Artists can have greater access to reality; they can see patterns and details and connections that other people, distracted by the blur of life, might miss. Just sharing that truth can be a very powerful thing. — Jay-Z Everybody knows about Richmond’s impressive...
Mark Jenkins makes art where he wants to. Mark Jenkins makes art where he wants to. If only we were all so bold with our creations, the world would likely be a more chaotic, and more beautiful, place. I've seen some work in RVA that mirrors his, slightly, at least in it's intent- additions to street signs and the such. I have never seen work as...
Jason Cantoro is a contemporary silkscreen artist who lives and works in Montreal. His combinations of illustration with vintage photography always feel disturbed. Muted palette along with the imagery that would find a home in any old reference book from another time. Jason Cantoro is a contemporary silkscreen artist who lives and works in...
There's a distinct possibility that a desk or two at one of the schools I attended during my academia years may or may not have some form of permanent alteration from the time that I spent there. There's a distinct possibility that a desk or two at one of the schools I attended during my academia years may or may not have some form of permanent...
Joshua Liner Gallery is pleased to present The Strain of Inheritance, an exhibition of new mixed-media works on paper by the Richmond, Virginia-based artist Ryan McLennan. This is McLennan’s first solo show with the gallery. Joshua Liner Gallery is pleased to present The Strain of Inheritance, an exhibition of new mixed-media works on paper by...
The creators of The Process, Parker and Ben Muri, stumbled upon El Kamino, a painter who paints with more than just brushes. The creators of The Process, Parker and Ben Muri, stumbled upon El Kamino, a painter who paints with more than just brushes. They followed him on his next installation, a beautiful showdown between a snake and an eagle, and...
Liu Bolin's photography discusses his culture. The Chinese people often seem faceless in the wake of their last hundred years: transforming from an isolated, misunderstood society into the world's foremost economic superpower that is still misunderstood, the people of China seem to many to be faceless and uniform. Bolin is a multi-medium artist,...
Every time I've hung out with Julia there has been a bottle involved, usually whiskey if I recall correctly. It's not that she's a lush, per say, more that she really enjoys socializing. Every time I've hung out with Julia there has been a bottle involved, usually whiskey if I recall correctly. It's not that she's a lush, per say, more that she...
Sterling Hundley has his first solo show up at Ghostprint Gallery. He took time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions that were on my mind. Sterling Hundley has his first solo show up at Ghostprint Gallery. He took time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions that were on my mind. R. Anthony Harris: Sterling, you have a...
Richard Carlyon: A Retrospective examines the artistic career of Richard Carlyon (1930-2006), a pivotal figure in the Richmond arts community, beginning September 11, 2009, at four Richmond venues: 1708 Gallery, Anderson Gallery of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of the Arts, Reynolds Gallery and Visual Arts Center of Richmond....
