The Beauty of Miami Graffiti
Miami boasts some of the most elaborate street art and graffiti murals. We are happy to be part of this scene. For over a decade now, we have actively created artworks that encompass many styles. One of those styles is Graffiti. Graffiti has a broad range of features such as lettering, characters and stencils. Many people often associate graffiti with vandalism. Many times graffiti artists will illegally spray paint on walls. The main goal is to generate fame from painting their names on the walls. Fortunately for us, we have been able to create graffiti on commissioned walls throughout our time working together but that was not always the case growing up
Graffiti in the early days
Ivette, a Miami native, created many stencils while attending college in Chicago. Her stencils would range in subject matter but she was mostly interested in political topics such as protests against war and propaganda. She would often go out late at night into dark alleys and one day she almost got caught. Feeling that she could get arrested and loose her college grants she decided to give it up and focus on school. Many years later, we have used her old stencils in our commissioned artworks.
A sense of nostalgia would often overcome her while working on projects. She never thought graffiti would make it this far. The art market today has embraced graffiti as the new contemporary artform. Many artists have gained international recognition aside from their street cred. Graffiti artists whose works where often deemed as unimportant are worth millions today.
The Miami Graffiti Scene
The Miami art scene ranges from classical to rugged wild style. We were fortunate to watch our neighborhood of Wynwood grow. Its open and unrestrictive street art gave way to an influx of visitors worldwide. The impact was so big that many cities across the world now try to mimic what was created in Wynwood. Miami graffiti was never pretty though. In fact, the art scene is a broad range of well done art pieces to fast name throw-ups in every nook and cranny around the city. The contrast is what attracted more and more artists. Within a few years many artists began to find fame in Miami. During Art Basel they would flood in to the city to get a wall to paint on. Eventually, artists skilled in fine art would visit and try to put in their mark as well.
Many art patrons often try to take credit for what was created in Wynwood. The core of its success lies in the grit that many of these artist put in to make it what it is. While we can name all those graffiti artists, the list would fill endless pages on here. Here are some of our artworks that have included graffiti. Investing in this growing artform can prove highly profitable.
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