RVA artists doing incredible work. Love finding local RVA artists doing incredible work. "Chris Visions is an illustrator who resides and works in Richmond, Va. Graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University and having been featured in the Society of Illustrators student show (NYC), He has worked for a number of clients such as...
Found this great article from Brooklyn Street Art. Pretty much sums up the whole day. Found this great article from Brooklyn Street Art. Pretty much sums up the whole day. Check out the full set HERE.
Dalek is coming to town for a street art project happening downtown in April. For those unfamiliar, James Marshall aka Dalek made his mark in the art world with his iconic Space Monkey character and merging street art, Japanese pop and the energy of the urban punk scene. Since moving past the Space Monkey phase, his work is more abstract, pure...
Growing up a big sci-fi buff (Piers Anthony anyone!?) these images reminded me of afternoons spent reading about mystical plants and weird animals. Growing up a big sci-fi buff (Piers Anthony anyone!?) these images reminded me of afternoons spent reading about mystical plants and weird animals. Fulvio Di Piazza’s whimsical paintings depict rivers...
