While the first thing you may notice about Ryan Ashley is that she is painfully beautiful to look at, don’t let that stop you from recognizing the absolute unit of an artist that she is. She’s a Pennsylvania native, an erstwhile New Yorker, and a current resident of...
From the hundreds of students sweating through the arts program at Virginia Commonwealth University to the range of galleries and supplies stores lining the streets to the elaborate tattooed images on local skin, Richmond is an artsy town. Knowing this, one of the city's most recognized art events is taking place. The Visual Arts Center of...
Sometimes putting in long hours working on a project, you can start to feel alittle detached from the world and isolated. If I could put it into a visual then this collection from synapticstimuli.com might be close. There is comfort in these images and a calmness that speaks to the reflection of oneself in prolonged episodes of intense...
Charlie Owens is part of Art Whino's THE TAKEOVER happening at Art Basel Miami this December. One of the over 20 artists that will be working on live installations and workshops throughout the weekend. We are hoping to go this year and cover this for RVA. Charlie Owens is an Atlanta based artist influenced by today's modern pop and street art....
There are 2 shows hanging right now that are worth checking out. Richmond native Matt Lively is in Farmville's J. Fergeson Gallery with his latest Ignoring the Roar of Doom. His collection of cute human-animals make for a funny twist on the title as they are oblivious to the impending death and destruction that is about to come. An accomplished...
A combination of eastern European mysticism, supreme illustration skills, futuristic graphic sensibilities and enough business savvy to work with the biggest companies, Krysztof Domardzi and his STUDIO KXX are one of the most sought after in the world. Love his work from top to bottom and wanted to share. Check out more of his stuff HERE. A...
After our post on 3-D painter Alexa Meade, our girl Alyssa sent us this LINK to more optical illusion paintings using real human beings. Artists Laura Spector and Chadwick Gray have been recreating paintings on to their human subjects since 1994. If you glance over it you really cant tell there is a person in there. Pretty amazing. Here are a few...
Growing up on the southern tip of Florida, Rocky discovered a love for skateboarding at the age of 12, which became a common thread he shared with just a few people living in the Florida Keys. The music and art he was introduced to through the skateboarding culture made a profound impact on his life and to this day continue to influence him as a...
Paul Insect, a UK street artist who has has gained notoriety over the past decade, working alongside the likes of Banksy and selling his entire 2007 show in London to Damien Hirst days before it opened. Pins, started a collective by the name of "insect" in 1996, and although disbanding in 2005 has been featured in artist publications such as...
This month we stop by Brian Lopez's workshop to see where he makes his amazing unique skateboards and then his show entitled "Splinters". And over at Art6, Helene Ruiz shows us her show "Masks and False Faces". CLICK HERE TO WATCH ON RVA TV Directed & Edited by Mark Hernandez Camerawork by Brian Tyree & Mark Hernandez Produced by Mark Hernandez...
