Artist: Kristin Heggli Medium: 35mm film This is Downtown, really close to Space 55/Roosevelt Row. To me it represents our architectural history in a way few in the Valley rarely see; most people live in new neighborhoods, and kids grow up not seeing parts of town like this until they are…
Scottsdale’s been on the national radar for sightings (and upcoming reality shows) on the Dirty, a possible Real Housewives series, and now, our very own city — better known by locals for its nightlife, galleries, and public art program — has a chance to claim the “best bathroom in the…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Dear Potential Contributor, Upload an idea, address it to an audience, and send it off with sincerity. Sincerely, Seattle-based designers Jared Wunsch and Hans…
Artist: Brian Brooks Medium: Photography I took this photo in front of some place on Central Ave. I live in Oakland, but make it back to Phoenix twice a year and feel like I am more of a Phoenix artist than an Oakland artist. The countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! Last year,…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Alyssa Nassner and Rachel Dougherty describe their latest effort as “an ongoing excuse to make artwork, as well as a way to connect and network with fellow…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Technology has come a long way since the first zoetropes (China, 180 AD), films (late 19th Century), and even GIF file-types, which enabled Internet-based…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Craig Oldham’s a big believer in the power of a hand-written letter. The well-known football player turned famous graphic designer asked a few of…
Artists: Danny Stoeller and Andy BrooksMedium: Graphic Design I CACTUS PHX is the marquee design of Holy Piñata, a Phoenix-based T-shirt company launched in 2008 by longtime friends Andy Brooks and Danny Stoeller. Besides being an homage to the ubiquitous I HEART NY rebus (which was borrowed from the Virginia…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Theo Olesen appreciates the beauty in swear words. He draws one by hand every working day. The resulting collection is, by any definition, beautiful. Beyond…
Artist and director Lynn Hershman’s voice may be calm, even low-key, as she narrates her documentary history, !Women Art Revolution, but her message is anything but subtle.Hershman says !WAR was her 40-year pregnancy; as a young female artist in the 1960s (and for the next few decades), she collected interviews and…
painful to look when you haven’t cleaned your mangy nails in three weeks, and instead of just drawing smiley faces and pizza slices on your nails with a marker, you’ve decided to go (semi) permanent. This just in: the dollar sign has two vertical lines and Coco Chanel is pissed. In…
Artist: Fred Tieken Medium: acrylic on canvas These two paintings represent what I both love and hate about living in Phoenix. I admire the pioneer spirit and determination of the people but the small-mindedness that sometimes goes along with that spirit is maddening. I really enjoy living here. I must…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Armed with scissors and leaves, Spanish artist Lorenzo Duran is busy creating small-scale landscapes, designs, and portraits. The technique isn’t new, he writes; Chinese and…
Buffing out street art by Banksy (and his worldwide crew) just got a whole lot easier. Banksy-Locations, an application designed by Banksy Simon Hassett, was made available on the Apple website today and shows users locations of Banksy pieces and even provides directions from your current location “so you can…
Artist: Melissa McGurgan Medium: digital rendering, final output letterpress on chipboard Home Suite Home: PHX is series of tongue-in-cheek letterpress prints inspired by Phoenix landmarks, entities and language for Phoenicians to interpret and enjoy.The countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Sebastian Bettencourt’s newspaper of the future may have the look and feel of a traditional physical news publication — it still has sections for…
Artist: Cornelius Keyes Medium: Photograph This dust storm rose over Phoenix on Labor Day, 1972. The image is part of a series taken by the Environmental Protection Agency to “photographically document subjects of environmental concern” from 1972 to 1977. The countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Oscar Lhermitte is recreating the stars. It’s no small task, the French designer admits, but after noticing the disappearance of a few notable star…
Artists: Michael and Kemper Goodwin Medium: solar-bronzed glass and steel (completed in 1970)Prior to redevelopment (and what’s now called the Tempe Municipal Building), the lot that housed Tempe City Hall was also the site of the city jail, firehouse, library, and court … According to the City of Tempe, the architects explained the…
Dozens rose from the dead, grabbed their beach garb, and arrived at Rips Ales & Cocktails in Phoenix on Friday night for a Zombie Beach Party. There were plenty of bikinis, bloody cocktails, and blow-up beach props to go around, so we thought we’d stop by to take a few…
