Wednesday, January 12, 2011

all i want is a voice so that i can be heard

Just thought I'd do a quick update since I have some lovely photos to share! :) Last weekend was first Fridays in downtown Phoenix, so David and I decided to head that-a-way to relish in some fabulous art.

I would always attend FF in Indianapolis in Fountain square and had plenty of great memories. The FF here in Phoenix is quite a bit bigger and there's more an emphasis on music and entertainment than there as in Indy. One other major difference was the type of art. Perhaps it's the urban setting of downtown Phoenix, but the art is much grungier, much dirtier (in a good way) and much more street-inspired.

Some photos. :)

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How cool is this VW bus? It was huge and flashed all sorts of enticing colors!

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I couldn't resist taking a picture of green cacti against a green-lit background. :p

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Love the colors here!
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Interesting gallery.

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From the same gallery as above. David liked this piece.

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This gallery was really cool, too. Lots of NSFW art, but this one was kid-friendly (somewhat). I didn't catch the artist's name, but much of the art was mixed media-based. Lots of photography done in well-thought out sets and then edited to the max. Very cool.

Adios!
Wendy




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J Seth Anderson said...

Great photos. If you are ever in Phx again on FF, check out the stuff on Grand Avenue. To me that's where the real FF crowd is. I think the artists over there are better.

Wendy City said...

Thanks for the advice! I will definitely do that -- and I'm sure we'll be out there again in the near future!