Celebrate Urban Birds!
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This super cool spot is very unassuming from the outside but it is a really classy building inside and out. Located at 903 U Street, Project 4 Gallery is one of the few gallery’s in DC that hosts contemporary art. Inside there are two floors with a very open feel. I had a chance to chat with two of the gallery’s interns – Aisha and Kara. They told me that the gallery has been open for two years and is currently hosting an exhibition called the Sublime Landscape which opened May 31 and will run until July 19. Kara and Aisha remarked that the gallery often tends to pick interesting subjects that can be explored in great detail. The shows tend to rotate every six weeks. The gallery has four owners and the director is Anne Surak. The gallery is open Wed. – Fri. 2-6pm and Sat. noon – 6pm and by appointment. So if you are interested in contemporary art you should definitely stop by this gallery. Check out some photos of the Sublime Landscape exhibit after the jump. (more…)
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Super wild. Your only hint is “Christopher on the” so what Tom Waits song inspired this tattoo?
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And it gets good gas mileage too!
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This is located at the house that had the stack of painted tvs (dang I can’t find the link) but anyway not really sure what this is. Something inspired by watching Mad Max one too many times?
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Um, I tried to understand what was going on here but then I thought it would make much more sense to not think too deeply on it. It is simply fracking awesome!
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I wrote about this shop, Artfully Chocolate Kingsbury Confections, located at 1529 14th Street back in December but I neglected to mention that there is also art for sale. As I was walking by this past weekend I noticed the sign on the window also said “Art Gallery”. It turns out the co-owner, Eric Nelson (pictured above), also has his artwork displayed. He describes his art as bold and colorful like his personality. Next time you visit notice that the painted tables in the cafe section of the store are also for sale. Tables are $300, paintings are $400-$500 and mosaics are $1200-$3000. Check out some more photos of Mr. Nelson’s art after the jump. (more…)
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It makes happy that there are some folks equally or more deranged than I am…
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I’ve always been a big fan of the Hamsa so I was immediately drawn to this tattoo. The owner of this tattoo was awesome in a super carefree way. I asked if the tattoo had any special meaning and she replied: “I’ve always wanted a hamsa tattoo and I was in Thailand and got drunk and had a sketch of the hamsa so I decided to get it”. So simple. I’m sure people will probably say, getting a tattoo while drunk in Thailand may not be the smartest move in the world but I still like it. Although, those people may have a valid point…
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But since this was in an alley, I really like this old school feel. There is a certain Beastie Boys presence lurking.