In 18th- and 19th-century Europe, during the alleged Age of Enlightenment, telling someone that he needed to have his head examined in no way carried the contemporary connotation of “be a good boy and take your Thorazine.” Back in pre-photography times, having your head examined was the height of scientific…
It’s about time Phoenix sees some serious mural love. In the interest of giving credit to their artists and because we’re losing track of the times we’ve said, “Woah, when did that go up?”, we bring you Mural City, a series on the murals springing up around town — their…
Pantone Color Institute, a world-renowned authority on color, announced the 2011 color of the year last week.Give a big congratulations to 18-2120, Honeysuckle.Designers and artists alike are buzzing about this decision — a dramatic departure from the 2010 color, Turquoise…
To Gregory Sale, “It’s (meaning Arizona crime and the corrections system) Not Just Black and White.” The local artist is using the statement as a working title for his residency/exhibition slated to start in the ASU Art Museum in February. Sale’s project and ultimate goals are intentionally vague. He’s not…
It’s about time Phoenix sees some serious mural love. In the interest of giving credit to their artists and because we’re losing track of the times we’ve said, “Woah, when did that go up?”, we bring you Mural City, a series on the murals springing up around town — their…
It’s about time Phoenix sees some serious mural love. In the interest of giving credit to their artists and because we’re losing track of the times we’ve said, “Woah, when did that go up?”, we bring you Mural City, a series on the murals springing up around town — their…
Welcome to our weekly idea of a seriously kickass job. Today, we nabbed Catherine Hayes of Hayes Architecture/Interior Inc.. Hayes designs for a living — and quite often, she gets paid to design kickass restaurants like Modern Steak, Sanctuary Resort Spas & Suites, and Chelsea’s Kitchen. Hayes started her design studio…
Tovrea Castle, the iconic what-the-hell-is-that Valley landmark at Van Buren and 52nd streets that’s viewable from Loop 202, may not be available for public tours quite yet, but it has been immortalized in print. Arcadia Publishing recently released its ode to the wedding cake/medieval castle-style building constructed between 1929 and…
With work from creative minds like Brain Boner, Patricia Beatty, Sylvia Hardt, Danielle Hacche, Rafael Navarro, Jason Savaglio, and Susan Rae Westover, you hardly need a silver lining. Luckily, these artists are hanging, installing and displaying their artwork anyway. The team behind 11th Street Studios, at 1117 E. Van Buren…
Saskia Jordá has no sense of direction. “I am directionally challenged,” the Venezuelan artist admits. “If you let me loose somewhere, I don’t know the difference between north and south. I walk into a store at the mall, and then I come out and go back the same way I…
Cy Keener and Jay Atherton are big, young names in the local architecture and design community — and they’re currently enjoying some time in the national spotlight.The talented design duo’s firm Atherton|Keener landed a spot on the cover of DWELL, a drool-worthy national architecture publication. The December issue, titled Young…
Newscaster Lin Sue Cooney may not be known for a sweet disposition, but give her a gingerbread challenge, and turns out she can build one hell of a sweet-based house. Her creation (pictured above) will be up for view and auction along with a handful of houses made by local…
Clare Patey’s a London-based artist, curator, and big time foodie. Her projects include Feast on The Bridge, an annual festival dedicated to traditional food rituals and eating, and Feast, a collaborative, educational garden (both of which you can read more about on Chow Bella). Food aside, she’s one of the…
Jackalopes can ride bikes, right? (Given the temperature, they should be able to … ) This week, we’re introducing Cycle, a weekly feature where our own fanatic, Jason Franz, will tell tales of rides and routes, and cycling dos and don’ts, as he spins pedals across what Bicycling Magazine calls…
Safwat Saleem was baffled when the results of the latest Pew Research Center survey showed nearly one-in-five Americans now say Obama is a Muslim, and his only reaction (a gag reflex, he says) was to laugh.The graphic designer, computer programmer, filmmaker and artist says he’s trying to express the humor…
If you’re hungry, like Dry River Yacht Club, or want to rub elbows with a few local artists, the Alwun House might be the place to drop by this weekend. The gallery hosting a benefit concert to raise money for its current project: “Green Art Park” The concept is fairly…
How disgusting: Dr. Gunther von Hagens must be a head case to bring more than 200 preserved human bodies to Arizona Science Center for a limited engagement.More details after the jump … …
A picture might be worth a thousand words, but apparently those in Fausto Fernandez’s “The Virtue of Wisdom,” now on display at Scottsdale’s Gebert Contemporary, are not. They would look great in a corporate conference room though. Kathleen Vanesian on “The Virtue of Wisdom:” In person, one discovers that many…
