Announcing my upcoming milestone: the unveiling of my forthcoming personal exhibition titled 'Kaleidoscope,' featuring a curated collection of visual reflections captured throughout the year 2023. The esteemed Arts Connection Foundation, headquartered in Miami, has graciously extended an invitation to showcase this body of work at their prestigious gallery space.
Read MoreOne of the most prominent cultures of Miami is the Cuban culture. And one of the most important and deep rooted religious celebrations brought to South Florida by Cuban Exiles since the beginning of the Cuban immigration to the USA is the Festivity of San Lázaro as known by the Catholic Church tradition or Babalú Ayé as known in the Yoruba or Santería religion. On the eve of the festivity many household altars are prepared with offerings to the saint, some people even have a party where family and friends are invited to celebrate.
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Self portrait taken at Miami's Our Lady of Sorrows Traditional Catholic Church.
This past weekend I visited the newly remodeled Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach. Their current exhibit features a solo show by Pascale Marthine Tayou, and a major retrospective of Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone, including Vocabulary of Solitude, a large room scattered with life-size clowns snoozing in various positions. I photographed some dramatic light and shadows within and around the museum.
This past Monday I had the unfortunate experience of witnessing an episode of our society that really made me feel terrified...
Read MoreDriving by Miami's historic Overtown I met a group of young artists who were creating a mural with the purpose of beautifying the area and at the same time delivering messages concerning to social problems very common in Miami's poorest area...
Read MoreThere he was, "Sweet" or "Duuuulce" as he tried to pronounce it in Spanish...
Read MoreIt is Monday morning, and people taking the Metrorail to get, mainly, to their jobs are sleepy, and perhaps already frustrated. But once they get to the Government Center Metrorail Station they are greeted with the music played by performers brought by the guys from PAXy as part of their program "Wake Up Miami!"...
Read MoreDespite the fact that photography is almost not allowed anywhere within the perimeter of the Southeast Financial Center, the plaza around noon time is a great place to enjoy your lunch time.
Read MoreTwo ladies, members of the Soldiers of the Cross Church, collecting money give the impression that they are offering psychic readings because of the advertisement that is on display right next to where they are sitting.
Read MoreIt is Monday and one more time the guys from PAXy transformed the morning commute of hundreds of Miami's Metrorail riders by bringing another edition of their Wake Up Miami's Summer Program. This time, Nestor Zurita, saxophonist, composer, and concert artist, joined his friend, saxophonist Chelo Shegui, to play some cool duets.
Read MoreOld buildings being demolished... gentrification... new constructions...
Read MoreIn just few minutes the sun will rise and it will be the 4th day of Rafael Ortíz's hunger strike right across from the Government Center building...
Read MoreAnother Monday when the commuters arriving or departing from Government Center's Metrorail Station get to enjoy another music presentation brought by PAXy's Wake Up Miami!
Read MoreThe Scottish Rite Temple located next to Lummus Park in downtown Miami. The temple was built under the requirements of the Masonic Association. It borrows motifs from Greek Classical architecture. This landmark is Miami's first Art Deco style building.
Read MoreZaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum in Downtown Miami is currently being built as one of the most compelling developments in the area...
Read MoreFrom Basquiat's Unknown Notebooks to the Ideological Circuits presentation within the Routes of Influence exhibition the Pérez Art Museum was part of this year's Downtown Art Days.
Read MoreThis Reform congregation synagogue thrives on the fact that they are unlike many other temples of the Jewish faith...
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