Goes to this guy who tagged the Shepard Fairey Piece on 13th Street days after it went up. Nice job jackass.
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Vincent Rush is a neighbor of mine in the Bloomingdale neighborhood in NW DC. He grew up in a house literally built by his father’s own hands. Having been surrounded by construction, he found himself attracted to the trades, but for the craftsmanship and creativity.
One of the first things Vincent said to me this morning when I stopped by for a cup of coffee was, “if someone is looking for a price per square foot quote on a tile job, I’m probably not the right guy.”
Vincent’s creations are better described as ‘custom mosaic’ than laying tile. While it has a functional aspect, each installation is a unique work of art. The floor of the front porch of his home features a dramatic blue spiral comprised of pieces of ceramic, glass, mirrors, and other found objects, including a domino and a relief sculpture from South America. The items that become incorporated into the work become reminiscent of where they came from or the people who donated them. Rather than working with tiles of a uniform shape and size, each composition presents a challenge in that the materials used are of different depths, textures, and densities. Continues after the jump. (more…)
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From an email:
“Join us at BloomBars on October 24 for the inaugural Ten Miles Square photography exhibit, “Move Along,” featuring work from four talented emerging photographers:
Tracy Clayton
Katy Ray
Matt Smith
Pat Padua
BloomBars is located at 3222 11th St NW, in a converted garage next to Wonderland Ballroom. From their site: “BloomBars is Columbia Heights’ new decidedly underground, spontaneous and inspirational space for local and global art, music and film you haven’t seen or heard. It’s raw. It’s organic, and slowly rising from a seed—offering an opportunity for early guests to say, ‘I watched it grow when it looked like it might be a weed.'”
Opening is Friday, October 24 at 8 – 11 p.m., featuring various local acts on the stage throughout the night. On Saturday the venue is open 4 to 11 p.m., with a BloomBars film screening of “So Goes the Nation” at 8 p.m. Sunday, roll up between noon and 4 p.m. for the last day of the show.
Suggested $5 donation goes to keep the lights on in the wholly volunteer driven BloomBars.”
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I took these photos this weekend from around town. I ran into a nice guy who runs the Marvelous Collective and he got lots of good photos as well. The picture above is from P Street on the side of the hardware store. More photos after the jump. (more…)
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Located outside an Obama office at 803 Florida Avenue, NW.
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This is mad skill.
Lot’s of my friends are huge fans of Bourbon on 18th Street in Adams Morgan. The place has definitely been growing on me. But with this chalk masterpiece it has skyrocketed to top 10.
Any Bourbon fans out there?
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I’ll be featuring some of her work from time to time. Above is a phenomenal turret from the Bloomingdale neighborhood.
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I can’t believe I never noticed this before… Anyway, I’m not sure if you can tell from the photo, but the plane is half inside the window and half on the outside. Super cool. Anyone familiar with the Transformer gallery?
Their Web site says:
“Transformer is a Washington, DC based 501 (c) 3 non-profit visual arts organization providing a consistent, supportive, and professional platform for emerging artists to explore and present experimental artistic concepts, build audiences for their work, and advance their careers.
Founded in June 2002 by Victoria Reis and Jayme McLellan to serve as a catalyst and advocate for emergent expression in the visual arts, Transformer’s mission is to build a broad network of support for emerging artists, their ideas and work, and educate audiences about emergent expression in contemporary visual art. Connecting and promoting emerging visual artists within regional, national and international contexts, Transformer partners with artists, curators, arts spaces, as well as commercial galleries, museums, and other cultural institutions in the development and presentation of exhibitions and programs.”
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This one’s from Cleveland Park.