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BOOK REVIEW: The Karaoke Singer’s Guide To Self-Defense

The Karaoke Singer's Guide To Self-Defense, by Tim Kinsella (Featherproof Books) The Karaoke Singer's Guide To Self-Defense is the first literary effort from Tim Kinsella, a man far better known for his nearly 20-year career as an indie rock musician. In addition to...

ART FEED : Let’s Get Silly with Danil Polevoy

Ukrainian artist Danil Polevoy likes to play around with history. Check out more at www.polevoy.info Ukrainian artist Danil Polevoy likes to play around with history. Check out more at www.polevoy.info

ART FEED : PAT PERRY

Pat Perry does alot of great work. Nuff said. Check out more HERE. Pat Perry does alot of great work. Nuff said. Check out more HERE.

ART FEED : PIERRE BOTARDO

Our friend and VCU graduate Pierre Botardo has his first show in New York. The images I create are initial reactions to both lasting and meteoric events. The work, itself, is an observation of the discretion in these events. By permitting myself to indulge...

ART FEED : BETH HOECKEL

Some nice work by Beth Hoeckel. Her mixed media collage pieces are made from found print material and speak of another time. You can check out more from this Baltimore-based artist at bethhoeckel.com. Some nice work by Beth Hoeckel. Her mixed media collage pieces are...

SATURDAY: The Inaugural ARTisan Cafe At Artspace Gallery

The ARTisan Cafe is an event designed to bring up to 25 local artisans, from clothing designers and wine vintners to natural hair experts and herbalists, together in one location in order to present their wares to conscious consumers who are interested in supporting...

Jacqueline Rivera is between daydreams.

The photography work Jacqueline Rivera could be used as a visual diary of her everyday. She is a young girl and she deals with what young girls deal with; daydreams, isolation, hiding from reality, growing up. The photography work Jacqueline Rivera could be used as a visual diary of her everyday. She is a young girl and she deals with what young...

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Give us our daily inspirado.

via inspirado inspirado is an image collection put together by RVA to get us out of the occasional creative constipation. There are no credits given as it is meant for inspiration only. As you can probably tell we like all things American. Big guns, women with guns, sleazy politicians, space travel, classic motorcycles, mind bending drugs, women...

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The (literal) Art of War

In the days before Radar and stealth technology, seemingly stranger methods of maintaining safety at sea were employed. Perhaps none are odder, or more artistic, than Dazzle Camo. Rather than attempting to obfuscate hundred-ton ships, Dazzle Camo attempts to confuse a potential attacker as to the heading, bearing, and direction of the ship, and...

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The Korean Propaganda Poster

In light of North Korean leader Kim Jong Ill's bday celebration, I bring you a selection of great design and communication; albeit, a messed up and aggressive one. In light of North Korean leader Kim Jong Ill's bday celebration, I bring you a selection of great design and communication; albeit, a messed up and aggressive one. North and South...

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The Mental Happenings of Jenkins

Space and time are completely up for interpretation in the modern world. We can blast off on a mission to Mars or split an atom but science cannot tell me what time looks like or what the infinite feels like. Thank you for art as it acts as the medium to have this conversation. I imagine that Jenkins is trying to unravel this tangled yarn though...

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Walrus TV: Team Interview from “Dithers”

"In this feature from “Dithers”, Ricky Powell interviews his longtime friend, ‘70's New York graffiti writer Team. Led on a tour through Team's NYC apartment, Walrus TV gets an inside look on works that were in progress, the development of Team’s tagging and piecing styles, and his attraction to the practice of painting and installation art. " -...

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Loose Limbs has a new site and mission.

Local screen printing aficionados and friends, Brandon Peck and Spencer Hanson started Loose Limbs as a way to make and present their work but it has morphed into Local screen printing aficionados and friends, Brandon Peck and Spencer Hanson started Loose Limbs as a way to make and present their work but it has morphed into an online forum...

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THE PROCESS – Ep. 18 – Catherine Brooks

The Process is one of RVA Magazine's premiere video series of short documentaries in which we spotlight Richmond artists and the creative influences, techniques and thoughts that fuel them. The featured artist of the seventeenth episode is local artist and November RVA cover artist Catherine Brooks. The Process is hosted by Parker. Directed and...

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Screenprinted Visions from Marcroy

A child of the digital age with a lo-fi aesthetic that blends photography, graphics, and screen printing. I get caught every time by this image from Macroy, a young artist from England who started this great directory of other "people of print" to connect. A child of the digital age with a lo-fi aesthetic that blends photography, graphics, and...

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