Painter Ashley Williams works in Nederland and sculptor Sarah Williams is based in Chicago, but as sisters growing up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, their imaginations were as intertwined as roots in a primeval forest of trees. That included a shared fascination with natural disasters, fed by photographs in old…
What was once just an I-70 underpass at the corner of 46th Avenue and Lincoln Street in Globeville is being transformed into a work of art. With the help of well-known muralist Jolt, a Westword MasterMind whose Guerilla Garden studio is in the area, kids in the PlatteForum’s ArtLab are…
Our next RTD art stop rail is the Pepsi Center-Elitch Gardens light-rail station, to see “Seven Sisters,” the creation of David Griggs. These colorful sculptures would brighten the day of any commuter. We grabbed a few minutes with Griggs to discuss his views on public transportation and his hopes for…
Michael Paglia visits the Denver Art Museum in this week’s art review, taking in Nick Cave: Sojourn, which is part of Spun: Adventures in Textiles, the museum’s multi-departmental tribute to fiber. The show focuses on several of Cave’s sculptures, as well as his unique Soundsuits. Continue reading for photos from…
Like most street artists who grew up in Denver, Emanuel Martinez started painting as a youngster on the street — and outside the law. “I started my first mural when I was thirteen, in a school for juvenile delinquents,” he says. “That was more than fifty years ago.” And hundreds…
Never one for settling down, Roseanne Barr has kept very busy since her days changing the face of TV and women’s comedy with her hit sitcom, Roseanne. In the last two years alone, she’s starred in a reality TV show about her macadamia-nut farm in Hawaii, run for president, and…
Editor’s note: Artist Charlie Boots is part of the inaugural pair of PAIR residents at Denver’s Powerhaüs Studio. As part of his residency, he and his fashion-designing counterpart will be reporting from the real world via Show and Tell, as they learn the ropes from studio mentors Mona Lucero, Lauri…
Not only does RTD get you where you need to go, almost every stop features an art installation. At the Colorado light-rail station, you’ll find a gigantic pair of Western boots created by Ries Niemi. In this first of a series on the art at light-rail stations, we asked Niemi…
Last week, the second iteration of the Denver Biennial of the Americas came and went, but its two main exhibits will continue through the beginning of September. Draft Urbanism is made up of architectural intrusions downtown and billboards throughout the city; First Draft, in the McNichols Building, is dominated by…
Rob InderriedenSan Diego Comic-Con is a lot of things to a lot of people. You can bemoan the commercialization and curse the movie studios, but while you’re doing that, be sure to appreciate the magic of thousands upon thousands of super-fans dressing up as their favorite characters for no other…
Liz OhanesianWhen religious protesters showed up at Comic-Con, attendees responded with absurd signs. Comic-Con packed in talent and fans alike in San Diego all weekend. Liz Ohanesian covered the action for L.A. Weekly, one of our partner papers; here’s her fourth report. In Southern California, you can be certain that…
Finding a wall in the city and making it his own is how Gamma Acosta began his career in art. Since then, he has become one of the best-know street artist in the Denver/Longmont area. But it didn’t happen overnight. “It was just through word of mouth,” he says. “I…
Comic-Con has been packing in talent and fans alike in San Diego all weekend. Liz Ohanesian is covering the action for our media group; here’s the third of her reports. Twenty years ago, Emily the Strange first appeared on T-shirts and other odds and ends. Now, the thirteen-year-old girl with…
Courtesy of ArchaiaComic-Con has been packing in talent and fans alike in San Diego all weekend. Liz Ohanesian is covering the action for our media group; here’s the second of her reports. Ben Blacker had just arrived at San Diego Comic-Con when we met. The writer was preparing for a…
Liz OhanesianJ.G. Quintel, creator of Regular Show, left, meets Muscle Man come to life. Comic-Con has been packing in talent and fans alike in San Diego all weekend. Liz Ohanesian is covering the action for our media group; here’s the first of her reports. J.G. Quintel has been going to…
The floating hotel room art installation, “the hotel rehearsal,” was on display Friday morning in the heart of downtown Denver. Created by architectural artist, Alex Schweder, the installation is described as “a floating bounce house”; the inflatable room has a couch that folds out into a bed and a small…
What started simply as a passion led to a career and a way out of a halfway house for Mark Cline, who has become a successful street artist, muralist and chalk artist. It’s a profession, he says, that allows him to do exactly what he was born to do. “I…
Combining his love of pop-iconography with a classical and surrealistic aesthetic, Marcus Renninger’s paintings leave the viewer dizzy from the contrast of their unsettling beauty with their cultural familiarity. Renninger, a guitarist with Fingers of the Sun, is showing a new round of work that will be celebrated with a…
The theme of this year’s Denver County Fair, which begins in only a few weeks, is “The Year of the Win,” and that means blue ribbons, lots of them, in what seems like every possible category under the sun. And the theme will definitely carry over to the fair’s Art…
Want to take a trip to a mystical island that is ruled by the Moon? You only have to go as far the Pepsi Center parking lot for this adventure, because the latest Cirque Du Soleil traveling show, Amaluna, opens there tonight. Celebrating its one-year anniversary — which is young…
Colfax Avenue was once a neon jungle. The longest street in America had an electric vibe that could only come from the bright, smoky glow of true neon. It was more than just signage — it was art. But times have changed. Neon is expensive to maintain and a new…
The Denver Biennial of the Americas is being presented this week in its second rendition — the first having been mounted in the summer of 2010. So, yes, it’s a year late. The curatorial team for the main art event, Draft Urbanism, is headed by Carson Chan, a Berlin-based curator…
