Famous Mural Art for Mural Art Ideas

Wynwood, Miami – Florida is one of the most vibrant art covered neighborhoods in the world. In the early 2000’s artists began the slow but steady process of changing an abandoned industrial neighborhood into a Venus Flytrap for wall artist and building developers. Today the walls of Wynwood are heavy with layers of mural paint and memories covered over by new ones. Many of those walls have also been destroyed with new buildings replacing them. When a neighborhood becomes an outdoor museum it’s no surprise that things are going to change quickly for the locals and Wynwood is no exception. But if you’re looking for famous mural art, you won’t be disappointed.

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The area went through a series of rapid transitions from industrial waste land to most coveted neighborhood in Miami. Back in the early 2000’s there was only a few derelict buildings over 1 story tall but today condo buildings with retails space on the first floor tower over like a city and many large buildings are under construction. To put it metaphorically, a lot of artists caught a few good waves and left Miami when they couldn’t take the harsh waters anymore. A neighborhood built and popularized by artists has become overwhelmed by new developments that don’t fully connect with what brought them to the area. And so, like the waves, the art disappears, changes and conforms to the new landscape.

Mural Art Ideas

Even after all these changes, Wynwood is still known as an art hub and remains one of the best places in the world to see tremendous artworks adorning the walls like an endless ocean. Notable artists continue to be attracted to the area to offer a piece of themselves to the world and inspire others. The competition is thicker than ever and the buildings are much bigger so scoring a commission is not for the faint of heart. If you are seeking mural art ideas, there is plenty of inspiration to absorb by visiting the area and a long history of works can be discovered online. Just remember that artwork is copywritten upon its creation and taking someone’s art instead of getting inspired might get you into legal trouble.

Hastings Minnesota Mural Time Lapse

The Color Dreamers spent October in Hastings Minnesota working on the warming house mural in collaboration with The Arts Task Force of Hastings. The artwork is for City of Hastings Art in Public Places and will be displayed during winter season set on top a maze.

Here is a look at the process of painting the mural! Enjoy!

Copper Painted Logo for Veridian Grove

Enjoy this time lapse video of The Color Dreamers painting the Veridian Grove Logo on their new show room. Here we are using Modern Masters copper paint to achieve an awesome metallic look.

Residential Ceiling Mural Completed

Here is an update to our last post as promised! After 6 weeks of work we’ve completed our ceiling trompe l’oeil mural with cherubs, doves and family tributes. See how we did it on Youtube here. While you’re there subscribe to our channel for updates! This mural was painted on the ceiling of a residential foyer and measures roughly 1100 square feet. It’s painted 30 feet above the foyer floor and depicts cherubs coming down for a visit with tributes to the family. We worked from a 20 ft scaffold and used ladders on top of that to pull this project off. We had plenty of unexpected surprises during the process but finished up in late January, 2017.

Color Dreamers Epic Mansion Trompe Loeil Ceiling Mural

Color Dreamers featured by Mount Gay Rum

“United in Craft” was the slogan, The oldest rum in the world was the brand and Color Dreamers was the artist duo. Evening rain, check, candle lit cocktail dinner, check, mural in progress at R House Wynwood, check. Combining the forces with an awesome team! Music featured from Amir Shakir up and coming album titled “LUSH”! Shout-out to Stvdium.com, North Side Media Group, Mount Gay Rum and R House Wynwood.

Color Dreamers Paints Mural for Mount Gay Rum Commercial

The surreal cinematic production skills of stvdium.com and the artistic mural work of Color Dreamers meets the oldest rum in the world to produce a commercial representing the “United Spirits” of Mount Gay Rum Blends. During the first week of November 2016, Color Dreamers met with Stvdium.com and Mount Gay Rum to organize the production. The commercial will be out in early December and we can’t wait to see it! Stay tuned!

Behind the scenes sneak peek of Ivette Cabrera working on an art piece for Mount Gay Rum shoot.

Behind the scenes Amir Shakir playing guitar for Mount Gay Rum commercial shoot.

LaBelle Presents production.

We love this powerful message behind this music video. Thank you!

Little Haiti Mural project

Wynwood resident artists and founder of Viophilia Ivette Cabrera and Amir Shakir aka Color Dreamers begin the process of creating a new mural in Little Haiti Miami for the community organization Little Haiti Mural Project curated by YoMiami. The concept of the artwork is based on the Haitian Saint Ezili Dantor who is considered the protector of children or the Black Madonna in Haitian Voodoo. She encompasses the spirit of motherhood and is considered a tough warrior who honors honesty, vulnerability and hard work.
“We believe in the power of the Haitian people to stand strong and united. The culture is very diverse and has an amazing history of being the first nation to abolish slavery by organizing a slave revolt against French colonial dominance. In modern day, we can see the trickled effects as the Haitian community is slowly beginning to be overrun by developers closing in on the area. Our message was to create mural that represents strength and awaken the warrior spirit within the Haitian community to fight gentrification by others. We hope to have a lasting impression on all those that visit the area. We encourage visitors to respect and honor the Haitian traditions and help support locally Haitian owned businesses.”

We were in the the early art renaissance of Wynwood from 2009. As artists whose spaces were taken due to higher rents when developers took over the area, we understand the importance of artist spaces as sacred sanctuaries and walls of exhibition to drive important messages. This artwork represents our journey, our strength and our resilience as artists who strive for space.

We stand string with our black community in Little Haiti and hope this mural inspires them to stay strong.

A big appreciation to Stefanie (model) and the two Haitian children who made this mural possible. Big thanks to developer Mallory Kauderer for his diligent efforts in making this wall part of our story.