Launched in 2021 on Instagram Live, SMONDAYS WITH SAL features special guest interviews, discussions on wide-ranging creative topics, and trivia about select AZ landmarks! Click on the video links beneath each image to access full episodes.
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Description | In this special after-hours episode, Sal catches up with Neo-Expressionist and Mixed-Media Mastermind...N_Mori!
Experience N_Mori's creative m.u.s.i.n.g.s. on Instagram:
Browse select N_Mori Studio works at:
Original air date | 12.17.2023
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Description | In this candid look back at Monuscape Moon, Sal’s 2023 Sci-fi and Surreal piece on view at Art One Gallery, get in-depth and definitive insight about its backstory, as Sal explores everything from concept drawings to final painting close-ups, and answers YOUR questions along the way.
Shout out to @moyra_paulina and @jordanmcomedy for the insightful inquiries!
Original air date | 04.23.2023
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Description | In this episode, Sal catches up with Landscape Architect, Photo-Man, and Good Friend...Eduardo Santamaria!
Experience Eduardo's i.n.t.e.n.s.i.t.y. on Instagram:
Explore Eduardo's professional design work:
https://www.terrain-nyc.net/index
Original air date | 02.05.2023
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Description | In this episode, Sal has an illuminating chat with Neon Sculptor, Educator, and FOUND:RE Art Curator...Jordan Zurn!
Follow Jordan's a.d.v.e.n.t.u.r.e.s. on Instagram:
Explore Jordan's official website:
Original air date | 01.22.2023
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Description | In this episode, Sal talks art and life with leading oil painter and global citizen...Bob Martin!
Follow Bob's creative j.o.u.r.n.e.y. on Instagram:
Explore Bob's official website:
Original air date | 09.04.2022
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Description | In this episode, Sal unpacks art and life with 3D metal sculptor, painter, and designer...Joan Waters!
Discover Joan's s.y.n.e.r.g.y. on Instagram:
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Explore Joan's Website:
See More from Joan:
Original air date | 06.26.2022
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Description | In this episode, Sal chats with Phoenix-based Artist and Art Curator at FOUND:RE Contemporary...Audrey Galat!
Catch Audrey's playfully p.o.w.e.r.f.u.l. work on Instagram:
Explore Audrey's ETSY Shop:
Discover FOUND:RE Contemporary:
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Original air date | 05.22.2022
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Description | In this episode, Sal catches up with renowned realist painter, muralist, educator, and all-around creative force...Lucretia Torva!
Learn more about Lucretia's s.t.e.l.l.a.r. work below:
Plus, learn more about Lucretia’s involvement with the Black History Mural project below:
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Original air date | 03.27.2022
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Description | In this episode, Sal gets candid about House Trilogy, his epic series of anguish, hope, and revival, while answering your questions along the way! Special shout out to @foldeduni @pulcher95 @bbbfla and @jordan_miller34 for the thought-provoking inquiries!
Original air date | 11.28.2021
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Description | Twenty years after 9.11, Sal gets personal about how it impacted and shaped his life and career.
Original air date | 09.11.2021
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Description | In this episode, Sal catches up with architect, photographer, and NYC original...Nicholas Friedmann!
Learn more about Nicholas' a.m.a.z.i.n.g. work below:
Original air date | 08.15.2021
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Description | In this episode, Sal catches up with Yolanda Lawrence, president and founder of LADIES AT LUNCH, a not-for-profit organization raising awareness about sexual assault, domestic violence, and gender-based violence.
Learn more about Yolanda's c.o.u.r.a.g.e.o.u.s. mission below:
https://www.ladiesatlunch.org/
Original air date | 08.08.2021
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Description | In this episode, Sal goes one-on-one with architect, educator, and creator behind the "R.E.D." comic book series...Victor J. Irizarry!
Learn more about Victor's a.m.a.z.i.n.g. work below:
https://collectorschoicecomics.com/collections/the-victor-j-irizarry-collection
Original air date | 07.18.2021
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Description | In this special Fathers Day episode, Sal gets into what it means to be a "towering figure," both in our personal lives and in our cities.
Original air date | 06.20.2021
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Description | In this episode, Sal analyzes "manufactured" love, for better or worse. Key projects discussed include Scottsdale Civic Center's LOVE Sculpture among others!
Original air date | 06.13.2021
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Description | In this episode, Sal looks at some moral things creativity can do for the 21st Century... filmed on location from Tempe Town Lake!
Original air date | 06.06.2021
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Description | Random thoughts and musings about the social, therapeutic, and identifiable aspects of art in general...filmed on location at the Frank Lloyd Wright Spire in Arizona!
Original air date | 05.30.2021
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Description | Random thoughts and musings about staying creative during a pandemic...filmed on location at Papago Park in Arizona!
Original air date | 05.11.2021
Selections from Sal’s vast photographic archives of New York City, spanning from 2014 - 2019. For this collection, each image was carefully picked because it contributed something new to the familiar - thereby attempting to shed unusual light onto the city’s endless pantheon of icons and monuments.
