Artsy Fartsy

Wynwood Art Walk happens every second Saturday.  This time it also had an array of food trucks, the new uber-cool, uber-urban way to eat.  Basically these are campers outfitted like professional kitchens with talented chefs producing amazing food.  Food Network had a sort of lame competition show called "Food Truck Wars" so if you missed that, think portable fine dining on a stick or in a Chinese take-out carton.

Steve and the girl on her trike

I had the occasion to go with my friends Steve and Rob last night - and while I wasn't hungry, I was definitely impressed with the ribeye sliders that Steve purchased for $7.  3 little sliders that looked elegantly dressed and smelled amazing.  Next time I'll go with an apetite!


One gallery we hit was full of Japanimation stuff... not my favorite type of art, but certainly lively.  There was a bar in this gallery too - thus the commotion, I'm guessing.



We stopped in at several galleries - and honestly, the people watching is just as good as the art exhibits.  The Miami Herald calls it a "Meat Market for Art Lovers."  I tried to capture some imagery, but we were cold (an icy 58 degrees!) and crowded.

Glam and Garbage

I loved the juxtaposition of the red high heels and the bag of trash this girl was about to take out. I think I'll call it "Glam and Garbage."








This little guy was in his stroller, wearing his sport coat, shirt and loosened tie and playing on what I think was a Nintendo DS.  He looked like a mini Wall-Streeter checking his stocks though.  I love this pic!

We stumbled into one galler called the Black Square Gallery that had a few pieces by this amazing Argentinian artist named Pablo Lehmann.  Check his work out here:  www.pablolehmann.com.ar/english.html

He does these pieces by cutting out words and layering them or creating sculptures with them.  The intricacy of his work simply astounded me.  This is one of them that we saw on the top and another that I found online on the bottom.....

After our art adventure, we headed to Wynwood Kitchen for a drink - Viognier for me.  Very artsy place and again, just full of life and energy.  A very cool night.  Here was our bartender.





Info:  Every second Saturday of the month:  Wynwood Art Walk.  7-10pm.  The art district extends east from Northwest 6th to NE 2nd Avenue and north from NW 17th to NW 36th St.  FREE.