Sculptures / Art in Public Places Gallery
Dogs and Cats Walkway Maurice Ferre Park / Public Art Project
The Board of Directors of Bayfront Park Trust and the City of Miami is pleased and honored to invite all local artists to take part in a competition to creatively and tastefully paint and/or decorate one of the 50 aluminum sculptures that will adorn the Dogs & Cats Walkway at the Maurice Ferré Park in Downtown Miami, along the Biscayne Bay. The goal of this innovative project is to enhance the beauty of the existing park and attract visitors to it by having a unique open and permanent art exhibition completely free to the public. The exhibition will display large painted sculptures of different dog and cat breeds, aimed at exalting the human-pet relationship and raising awareness towards animal compassion. The main goal of this contest is to promote the creation of quality works of art that reflect the rich diversity of cultures of our city, advertise Miami as the Capitol of the Arts, and market it as the Capitol of Latin America.
The sculptures are an aluminum fabrication topped with an epoxy primer, then painted with polyurethane AUE 300 car paint. This manufacturing and application will ensure many years of life in Miami’s outdoor environment.
Bassy the Love Ambassador, Love for Humanity, Love for Nature and Love for all Animals.
J.F.K Public Library / Public Art Project
Thanks to the vision of Mayor Carlos Hernandez in bringing Art & Cultural to the city of Hialeah, I was chosen amongst the lucky ones to paint a mural at the JFK Public Library in Hialeah Florida. My mural “Sunday Afternoon” depicts a couple on a Sunday afternoon relaxing reading a book. The mural is executed in a modern cubist style with bold areas of bright vivid colors, making it appealing to the viewers visually from a distance and up close. Since both pieces frame the entrance to the library, composition and color palette were important in the designing process. 21 other murals grace the outer walls of this historical public library. Hoping the community, art collectors, tourist and kids will enjoy them and learn about the importance of literature through these pieces. I personally know all the artist's poured their hearts into the project making this project a visual outdoor museum / public library. I encourage all of you to go by and see them the murals, they are truly beautiful.
John F. Kennedy Library 190 West 49 St. Hialeah FL. 33012
Tale of the Surfside Turtles
A whimsical and fun public art initiative produced by the Town of Surfside. Decorated fiberglass turtles grace public right of ways with colorful and decorative designs by local artists.
One of the most compelling ways Surfside raises awareness about sea turtle conservation is through a citywide art project called the Turtle Walk. Located next to the Surfside Community Center on 93rd Street between Collins and Harding avenues, this public art exhibition includes 13 colorful fiberglass turtles, each painted by a renowned local artist commissioned by the town.
Standing 5-feet high with a flipper span of 4 feet, these vibrant works of art are hard to miss. One turtle, created by Cuban American artist Dania Sierra, who attended the University of Miami on a fine arts scholarship, depicts an underwater ocean scene. Coral Springs, Florida, artist Ezi Algazi's turtle includes sea creatures and a scuba diver. Other artists featured in the exhibit include Derrick Wilson, DL Watson, Jacklyn Laflamme, Mano, Roberto Garcia Marquez, Sandra Suarez, Mary J. Rose, Marcy Grosso, Nancy Martini and Janie Casoria.
Together, the sculptures have proven to be a creative, fun way to place the animals in the public eye and highlight the importance of sea turtle conservation.
Biscayne Green Project
Located Downtown along Biscayne Boulevard on three of the medians in front of Bayfront Park between SE 2nd Street and NE 1st Street, by the Bayfront Park Metro mover station. Designed as an ‘urban intervention,’ the Biscayne Green demonstration project will repurpose a segment of Downtown’s signature thoroughfare, transforming surface parking lots into public open space with the hopes to engage the Downtown community and invite them to experience the Boulevard in a different way, bringing activity to city streets at a time when pedestrian-friendly solutions are so desperately needed.​Spanning 20 days and featuring various events weekly, Biscayne Green will have something for everyone. But while it’s designed to entertain, it will also help reveal what can be achieved when people get out of their cars and onto the street.
