One look at Sweet Pickles, and your immediate thought is that she looks like the living incarnation of a clown doll from your childhood. Which one specifically is up to you, and in fact, the answer that springs to your mind is a good way for her to get a rough idea of...
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...
“For me the record is this strange object that has completely transformed the way we think about sound,” Marclay says. “First of all it turned sound into something material that you can hold in your hand, and it turned it into a commodity you can make money with, which pretty much changes everything.” - Christian Marclay DJ, performance artist...
Best known for his conceptually based figure paintings, Bruce Adams prompts contextual associations with his work through references to historical paintings. Best known for his conceptually based figure paintings, Bruce Adams prompts contextual associations with his work through references to historical paintings. Rather than seeing an individual...
Born and raised in Portsmouth, VA, Judith Supine is an internationally renowned collage artist living in Brooklyn, NY. Using an exacto knife, glue sticks, cheap paints and found magazines he creates works inspired by his imagination that he pastes all over cities around the world. Born and raised in Portsmouth, VA, Judith Supine is an...
