#artbasel2014

[halopigg]

@w3rc and @geraluz #StreetArtCollaboration from the streets of #Wynwood circa #ArtBasel2014! #Werc #W3rc #Geraluz #WercAndGera #GeraAndWerc #LongLostMurals #artbaselmiami #wynwoodmiami #wynwoodartdistrict #muralism #artingwithhalopigg #streetartspringbreak #AllTheHits #HalopiggArchives #ImChillinAtHome (at Wynwood) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_h4sBfn9mG/?igshid=1igwrt1qqiari

[impermanent-art]

‘Selfie... Oh Wynwood Selfie’ Work by MTO, part of his savage ‘Wynwood Family’ series painted during Art Basel in 2014.

[artofjahmane]

FLASHBACK: ELEKTRA IN WYNWOOD... #artofjahmane #afrofuturism #artbasel2014 #wynwood #miami #elektradiagrams #inthesestreets #djahuti #overtown #mindpower #glyffix (at Wynwood, Miami) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV8ApRjr8qh/?utm_medium=tumblr

[1stinseo]

#ArtBasel2014 #trippy #opticalillusion #cube

[halopigg]

#ImChillinAtHome pulling out deep cuts like @bikismo’s #ChromeDog created for @therawproject_ in 2014! #Bikismo #TheRawProject #JoseDeDiegoMiddleSchool #ArtBasel2014 #BaselOrBust #streetartspringbreak #muralism #muralart #elequipoganador (at Jose De Diego Middle School) https://www.instagram.com/p/B99cNe2nJRq/?igshid=1gsp6jbhw3odo

[impermanent-art]

Opire x Bonar in Wynwood.

[vervainee]

Luna. 'from Argentina with love' -- artist: @martinronmurales #martinron -- -- #streetart #urbanart #martinronwalls @vicegallery #luna #wynwood #miami #artbasel #artbaselmiami #artbasel2014 #hyperrealism #mural #art #wallart #martinronmurales #inspirational #creation #realistic #yetfantasy #insearchofstreetart #vervainee #justbevervainee

[poncilidad]

Tonight ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!! Poncili Creacion at Flying Monkey Arts in Huntsville, AL 8pm #antiperformanceart#poncilicreacion#artbasel2014 bound #tourlife#meltedembracestour (at Flying Monkey)

[l-e-watkins]

Fordistas - Art Basel 2014

[mars-arts-miami]

[facemaskxx]

MaskUp© #madeinitaly #artbasel2014

[poncilidad]

#surrealistpuppetry #tourlife #artbasel2014 #puppet #hostiletakeover

[mariumrana]

Attending Art Basel & Exhibiting in Wynwood, December 2014.

In December, I went to Art Basel for this first time. I had always heard that after going, artists either work harder or feel a sense of helplessness when looking at the state of the modern art. The effect that this trip has had on me is that I was even more eager to create a voice for people who were not represented. There were many male artists that had shown. There are statistics that show the demographic that galleries happen to represent most are men with children. The least represented are, as you can imagine, women with children. At an international art show, I was happy to see that the commentary behind the commentary was national, but where was the East? I did find a Syrian artist's work where he was filmed destroying a miniature replica of his house as a commentary on the effect of war in Syria. There was a sophistication about how people chose to comment on what they knew. Orientalism was not prevalent as I have seen in local art shows. Maybe we could learn about respecting others through these massive art shows with a broad audience.

After this weekend, I felt even more confused about how excessive narcissism has pushed itself into what the people want. I asked myself why crowds were formed around the large chrome sculptures or the works with giant LED lights forming words like "I", "myself", or "#selfie". It was interesting to see that amongst all of the beautiful intricate paintings that I found alluring. There is no doubt that the actual convention felt like a visual overload. It was a daunting task to make sure that all of the art was seen. But this visual overload was something I have never experienced to this degree. Saturday, from early morning to when the convention closed that night, we must have seen several thousand pieces of art. I was interested in knowing how works were made as oppose to why they were there, which I have heard endlessly at any art show. Perspective is everything.

Our schedule was this. We arrived in Miami from Tampa, at night and drive directly to the Wynwood Art District. This area represents local galleries and international artists, who are beckoned to do murals on the Wynwood Walls. Walking through this area, the sidewalks were crowded, beer was spilled in the raingutters, and breakdancers were performing as we weaved in and out of small galleries. It was surreal to see many of my favorite artists' work in real life. I saw the work of SWOON, who I met in Tallahassee two years ago.

^ Picture with a detail of Swoon's work on the Wynwood Walls.

  Seeing the work of Sheppard Fairey (Obama HOPE painting) was surreal at the Library Street Collective gallery.

^ My dear friend, Sarah, next to Sheppard Fairey work on the Wynwood Walls.

^We then walked over to the Wynwood Lofts, where four of my works were on display.((  Refer to last blog post ;)  ))

^ Inside Projects Gallery, where I displayed my work, with 200 paintings.

^ Finding my work there felt like finding an old friend or finding home in a crowded place.

^ A sample picture I took while packing these to be shipped, check out the blogpost under this one to see these in full.

^ I have been debating putting this piece up. I had a notebook with the names of every artist I loved. Somehow the name of artist of this piece, fell threw the cracks. I honestly wish I knew. Such a beautiful sentiment.

^My notebook and pen in hand, looking at the work of a new favorite, Kelsey Brookes at the Library Street Collective.

^ Incredibly beautiful sight that broke any feeling of monotony. Works by Gerardo Hacer at the Library Street Collective. (As you can tell by now, that gallery was the place to be.)

MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER// (Actual Art Basel location)

Indoor park in the venue. Perfect place to relax and refocus.

^ Shiny artwork, I was referring to. Sarah, whom I was referring to.

"Sonic Half Moons" by Haegue Yang.

^ We almost sat on this. We didn't realize it was part of the show.

^ My friend Khadijah with the work of Luiz Zerbini.

^ Tapestry made of beads and glitter. Yes. Grayson Perry.

^ Too funny seeing everyone tiptoe around this sculpture. It was made of plaster, I checked. Will Cotton.

^ Obsessed with this work. by Kerstin Bratsch

^ Keith Harring. So good.

On Day Three// BASS MUSEUM OF ART, AQUA ART, and SCOOPE ART

^ Outside of the Bass Museum of Art. This turned out to be Sarah's favorite venue during the trip.

^ Interior of the Bass Museum. Beautiful.

^ The work of Damien Hirst at Bass.

^My favorite work at the Bass. By Persian artist, Farhad Moshiri. All entriely hand embroidered using only tiny beads.

^ Break for food during our non-stop art escapade on South Beach.

AQUA ART at The Aqua Hotel. This is an antiquated 1950's seeming hotel was converted into a makeshift gallery by removing all the furniture from the rooms.

Alex Yanes work in the LA Thinkspace gallery space.

^ Jae Yong Kim. Ceramic nom noms.

^ work by Jibin Im.

^ Work by Fransje Killaars

After Aqua Art, we walked over to the actual beach and went to Scoope Art.

^ A sight to see in person.

^ The work of an artist whose work I have been following for some time now, Aaron Nagel.

^ The work of one of my long time favorites, Cryptik.

^ Jacub Gagnon, conceptually this is beautiful. I'll leave you with this.