Finding Inspiration: Art Walk Miami

Ahh, Miami! The destination for sun, fun and...art! Thanks to the growing reputation  of the annual Art Basel festival, the massive reconstruction of a once rundown neighborhood, and the vision to create a much-needed art scene in South Florida, the Wynwood and Design Districts have become the mecca for innovative and progressive international artists and boasts quite the social scene at its monthly Art Walk taking place every second Saturday.   Here is where I found inspiration....

One very impressive exhibit was by Federico Uribe called "Once Upon a Time" at the Now Contemporary Art Gallery featuring a forest of trees and birds made entirely of books.  This amazing Colombian artist combines art and recycling in an enviable way, this time with books, and in the past using such materials as pencils, dominoes and even garden tools.

Of course, no tour of the Wynwood District would be complete without visiting the Wynwood Walls project, an ongoing outdoor collection of murals.....

Shepard Fairey (Obey) look closely--its a giant wheat-paste collage

Shepard Fairey (Obey) wheat paste collage

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo (Os Gemeos)

Ron English

Miami is my old hometown and my husband is Cuban American, so we could appreciate this next artist's perspective....