Miami Art Walk

While in Miami a couple weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to be there during the weekend of the Art Walk. For those of us Miami outsiders, the Art Walk is an event held the second Saturday of every month where all the galleries in the Wynwood (Downtown Miami) neighborhood open up in the evening, often times serving up free drinks and marketing their craft. The sidewalks are so crowded that many need to take to the streets in order to navigate all the wonderful art exhibits. There are all sorts of savory food vendors in the form of food trucks and beverage distributors in the middle of the streets, where you can get everything from Gorgonzola Blue Cheese w/ Green onions and bacon on sour dough bread at Cheezilitious (at least aas good as it sounds) to Chicken Quesadillas to slow cooked BBQ ribs with Rum Punch, or Presidente Cerveza's or a multitude of other options.

One of the highlights of the event was Miguel Paredes, his style is a mix of NYC graffiti and Pop Art. He grew up in Manhattan and was mentored by Andy Warhols right hand man during the days of the Factory, Ronnie Cutrone. Above is one of his pieces that caught my eye. Be sure to check out his website if you want more info.

I also purchased a gorgeous poster print called "72ND STREET PARADE" which uses what looks like a subway/NJ transit map as the canvas and has a wonderful contrast of black white and colors, a resounding theme in much of his work. You can find a picture of that and more of his work on his website here: http://miguelparedes.com/gallery.html