First Friday.

Something I rather enjoyed in the May's First Friday was the wide-across animal theme portrayed on a subtle or outrightly obvious way. I'm not sure if other artists or viewers noticed this or not, but it was quite apparent after a few galleries. It's quite sad in a way that people give their time and attention to animals, not that it is a bad thing, but it is highly prioritized over humans' suffering and issues. I just recently found an interesting article ad in the art magazine Luerzer's International Archive, about the effective of using an animal imagery to make a point because people will take time to read it if it seems to be addressing issues of four legged creatures.

This one is neat. The whole gallery were remains of what beavers have done. I thought it was interesting in the larger picture, but over all it was okay.

This was a very well done series. All the images are mixed media and have a wonderful color pallete I really enjoy the imagery too. This is the first time I witnessed the Mayday Parade. Interesting. I just think if you are going to try and make a point and have people support and respect the cause, maybe you should steal shopping carts and use it in the parade. Just a thought.
Oh the instruments of Richmond... It's funny, but right beside them is actually a music store, selling real instruments... I wonder how the business is holding up to these innovative creations.
First Friday are always too crowded for my test, but I survived yet another.