Tempe Artist Tyson Krank: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 28. Tyson Krank.

Tyson Krank’s up to a whole lot besides beer slinging.

You might spot the 27-year-old Tempe-based artist bar tending at arty nightlife establishment Lost Leaf, but in his off-hours he’s in the midst of preparing for two upcoming exhibitions — including one that opens at Lost Leaf in September.

See also: Phoenix Designer Brian Cresson: 100 Creatives

The exhibition is the painter’s second in the past two years at Lost Leaf. And in October, the Palabra Collective member will show at the group’s UNION at the Biltmore pop-up gallery.

Beyond that, the creative says that he’s looking forward to developing a more interactive manner of displaying his paintings. “It’s always been a dream to get people to experience what I do,” Krank says. “I think 2015 will be a great year to start the process and put into effect the think I’ve been planing.”

Stay tuned.

I came to Phoenix with my father who owned a semi precious stone business called Fox Tibetan Turquoise.

I make art because I have always enjoyed making things or crafting in general. I think once I found a process I became totally addicted to painting. It has become such a huge part of who I am that I can’t really imagine not making stuff.

I’m most productive when I have a show coming up or like right now I have three shows lined up in the next three months plus working on a few murals. I pretty much paint or draw or make something everyday. But I tend to jam out work when I’m in over my head.

My inspiration wall is full of my dad’s work, mountains, future concept drawings, and photos of things i wish i could paint.

I’ve learned most from doing, the more I do the more I learn.

Good work should always be something that you had fun making and it should always push you to evolve what you are doing.

The Phoenix creative scene could use more collectives that bring people together, to share ideas, to colaborate. The elitist attitude sucks, and although I haven’t really been a victim, I see it happen and it’s not really cool. I love meeting people with new ideas.

See the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives:

100. Bill Dambrova
99. Niki Blaker
98. Jeff Slim
97. Beth May
96. Doug Bell
95. Daniel Langhans
94. Nanibaa Beck
93. Nicole Royse
92. Ib Andersen
91. Casandra Hernandez
90. Chris Reed
89. Shelby Maticic
88. Olivia Timmons
87. Courtney Price
86. Travis Mills
85. Catrina Kahler
84. Angel Castro
83. Cole Reed
82. Lisa Albinger
81. Larry Madrigal
80. Julieta Felix
79. Lauren Strohacker
78. Levi Christiansen
77. Thomas Porter
76. Carrie Leigh Hobson
75. Cody Carpenter
74. Jon Jenkins
73. Aurelie Flores
72. Michelle Ponce
71. Devin Fleenor
70. Noelle Martinez
69. Bucky Miller
68. Liliana Gomez
67. Jake Friedman
66. Clarita Lulić
65. Randy Murray
64. Mo Neuharth
63. Jeremy Hamman
62. La Muñeca
61. Kevin Goldman
60. Emily Costello
59. Kerstin Dale
58. Vara Ayanna
57. Nathaniel Lewis
56. Ruben Gonzales
55. Lisa Poje
54. Bobby Zokaites
53. Frances Smith Cohen
52. Julie Rada
51. David Miller
50. Xanthia Walker
49. Kyllan Maney
48. Cary Truelick
47. Constance McBride
46. James D. Porter
45. Allyson Boggess
44. Abigail Lynch
43. Ashley Cooper
42. Jaclyn Roessel
41. Brandon Boetto
40. Melissa Dunmore
39. Gavin Sisson
38. Rossitza Todorova
37. Monica Robles
36. Josh Kirby
35. Jesse Perry
34. Yai Cecream
33. Nathan Blackwell
32. Carley Conder
31. Ben Willis
30. Nicole Michieli
29. Brian Cresson

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