Sketches: Proposing Public Art

D'versity

Cloe M. Byron, Jeffrey, Brian

The main idea of this monumental sculpture is to represent Miami's diversity. This diversity is given by the influx and the efflux of people in an out of the city. The sculpture combines two concepts, one of function, (tourists may feel like taking pictures of themselves next to it), one of size; (it will be placed at Miami's Cruise Ship Terminal), and one more subjective, (such as that of representing Miami's diversity). The sculpture portrays two people, one that says goodbye to someone leaving Miami and one that is ready to embark on a journey.

Divine Femeninity

Manes Peribanez, Stephanie Abrahams, Jakki Charles

 This piece is a fountain featuring a sculpture of a naked woman. She is a sensual modern day depiction of Miami's women, specifically feminist women from Brickell. She is surrounded by a garden of native flowers and covered by water flowing down her body representing the perennial cleansing from all male touch. The piece will me made out of gold. It will be 12 feet high; it will placed in the center of Brickell Key.

Still Life

Frank Vera, Iran Martinez, Osvaldo Perez, Luis Rodriguez

This piece represents a four-leaf clover to ultimately symbolize hope for our city. The four-leaf clover represents a clean environment and peace for Miami.  We propose a stamp series to be produced by City of Miami. Our design, rather than portraying national leaders, portrays a simple flower that will bring good luck to those who live in Miami and those come to visit.

Cultural Mural

Adaijah Miller, Yunier Gonzalez, Cynthia Mederos

We propose the creation of a mural representing the different cultures that live in Miami. Miami is a diverse city that hosts different ethnic groups such as Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Haitians, Jamaicans, Dominicans, Colombians, Nicaraguans, African Americans, Bahamians, Jewish Americans, European Americans, Mexican Americans, Argentinians, Brazilians, Central Americans, Arab Americans and Asian Americans, among others. The mural will be placed on the west wall of the entrance building to the Port of Miami, across from the Children's Museum on the MacArthur Causeway. For this reason we have chosen Naïve art to represent the children of our community. The piece uses key colloquial phrases from different cultures to make everybody in Miami to feel at home.

Surrealist Cafecito

Vivi Jimenez, Carolina Bello, John Martinez

The piece is a monumental sculpture of a Cuban coffee cup spilling over. Out of the cup come out  pictures of Cuban immigrants who live in the city. This piece would reflect the Cuban culture of Miami and the diversity of life styles within the Cuban community. The cafecito represents a major aspect of Cuban culture in Miami. The piece will be placed at the Cuban Memorial Park on 8th Street and 13th Avenue, in Little Havana.

Miami's David

Guillermo Herrera, Regla Morell, Salma Fernadez, Rubi Corporan

This piece will be located in the City of Miami. It is inspired by the statue of David by Michelangelo. The piece portrays David as an ethnically mixed man of diverse ancestry like most people who live in Miami.  David, like Miami, was small compared to Goliath, and yet, like Miami won the respect of the world. The piece will be placed on top of the Miami International Airport Tower in order to bring attention to our city as the capital of the Americas. The Naïve art sketch symbolizes David's humble origins.

Dwyane Wade

Joshua Fernadez, Andrew Arenal, Ailyn Fiandor, Osvaldo Dominguez

We proposed for our piece to honor American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat Dwyane Wade (WW). The monumental statue will portray Wade  dunking on a basket right outside of the American Airlines Arena. The statue will be placed near the entrance of the venue to welcome all his fans. The statue will be made of black marble granite to represent Wade's African American ancestry. The Naïve art drawing represents small children's creativity and their admiration WW.