March 3, 2009

First Friday Art Walk

Richmond VA

Just getting out and about on Friday was fun, the people seemed more lively than usual, and the music on the street was amazing. The galleries that were opened seemed filled with fairly general works, none really grabbing my attention. The few that grabbed my attention were: Klutch: Invasive Species in the Ghostprint Gallery, Ever Expanding new works by Susann Whittier in the Quirk Gallery. I was really intrigued by Susann Whittier’s work especially Open Arms, a paper collage cut outs and also Guilded and Green, created with paper, gold leaf, and wood. All of Whittier’s work is very inventive and visually interesting. I also enjoyed Klutch’s work, mostly because it was something refreshing to the art walk norm. His blend of urban design work on unusual wood and also his skate style was surprisingly different from the usual artwork shown during first Fridays. As well as the refreshing graphic style the quality of the work really took it to another level, the craftsmanship and quality of the work was very well done.