Eric Cox's Superstition

Aritst: Eric Cox Medium: Mixed Media As a symbol of the southwest, the Saguaro cactus stands tall as a Phoenix icon. The toothy spine of the cactus presents us with an uneasy ambiguity between man and his environment. The process of creating in the desert is very cathartic. Taking a step...

By Claire Lawton

August 26, 2011

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Aritst: Eric Cox

Medium: Mixed Media

As a symbol of the southwest, the Saguaro cactus stands tall as a Phoenix icon. The toothy spine of the cactus presents us with an uneasy ambiguity between man and his environment.

The process of creating in the desert is very cathartic.

Taking a step back and seeing the natural world and how it relates to my art is very rewarding.

The countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! 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?

Imagine PHX, so far:

100: Steven Revering's Westward Ho
99: Jon Ashcroft's Suspended in Geography

98: William LeGoullon's Table
97. Jason Hill's Phoenix Financial Center

96. Kyle DeWitt's Tempe Center for the Arts

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

91. Irma Sanchez's Phoenix Rising
90. Eduardo Rivera's De Colores

89. Arnold Guerrero's Camelback Mountain
88. Sean Deckert's Ginae vs. the 12th Street Gang
87. Pete Petrisko's Admiral of Phoenix
86. Quincy Ross' Lone Skyscraper
85. Andrew Armstrong's Illustrated Cityscape
84. Thomas Schultz's Phoenix Artifact
83. Adrian Lesoing's N. Evergreen
82. Suzanne Falk's Kon Tiki Hotel
81. Lindz Lew's Bon Voyeur
80. Kevin Patterson's Phoenix Swamp Beast
79. Ramy Sidarous' Three Windows
78. Will Mejia's Orpheum Theatre
77. Steve Weiss' Portrait of Louis Lee
76. Larry Willis' Apparition on East McDowell
75. Claire Warden's Untitled No. 3
74. Randy Zucker's Dancing Saguaro
73. Robert Brandan Martinez's Medical Cannabis Tax Stamp
72. Edward Jensen's Phoenix Financial Center

71. Andrew Knochel's View from PURL

70. Mark Dudlik's Phoenix Rebound

69. C.J. Dyer's Bird's Eye View

68. Virginia Martinez's Airport Scene

67. Carrie Marill's "It's a Cowboy State"

66. Eric Iwersen's The Saguaros Have Been Here the Longest

65. Danielle D'Aleo's 602far

64. Jesa Townsend's Stars of Flowers

63. Andrew Pielage's Sandra Day O'Connor Courthouse

62. Carol Panaro-Smith and James Hajicek's Arc of Departure
61. A Military Parade in Phoenix (c. 1888)

60. Charles Anthony Darr's Phoenix Haboob

59. Lisa Marie Sipe's Sweeping Succulent
58. Brad Armstrong's Phoenix Carnival
57. B. Spiderman's "... And I Never Did Get That Pony Either"
56. Colton Brock's 810 N. 4th St.
55. Melanie and Michelle Craven's Twin Cactus
54. 407 E Roosevelt St.
53. Betty Schlueter's "The Sonoran"
52. Saskia Jorda's "You are Here - Part I: Migration"
51. Tempe's Mill Avenue (c. 1930)
50. Michael and Kemper Goodwin's City Hall
49. Cornelius Keyes' Dust Storm Over Phoenix
48. Melissa McGurgan's Home Suite Home: PHX
47. Fred Tieken's Western Civilization

46. Andy Brooks and Danny Stoeller's I CACTUS PHX
45. Brian Brook's Phoenix Arm
44. Kristin Heggli's Downtown Architecture

43. Jill Johnson's Downtown Is ...

42. Peter Bugg and William LeGoullon's Embedded
41. Downtown's Hotel San Carlos (c. 1940)

40. Rembrandt Quiballo's Cinematic Panorama

39. Sebastien Millon's "Phoenix. It's Fabulous."

38. Howdy from Phoenix

37. beth tom's "we live here"

36. Merz Studio's Professional Building

35. Evan Wyloge's View from 44 Monroe

34. Harry Herz's Hole in Rock

33. Jason Kernevich and Dustin Summers' The Valley of the Sun
32. Laura Spalding Best's "Tarnish No. 1"

31. Jac T Bowen's Ferdinand the Bull and The Court of Flowers in Christown Spectrum Mall

30. John Scott Goodson's Civic Space Park

29. Street Map of Phoenix (c. 1932)

28. Rose Johnson's Prayer of St. Francis

And, hey! It's lunch time. Check out Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes for some foodie inspiration.

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