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Artist: Brad Armstrong
I was driving Westbound on I-17 between 24st and 7th street when looked to the north. I saw a early morning Monsoon dust strom blowing across a dirt field. I didn't think much of it until I saw what appeared to be an abandoned carnival. It was such a surrel site I immediately exited the freeway and drove to the site to get a better look.
I had a 35mm film camera with me at the time so I quickly got out of the car and shoot about five or six frames. In the matter of a short minute the dust storm suddenly passed by. I have always considered this image to be a one in a lifetime image. The blowing dirt gives the image a painterly effect that I love. You can see downtown Phoenix in the background on the left side of frame.
The countdown to
Best of Phoenixcontinues!
Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we'll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix. No scope or requirement on medium or size -- we'll include photography, painting, sculpture, video, installation, literary, and more. What do you see when you Imagine PHX?100:
Steven Revering's Westward Ho99:
Jon Ashcroft's Suspended in Geography
98: William LeGoullon's Table
97. Jason Hill's Phoenix Financial Center
95: Allison Elliott's Walls of Downtown Phoenix
94. Fausto Fernandez's Grid City
93. Chikara Kakizawa's Ship Out of Water
92: Dayvid LeMmon's Process / Gentrification
89.
Arnold Guerrero's Camelback Mountain88.
Sean Deckert's Ginae vs. the 12th Street Gang87.
Pete Petrisko's Admiral of Phoenix86.
Quincy Ross' Lone Skyscraper85.
Andrew Armstrong's Illustrated Cityscape84.
Thomas Schultz's Phoenix Artifact83.
Adrian Lesoing's N. Evergreen82.
Suzanne Falk's Kon Tiki Hotel81.
Lindz Lew's Bon Voyeur80.
Kevin Patterson's Phoenix Swamp Beast79.
Ramy Sidarous' Three Windows78.
Will Mejia's Orpheum Theatre77.
Steve Weiss' Portrait of Louis Lee76.
Larry Willis' Apparition on East McDowell75.
Claire Warden's Untitled No. 374.
Randy Zucker's Dancing Saguaro73.
Robert Brandan Martinez's Medical Cannabis Tax Stamp72.
Edward Jensen's Phoenix Financial Center70.
Mark Dudlik's Phoenix Rebound66.
Eric Iwersen's The Saguaros Have Been Here the Longest61. A Military Parade in Phoenix (c. 1888)
59. Lisa Marie Sipe's Sweeping Succulent
And, hey! It's lunch time. Check out Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes for some foodie inspiration.
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