Art | Virtually Gina

Falling Towards New York

April 7, 2017 by Gina Marie

“Gravity is an interaction. The Earth pulls on you, you pull on the Earth. You fall to the Earth, the Earth falls to you.” (Found at: http://srjcstaff.santarosa.edu/~lwillia2/p10/p10ch4.pdf) For 16 years, since my darling BFF Katy and I first visited New York together in August 2001 as a post-college-graduation-treat, I have fallen towards New York. According to the above logic, she must have been falling towards me, too. From time to time, while living in Boston in my early 20’s, I […]

Categories: America, Art, Earth, Friendship, Mural, New York, New York City, Photo Essay, Photo Journal, Photography, Travel, Urban • Tags: Architecture, Art, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Murals, New York, New York City, Travel

Buried Treasure

January 24, 2016 by Gina Marie

The new year brings with it an opportunity to declutter one’s life and see things with brand new eyes. Beneath all the clutter, I sometimes find buried treasure — old artwork, journal entries, poetry, and photos that meant a lot to me on this journey to adulthood. The work featured below is a mixed media piece called “Two Men Walking Towards the Light.” In order to create symmetry in this piece, I digitally mirrored an original photo of a man walking through an archway beneath Philadelphia’s City Hall. […]

Categories: Art, Collage, Life, Mixed Media, Personal, Philadelphia, Photography, The Artistic Process, Urban • Tags: Art, Collage, Journey, Mixed Media, Philadelphia, Photography, The Artistic Process, Urban

Appropriation

December 9, 2014 by Gina Marie

This “Mother Mary” greeting card has been sitting on my bedroom dresser for a few months. Recently, I added some Christmas decorations to the dresser and I noticed how the sparkly colorful lights reflected off the greeting card’s glossy face. It’s rather pretty, so of course I had to snap a picture. Here is the result . . . not too shabby. But then, Mother Mary is rarely shabby.

Categories: Art, Light, Photo Journal, Photography, Pop Art, Spirituality, Surrealism • Tags: Art, Light, Photo Journal, Photography, Pop Art, Spirituality, Surrealism

A Day Spent in Philadelphia Is Never a Day Wasted

September 15, 2014 by Gina Marie

With its confluence of art, history, and architecture, the city of Philadelphia is a visual feast. Following are a few snapshots captured in Center City, Philadelphia, throughout the course of an early September afternoon/evening. Little Boy in a Big City Liberty Bell Doorway in Elfreth’s Alley (Oldest Street in the Nation) Life Size Chess Piece As Public Art Love’s Park Plaza Twin Cranes Near Reading Terminal The Marquee for Reading Terminal, A Year Round Indoor Farmers’ Market Construction in Olde […]

Categories: America, Architecture, Art, Life, Mural, Philadelphia, Photo Essay, Photo Journal, Photography, Urban • Tags: America, Architecture, Art, Life, Mural, Philadelphia, Photo Essay, Photo Journal, Photography, Urban

Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love

August 24, 2014 by Gina Marie

Without ever forgetting his Deep South roots, African-American clothing designer Patrick Kelly left his imprint on the Paris fashion world in the mid 1980’s. Kelly’s talent, drive, and the financial support of influential friends converged on his pathway to success. In 1988, he was admitted as first person of color and the first American to the Fédération française de la couture, du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode (English: French Federation of Fashion and of Ready-to-Wear Couturiers and […]

Categories: Art, Fashion, Inspiration, Patrick Kelly, Philadelphia, Photo Essay, Photography • Tags: Art, Fashion, Patrick Kelly, Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Photography

The Man in the Mural

May 18, 2014 by Gina Marie

Visiting the Adams Morgan neighborhood in Washington, D.C., one is greeted by numerous colorful buildings and several striking murals. One of these murals, stationed above the now-defunct Cafe Toulouse, portrays a mysterious and proud-looking man wearing a floppy black hat and a red scarf. Who is this fellow and what on earth is he doing so brazenly adorned upon a brick wall in America’s capital city? Come to find out, the image is a replica of an Art Nouveau portrait created by […]

Categories: America, Architecture, Art, Mural, Travel, Urban, Washington DC • Tags: America, Architecture, Aristide Bruant, Art, Mural, Toulouse Lautrec, Travel, Urban, Washington DC

It’s Not Over Yet

March 16, 2014 by Gina Marie

A tough winter has worn this humble blogger down. As I type this post in mid-March, the snow has melted, but the frigid temps outdoors remind me that winter is not yet over. The following photos convey visually some of my impressions of a tough season, but one that was not without its moments of beauty. Below, a tentative Boxer trudges through several inches of snow. A storefront Buddha in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia takes the cold season […]

Categories: Art, Philadelphia, Photography • Tags: Art, Philadelphia, Photography, Winter

Life, Passion, Inspiration: An Interview with Photographer Angela Wahlgren

March 8, 2014 by Gina Marie

From time to time, one stumbles across an image which captures with penetrating clarity a single moment in time. All drama has been lifted away and what remains is the visual equivalent of water from a crystalline mountain stream. Viewing photographer/poet Angela Wahlgren’s work, one gets this sense entirely. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? AW: I was born in Germany, and stayed there through my college education as well as for a couple of years thereafter as […]

Categories: Art, Inspiration, Interview, Photography • Tags: Art, Inspiration, Interview, Photography

Surrealist Smorgasbord

January 11, 2014 by Gina Marie

The following photos were captured during a recent trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Perelman Building, which is hosting an exhibit entitled “The Surrealists” on display through March 2, 2014. Joan Miró’s Dog Barking at the Moon, (Oil on canvas, 1926). (Viewer please note: the photograph I captured is an alternate take on the piece. The photo you see below features the museum guard’s shadow, which I thought really added something to the original piece.) Eugene Berman’s View in […]

Categories: Art, Painting, Philadelphia, Photography, Surrealism • Tags: Art, Painting, Philadelphia, Photography, Surrealism