Posts Tagged 'photography'
InSight: Louviere + Vanessa
Right now till June 22nd at Candela Books + Gallery (where I work) there is an exhibition of multimedia works called Counterfeit, by New Orleans-based creative couple Louviere + Vanessa. These are photographs of graphic imagery from world currency
InSight: Louviere + Vanessa
Right now till June 22nd at Candela Books + Gallery (where I work) there is an exhibition of multimedia works called Counterfeit, by New Orleans-based creative couple Louviere + Vanessa. These are photographs of graphic imagery from world currency
ACTING STILL
BY MARK HARLEY In the first decade of its existence, photographic technology immediately began adopting numerous roles within both art and science, and was known in popular newspapers and magazines during these early years as an “art-science”. Still Action!, a
ACTING STILL
BY MARK HARLEY In the first decade of its existence, photographic technology immediately began adopting numerous roles within both art and science, and was known in popular newspapers and magazines during these early years as an “art-science”. Still Action!, a
GROUP STRENGTH
BY DAVID R. WHITE “Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson In
GROUP STRENGTH
BY DAVID R. WHITE “Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson In
TO BUILD A PALACE
BY MARK HARLEY Opening with a scene of a small, one-story home in Middletown, Delaware, Kendall Messick’s short film, The Projectionist, introduces us to Gordon Brinckle, the owner and operator of The Shalimar, “Delaware’s Last Palace Theatre”. Gordon Brinckle started
TO BUILD A PALACE
BY MARK HARLEY Opening with a scene of a small, one-story home in Middletown, Delaware, Kendall Messick’s short film, The Projectionist, introduces us to Gordon Brinckle, the owner and operator of The Shalimar, “Delaware’s Last Palace Theatre”. Gordon Brinckle started
SIMPLY EXPERIENCE
Myron Helfgott writes in his artist statement, “Trying to harness the diverse content and materials in these sculptures is like trying to organize debris at a picnic on a windy day.” In other words, you can try, but if you
SIMPLY EXPERIENCE
Myron Helfgott writes in his artist statement, “Trying to harness the diverse content and materials in these sculptures is like trying to organize debris at a picnic on a windy day.” In other words, you can try, but if you
ARTIST AS WOMAN
Building Upon the Past: A Group Exhibition of 10 Emerging Women Artists, now on view at Page Bond Gallery, does the very thing it intends to do: “engage directly or indirectly with various roles, symbols, and activities that female artists
ARTIST AS WOMAN
Building Upon the Past: A Group Exhibition of 10 Emerging Women Artists, now on view at Page Bond Gallery, does the very thing it intends to do: “engage directly or indirectly with various roles, symbols, and activities that female artists
RECESSION & RESURRECTION
BY MARK HARLEY In 2001, Brian Ulrich embarked on a decade long project initiated by a curiosity in the alleged patriotism of post-September 11th American consumerism. The culmination of what became a ten-year, three-chapter photographic project is presented in
RECESSION & RESURRECTION
BY MARK HARLEY In 2001, Brian Ulrich embarked on a decade long project initiated by a curiosity in the alleged patriotism of post-September 11th American consumerism. The culmination of what became a ten-year, three-chapter photographic project is presented in
MULTIPLE VIEWS
It is a big month for photography in Richmond with View Find: Photography, an ambitious group exhibition at Page Bond Gallery. The show includes more than 20 photographers including Pamela Pecchio, Emmet Gowin, Cynthia Henebry, Michael Lease, and Sally Mann;
MULTIPLE VIEWS
It is a big month for photography in Richmond with View Find: Photography, an ambitious group exhibition at Page Bond Gallery. The show includes more than 20 photographers including Pamela Pecchio, Emmet Gowin, Cynthia Henebry, Michael Lease, and Sally Mann;
COMMUNAL MEMORY
BY MARK HARLEY On view till December 9th at Anderson Gallery is Portrait As Community, a student exhibition from a course offered by the VCU Department of Photography and Film, VCU Libraries and the Anderson Gallery. This exhibition marks
COMMUNAL MEMORY
BY MARK HARLEY On view till December 9th at Anderson Gallery is Portrait As Community, a student exhibition from a course offered by the VCU Department of Photography and Film, VCU Libraries and the Anderson Gallery. This exhibition marks
HER TRUTH IS OURS
BY DAVID R. WHITE “We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to
HER TRUTH IS OURS
BY DAVID R. WHITE “We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to
STILL HERE
Still Here is an invitational exhibition currently on view in the main gallery at Artspace. Curated by Michael Pierce, this show features the work of students who attended VCU School of the Arts from 1968-1972 and who are still
STILL HERE
Still Here is an invitational exhibition currently on view in the main gallery at Artspace. Curated by Michael Pierce, this show features the work of students who attended VCU School of the Arts from 1968-1972 and who are still
DEMOCRACY, EXTENDED
BY MARK HARLEY Between 2008 and 2010, photographer Michael Mergen traveled across the country documenting unusual and unexpected locations for voting polls. The result of these two years of political and sociological observation is presented in Vote: Photographs by Michael
DEMOCRACY, EXTENDED
BY MARK HARLEY Between 2008 and 2010, photographer Michael Mergen traveled across the country documenting unusual and unexpected locations for voting polls. The result of these two years of political and sociological observation is presented in Vote: Photographs by Michael
Just Down the Road
There are several exhibitions and events coming up within an hour or so down the road of Richmond. It’s the perfect time of year to meander the roadways admiring the leaves changing color, and of course checking in on the
Just Down the Road
There are several exhibitions and events coming up within an hour or so down the road of Richmond. It’s the perfect time of year to meander the roadways admiring the leaves changing color, and of course checking in on the
RESEMBLANCE
BY MARK HARLEY The James River is the subject of Michael Kolster’s most recent project, on view at Page Bond Gallery, called Down by the River: Exploring American Waterways 40 Years After the Clean Water Act. To photograph the river for
RESEMBLANCE
BY MARK HARLEY The James River is the subject of Michael Kolster’s most recent project, on view at Page Bond Gallery, called Down by the River: Exploring American Waterways 40 Years After the Clean Water Act. To photograph the river for
ART OF TATTOO OF ART
In recent years there has been major crossover from tattoo art to fine art and back again. Historically,—Western version that is—the distance between the two was vast but the overlap melds so fine now that you will find occurrences such
ART OF TATTOO OF ART
In recent years there has been major crossover from tattoo art to fine art and back again. Historically,—Western version that is—the distance between the two was vast but the overlap melds so fine now that you will find occurrences such