My homage to Miami Murals

We all know my love for the street artists in Miami. I was running errands around Miami and I found several that I really liked, including this one, which caused me to stop my car, get out and look at. And I wasn't the only one. I looove it. It's in Wynwood, on North Miami Ave, just south of 29th Street:



And up close:




Right next to it, was this one:



And across the street:



Down on 25th Street:


You can see this one from 195, headed away from the beach:



And to get out of Wynwood, El Hombre and I found this one on the beach, on Lincoln Road between Collins and Washington:


I think it would be really cool to wander about the Design District and Wynwood with my camera, discovering these things

Post-Basel coverage

As you may know from El Capitan's post, we went wandering Wynwood (impressed by my alliteration there?) for Art Basel. And by wandering, I mean El Capitan and El Padrino dragged me off El Hombre's Peavy amp at ISM gallery.

I'm glad I went, because there were many new openings that I loved, most of which were on side streets.

Of course there was ISM. This is a family-managed gallery that has several different artists on display. The main display was the father's work, pictured below:

The boats are made from copies of the papers the US Coast Guard distributed during the Mariel Boat Lift in Miami.

I really liked these displays for a number of reasons. First, I love the contrast of the red against the white walls. It commands your attention. I also like that these are very symbolic of what many people experienced, coming to this country, without being overly political. It, to me, appeals more to the emotions.

The only other gallery where I took pictures was Animal Farm, mainly because my camera battery died. This gallery was like arts and crafts on steroids. It was absolutely awesome. I appreciate artists that have fun with what they do, and the artist definitely had a blast. The gallery was complete with hay, which made it seem more realistic, both in the crunch under foot, and the smell of it in the air.






Every part of each piece was made from things one would find around the house, pencils, shoes, golf balls, corks, etc. it was really fun to see the whole display, and then get close to each thing and see how it was constructed. I look forward to seeing more from this place, so hopefully the artist was local.

And what would one of my art entries be without pictures of street art? I know you've been waiting for it:

As Emeril would say... Bam! (I dunno, it's the medicine)