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“JUST ME AND HOBBES"

by Champ Styles

Syndicated from 1985 to 1995 and appearing in more than 2,400 papers, Bill Watterson's "Calvin and Hobbes"—following a precocious boy and his stuffed tiger, often poking fun at art and academia—has been called "the last great newspaper comic." Growing up Champ Styles wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, Tempe graffiti artist @_SuchStyles, and today when Champ is not leading the art efforts of 2nd Wind Games and Onyx Dynamics you may well find him wielding a spray can with his dad, or off painting his own creations on a wall somewhere around town. In early 2018 Champ added this Hobbes creation to the outdoor gallery of Danelle Plaza on W Southern Ave for Tempe live music and craft beer watering hole, @YuccaTapRoom.  @champ_styles/

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March 21, 2019

IRON GIANT

by Such Styles and Champ Styles

The family that paints graffiti together . . .  Noe Baez, aka Such Styles, started painting the walls of Phoenix in his youth, eventually catching the eyes of galleries and collectors, and now more than 35 years later he seems to have lost little enthusiasm for his art. With all the sibling and couple duos painting together, cross-generational pairings are less common but Style's son Champ has followed in his footsteps and @ValleyMetro credits their unique style to the combination of "new generation ideas meshed with old school traditions." The father/son duo created this work in early 2018 when Phoenix Mural Project launched the Phoenix Mural Festival as part of its mission to celebrate and support the artists of the city. This wall is at Polk St and 15th Ave, just off the Grand Avenue Arts and Preservation corridor.  @_suchstyles/  @champ_styles/  @muralsofphoenix/  @historicgrandave/