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on Miami , Florida. Did you know that the Portugal artist V Hills used a jack
hammer as the paintbrush for his mural inside the Wynwood doors? Watch this
informative Travel Guide now to learn more and get free tips and insights to
save you time and money on your visit to the Wynwood Walls in Miami
Wynwood Walls is located in the Wynwood Art District of Miami in South Florida. It is
located between 25th Street and 26th. Viewing of the Wynwood Walls are free and
open to the public. There are several ways to get to Wynwood Walls. Take the free
Miami trolley. Take the Wynwood trolley route with the stop on Wynwwod Walls
stop number 6. It runs from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Please
note that there is no service on Sundays. You can also take the metro bus. Visit
miami-dade transit to view bus schedules, connections, and transit directions. You
can also take the hop-on hop-off Big Bus tour. Take the city loop also known as
the red loop and take exit 18. You can go to hipfig.com for the links. You can easily
get there by taxi service or drive yourself. If you're driving set your GPS to
2520 Northwest 2nd Avenue. You will have to pay for street parking. Here's a
tip: make sure download the pay by phone app. We included a link on hipfig.com for
your convenience. Wynwood Walls is the place to come to
view incredible street and popular art. The Wynwood Walls display the art on
huge murals and artists from all over the world are displayed here. Artists
like Alexis Diaz from Puerto Rico. Diaz's technique uses thousands of
black brush strokes to create dreamlike depictions of animals such as
the elephant with octopus tentacles. His broad brushstrokes give a 3d effect to
his work. And then there's Aiko from Tokyo, Japan. She uses a special tube
containing the large scale can cut stencils that she uses on her murals
Private tours are also available for a fee. Go to hipfig.com for the link to
make a reservation. Wynwood Walls is open Monday through
Thursday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to
midnight and on Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The late Toni Goldman, a real estate developer in Miami wanted to create a
space where " Wynwood's large stock of warehouse buildings all with no
windows would be my giant canvases to bring them the greatest street art ever
seen in one place" . Outside the walls you'll find artists like Pose from
Chicago his work combines pop, advertising, and graphic design. His work
is about " everything from everywhere just taking some things
around you and using them to express yourself to create a dialogue to create
a narrative" . There are several sections in the Wynwood Walls
the first section is called the walls, in this section you'll see work from
artists like Inti from Chile. his work is called koto
koto or elbow-to-elbow which was inspired by Lewis Hines photography of
child laborers in the 1900s. In the doors and garden section you'll find artists
like eL Seed. eL Seed calls himself a cali -graffiti artist because his work
combines the art of Arabic calligraphy and Street graffiti in his mural paintings
His mural quotes a 3rd century philosopher who said "anyone who
wants to look at the sunlight must wipe his eyes". In this section the 15
gates and the walls underneath them feature smaller works by artists. This
focuses more on the language of graffiti and street art
After strolling through the Wynwood Walls make sure to stop by the Wynwood Wall
shop to may be purchase a copy of your favorite mural or look at pictures of
past exhibits. Need some refreshments after a long day in Wynwood, then go to
the Wynwood kitchen and bar. It's a Latin and asian-inspired restaurant. If you are a
foodie this is the place to come. There's a lot of great restaurants around here
like Joey's Italian cafe or Alter or Coyo taco, or Bistronamie. Need more
well, this is also a trendy place to shop there are popular shops including MVM
Miami, Nomad tribe, Boho Hunter, and there's also other unique thrift
shops and unique boutiques and jewelry shops. Here's a tip: a popular time to
visit is the second Saturday of every month during the Wynwood art walk. This
is a festive time with food trucks and live music . Wynwood Walls and Wynwood
Art District is full of creative and unique places. You may have never thought
graffiti is art but this will probably change your mind. This is a definite free
must do when in Miami
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