About Vandalog:
Vandalog is a blog about street art. It’s the place for street art fans to keep up to date on what’s going on with street art. If something matters in the world of street art, you can read about it on Vandalog. Vandalog was started by RJ Rushmore in October 2008. This is the blog, but you can also check out the Vandalog flickr and the Vandalog Twitter.
One thing that sets Vandalog apart from other street art blogs is the statement of opinion, good or bad. For better or worse, a lot of street art blogs only talk about the things they like and stick to dishing out compliments. Not so on Vandalog.
Writers:
RJ Rushmore – Editor-in-Chief
RJ is a student living in Philadelphia and attending Haverford College. RJ hasn’t been involved with street art very long, only since early 2008, but it’s quickly become how he spends most of his time. RJ has interned at a couple art galleries in London, and collects street art alongside his dad. Some of RJ’s favorite street artists are Adam Neate, Banksy, Judith Supine and Swoon.
Elisa Carmichael – Contributing Writer
Elisa co-owns and runs Carmichael Gallery in LA. She also edits The Art Street Journal, an international art publication that highlights the best artists, galleries, events and more around the world. Elisa was born in Scotland and grew up in Bermuda and Australia. After finishing high school in Sydney, she traveled to Europe on a gap year. A few months later, she met her future husband, Seth, in the south of France and the two of them decided to embark on a crazy trip across the US that ended at Los Angeles, their current home. Their love of art led them to open Carmichael Gallery there two years later. The gallery and journal keep Elisa busy, stressed out, and living and breathing art 24 hours a day every day, but she’s forgotten what it feels like to have a day off and secretly enjoys her life the way it is.
Gaia – Contributing Writer
Gaia is a Brooklyn and Baltimore based street artist with a background in Printmaking and Sculpture. Marrying the animal and the human form, Gaia conjures mysterious figures that carry a heavy sense of mythology and recall a past when man and nature were once united. These romantic creatures stand in relief to the urban environment as they lurk and beckon in the city’s forgotten and neglected spaces. The conveyance of their story relies on the chance coincidence with a passerby, and even in that intimate moment, their narrative is precarious and delicate.
Aaron Hunt – Contributing Writer
Aaron writes for several Art related publications in the UK and US. When he’s not interviewing some of the urban art scenes finest Aaron can be found conducting Interviews for New York based photography magazine MOSSLESS. Having graduated with a degree in Film,Video and Interactive Arts, Aaron’s interests delve deep into the world’s artistic melting pot. Some of Aaron’s favorite artists include Sylvia Ji, Joshua Petker, Neck Face, David Choe and Mike Giant.
Stephanie Keller – Contributing Writer
The latest addition to the Vandalog team, Stephanie is a recent graduate of the George Washington University where she studied journalism and communication. Hailing from the Jersey shore (unfortunately), Stephanie became introduced to street art while studying abroad in London in late 2009. Abandoning her career path in music pr and management, she began to delve into the world of urban art and began reading as many contemporary art books she could get her hands on before graduation. A self-proclaimed Anglophile, Stephanie will be returning to London in Fall 2010 to pursue a Master’s Degree in Contemporary Arts from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art. When she does manage to pull her nose out of art books, Stephanie likes to bike, watch old Hitchcock films, and cook a mean mushroom risotto. Some of her favorite artists include Miss Van, Keith Haring, Luke Chueh, Yoshitomo Nara and David LaChapelle.
Friends of Vandalog – everybody who has contributed to Vandalog at some point as a contributor or guest poster:
Simon Cole – Show & Tell Gallery
Jordan Seiler – Public Ad Campaign
Alison Young – Images to Live By
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Vandalog Blog by Michael “RJ” Rushmore is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 UK: England & Wales License. If you want to use anything on this blog for commercial purposes, just email me and I will probably say that it’s fine. Also, just to be clear, this license applies to content created for Vandalog, not content such as photographs that are credited to others.
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