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Previous Installations:

Barn Devil
Christopher Fennell
September 1, 2009-February 5, 2010

Artist Concept Rendering

Christopher Fennell brings together the iconic desert image of a dust devil and reclaimed barn wood to create this powerful sculpture, activating and defining the bell tower space.

Fennel was first inspired to build large installations from salvaged materials after getting a job tearing down a condemned barn during his college years when he gathered the wood on the job site to create his first artwork of this type. Since then, Fennell has continued to use and be inspired by cast off materials that have a history. He holds degrees in both sculpture and mechanical engineering from the University of South Florida and currently resides in Birmingham, AL.

Floating Memories

Béatrice Coron

September 8, 2008 - December 3, 2008

Béatrice Coron’s twenty-four iconic scenes were hand cut on black & white Tyvek, a lightweight waterproof paper. Four scrolls will hung freely from the top of the tower.

Each scroll made two long flaps with three paper-cut images on each side. Each cutout image was a window that invited the passerby to peek through invoking memories and dreams of Scottsdale and the southwest.

Coron was born and raised in France and studied at the University of Lyon III and Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, France. After living in Egypt and Mexico, she found her creative home in New York City. Her work using the cutout method has been featured in numerous exhibitions around the world. Often working in the book arts, Coron’s work can be found in museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Bibliotheque Nationale of France. Her public art commissions include the Burke Avenue train station, NYC and the Kostner subway station in Chicago, IL. Coron loves that the public realm allows her to reintroduce story telling to a broad audience. She seeks opportunities to turn local characteristics into stories and local imagery into meaningful iconic themes.

For more on the artist’s work please go to www.beatricecoron.com

Robots in Flight

Toby Atticus Fraley
December 10, 2008-April 24, 2009

Toby Fraley recycles vintage household items such as coffee thermoses, vacuum cleaners and picnic jugs into art. Fraley created a new series of Robots for this installation. In the bell tower the Robots rode rockets, glided, parachuted to safety and sailed on rustic wings, charming passersby with an eclectic and engaging air show. The Scottsdale Public Art Program plans to purchase the artwork for the Municipal Collection and reinstall in a public space, perhaps a branch library.

Fraley is a full time artist residing in Washington, Pennsylvania. His whimsical eclectic pieces have found homes in the Google headquarters, the residences of Hollywood stuntmen and Grammy Award winning musicians. Fraley loves that they are fun to make, appealing not only to kids but also those who appreciate the design and who find a memory tied into the piece. He often hears exclamations of “that’s dad’s old work thermos” or “there’s my grandmother’s canning strainer.” For more on the artist’s work please go to www.tobyfraley.com

Bubble Fountain

Melissa McGurgan &
Marco Rosichelli
May 1, 2009-July 12, 2009

Photo by Peter Bugg

When a passerby walked through the bell tower, scented bubbles (alternating citrus, mint, salt water) drifted down creating a fun and refreshing atmosphere to greet the onset of summer. Mellisa McGurgan and Marco Rosichelli recognized the appeal and fascination of water to the desert dweller. Water cools, cleanses, and entertains. This fountain without flowing water invoked a universal playground for the senses.

Bubble Fountain Blog - blog with the creators of the Bubble Fountain

McGurgan and Rosichelli, who both reside in Tempe, AZ, are experienced and active artists within the Valley community. Both have constructed and installed sculptural work in numerous galleries and museums. McGurgan’s MORE OR LESS CAMPAIGN 2006 was featured in the ASU Art Museum’s New American City exhibition. Rosichelli’s Trojan Bike appeared at the ASU Art Museum and the gallery of Jarbas Lopes: Cicloviaérea in November 2007. Both work as art educators at Arizona State University where they involve classes with public art assignments.

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