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CALLE 16 ARTS DISTRICT

by Breeze and Dwayno Insano

Thomas Marcus, aka Breeze, was introduced to graffiti at 13 and has been painting graffiti around Phoenix since the early ‘90s. While he continues to write Breeze has spent the years since developing his art, painting permissioned murals and dedicating himself to art programs and projects for the youth of his community. Breeze says his designs recall the beautiful interwoven geometric designs of the coil-woven baskets of the Akimel and Tohono O’odham people. On’k Akimel Oʼodham artist Dwayne Manuel, aka Dwayno Insano, has an MFA in fine art from University of Arizona and teaches art at the Tohono O’odham Community College. In 2016 the two colleagues from the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community, just east of Scottsdale, collaborated on this mural on N 16th St in Phoenix, adjacent to @TheBarrioCafe, the driving force behind Phoenix’s @Calle16PHX Arts District.  @breeze1phx/  @dwaynethedestroyer/

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March 9, 2019

BARRIO CAFE

by Lalo Cota

“What's my favorite piece?” Asked by @PHXMagazine in 2015 Lalo Cota responded "The next one." His work clearly reflects the influence of Chicano low-rider culture, but instead of the spray paint favored by many of his peers Cota prefers to wield brush and roller. In any case, wherever "his next one" is, Cota's blending of vibrant color and bold but playful imagery will no doubt continue to infuse the work with positive energy and explain why the self-taught father of two has become one of the most loved muralists in Phoenix. This luchadore inspired work sits behind N 16th St Silvana Salcido Esparza restaurant @TheBarrioCafe—ground zero for the Calle 16 Arts District. Sitting on a north-facing wall in a somewhat protected alcove behind the restaurant has undoubtedly helped, but after almost 4 years this 2015 work still looks like new.  @lalocota/  @calle16phx/

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December 7, 2017

“EMERGENCE”

By Douglas Miles

San-Carlos Apache-Akimel O’odham painter, printmaker, and photographer Douglas Miles uses his art to emphasize aspects of Native American youth, Apache culture, and reservation lifestyles. Miles is perhaps best known for founding Apache Skateboards in 2002 after watching his son practice skateboarding and drawing parallels with the Apache warrior traditions of concentration, stamina, and the ability to withstand pain. Continuing his commitment to promoting Native American values through his art, Miles describes this 2015 work as “a reflection of the unheard and unseen reality of Apache and tribal history in America.” “Emergence” is painted on N. 16th St on the front of Phoenix’s celebrated Barrio Café (launched by Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza the same year Miles started Apache Skateboards).  @dmiles1_apache  @calle16phx  @thebarriocafe  

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August 2, 2017

“LOS TRES GRANDES”

by Enuf and friends 

Quintessential Phoenix chef Silvana Salcido Esparza says her favorite ingredient is “anything Mexican.” Redefining Mexican food since 2002 she told New Times she made a promise that at 50 she’d start to speak up about things outside the kitchen, and in the wake of Arizona passing hotly-disputed anti-immigration laws Esparza decided to create a center of Mexican pride and culture around Barrio Café on 16th St. and “Calle 16 Mural Project” was born. She said she remembers going to Mexico City with her father and admiring the work the great muralists, so a couple of years later she was happy to have Francisco Garcia, aka Enuf, organize this wall, enlisting a laundry list of artists who wanted to collaborate in paying tribute to Los Tres Grandes—Diego Rivera, David Siqueiros, and José Orozco—plus Frida Kahlo (unfortunately Siqueiros and Kahlo are out of frame at either end of this wall). Collaborators included Sentrock, Averian Chee, Jeff Slim, PRUF, KEISR, SINEK, Martin Moreno, Armando, DETOR, SRVNT, and Ser. V One  @3nuf86  @calle16phx    

[iamjimsmith]

Barrio Cafe, 16th street just south of Thomas, Phoenix Arizona. Head on down and support this local gem as they work to recover from the pandemic. Chef Silvana Salcido Esparaza and Wendy Gruber create some of the best Mexican cuisine in Phoenix. Their support for the art community is evident as the building is adorned in murals all around. Dine-in or take out! #barriocafe #chefsilvanasalcidoesparza #calle16phx #Thomasand16thst #mexicancuisine #Phoenix #art #murals #tequila (at Barrio Cafe by chef Silvana Salcido Esparza) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLuMCl9DiqL/?igshid=bqc8vuq2f0da

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Night is on #happyparty #party #barrio #barriocafe #light #goodnight #letsdance #grandandytisme #frenchteush #night #suit

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[waynemichaelreich]

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