Digital Photograph | 11in. x 17in. x .025in. | 2019
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 17in. x 11in. x .025in. | 2018
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 11in. x 17in. x .025in. | 2019
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 11in. x 17in. x .025in. | 2019
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 11in. x 17in. x .025in. | 2019
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 11in. x 17in. x .025in. | 2016
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 11in. x 17in. x .025in. | 2019
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 11in. x 17in. x .025in. | 2019
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 11in. x 17in. x .025in. | 2019
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 17in. x 11in. x .025in. | 2018
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 17in. x 11in. x .025in. | 2019
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 17in. x 11in. x .025in. | 2018
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 17in. x 11in. x .025in. | 2014
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 17in. x 11in. x .025in. | 2018
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 11in. x 17in. x .025in. | 2019
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Digital Photograph | 11in. x 17in. x .025in. | 2018
© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Published Selections from 2012 to Present. Words and Images by Sal Cosenza.
Client - Scottsdale Progress | 11in. x 14in. | June 19, 2022
Illustration featured on Page 8 of the 06.19.22 issue of SCOTTSDALE PROGRESS, as part of J. Graber's article on Scottsdale's apartment development debate, with insight by Mayor Ortega.
Read the full article HERE.
Client - Commercial Observer | 9.5in. x 9in. | November 06, 2018 - Finance Issue
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Client - Commercial Observer | 11in. x 14in. x .5in. | February 28, 2018 - Brooklyn Issue
Engulfed in smoke and broken-hearted, the Empire State Building laments. Chrysler Building, you see, was no longer his. And the summer of ’39 hit him hard, as his empty floors and penniless disposition affirmed. It was the end of a long, lonely decade for the “Empty” State Building. Chrysler really had no other choice but to look elsewhere.
And out of the ashes of the Great Depression came 30 Rock, a newer more buoyant symbol of architectural optimism. 30 Rock was an Art Deco Playboy catching the eye of every building in the city, including the Empire’s beloved Chrysler.
But Empire State and Chrysler tried to keep things steady, so they went to the beach. It seemed the whole city was at Coney Island that day, when only the breeze of the speedy Cyclone could remind you of what cool really felt like. But Chrysler Building disappeared again. Empire State searched everywhere for his muse.
Looking back, he should have just walked away forever when he saw Chrysler and 30 Rock sharing the front row seat of the Cyclone together, a ride of a lifetime that he was not part of. Empire State was just a teenager then, but he felt the entire weight of the city on his rafters. Life, he learned, could be a very grim thing.
And now, sitting in a cold and barren room with a drink and smoke, The Empire State Building laments; carrying with him memories, love, loss, and a choice to stand tall as a building on his own again.
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Client - Commercial Observer | 11in. x 14in. x .5in. | November 15 - 22, 2017
Rainbow Room - 10:05 p.m.
After a busy day of meetings, benefits, and appearances, Chrysler Building seems poised to wind down, or so it seems.
She rejoins Empire State Building for dinner in the Rainbow Room at 8:45 p.m. The place is filled with the rich and powerful, but everyone seems to notice these buildings’ combined star power, which becomes more apparent when Rockefeller Center shows up to personally greet them.
As the clock strikes ten, the music gets louder and the place is now packed. I soon notice Empire State Building on one corner of the bar, as Chrysler and Rockefeller Center move away to the other side; Chrysler’s twinkle brighter than ever. Suddenly, the two buildings sneak a toast and a kiss. I quickly turn to find a visibly shocked Empire State Building, as he too witnessed the act.
Why doesn’t Chrysler Building seem to care if all of New York is staring? To find that out, I must dig deeper into this architectural love triangle. I needed answers, and Empire State Building was
going to give me them...
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© SAL COSENZA ART + DESIGN
Client - Carmindy | 08in. x 10in. x .5in. | August 5, 2014
Part of a series of mixed media drawings completed for Carmindy's book, Bloom: A Girl's Guide to Growing Up Gorgeous.
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Select news articles, features, and interviews from Sal's career.
Check out Sal’s Q&A session with the amazing Two Birds Editing Team, as part of their “Author Spotlight” series!
Access the full interview HERE.
Check out Sal’s wide-ranging and in-depth CanvasRebel conversation about his creative philosophy, and much more! Special thanks to Kristi Shah for setting it all up.
Read the full interview HERE.
Sal's 2023 painting, "Monuscape Moon," as seen on NBC's "12 News AZ ArtPops" segment, and featuring the synth-tacular song "Crystal Ball" by Paper Foxes.
Special shout out to Cassie Rathbun and the entire 12 News Community Engagement Team for putting this together!
The 12 News ArtPops Series regularly features artists and musicians from the Valley and across Arizona. This segment's scheduled air dates during the week of 5/1/23 are listed below:
Monday: 5PM
Tuesday: "Today in AZ" & 4PM
Wednesday: 6PM
Thursday: 10PM
Friday: 1PM
Sal's 2023 painting, “Monuscape,” was featured on NBC's televised "12 News AZ ArtPops" segment, and accompanied by the funky-fresh song "Comfort Zone" by The Hourglass Cats! Special thanks to Cassie Rathbun and the entire 12 News Community Engagement Team for the opportunity.
The 12 News ArtPops Series regularly features artists and musicians from the Valley and across Arizona. This segment originally aired during the week of 4/10/23 on:
Monday: 5PM
Tuesday: "Today in AZ" & 4PM
Wednesday: 6PM
Thursday: 10PM
Friday: 1PM
Read the Full Feature HERE.
Catch Sal’s recent appearance on THE ART ONE SHOW, out now!
Sal’s appearance on the HUGO’S IT’S ON podcast covers a range of topics, from Domestic New York to upcoming projects. Click HERE for the full interview.
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