Average Joe Art Sale at YoMiami
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Every first Sunday of the month YoMiami offers an opportunity to everyone to start collecting art. Who says art is something to be acquired only by the wealthy?
With the “Average Joe Art Sale” YoMiami owner Yuval Ofir counteracts this notion. He has come up with a way to bring a broad audience to YoMiami and connect them with upcoming, mostly Miami-based artists.
The “Average Joe Art Sale” started out with works ranging from $5 to $250 but due to a growing fan base and collectors who have grown their collections alongside the sale event to the next level Ofir has upped the cut off price to $500. This offers additional opportunities to artists and collectors alike without deterring first timers and everyone ready to snag amazing work at an affordable price.
Seven artist studios, exhibition space and offices offer an intimate environment where artists can flourish and interact with people who will help them take their craft to the next level, both creatively and professionally.
Says Ofir, “I get asked all the time, ‘What is it that YoMiami does exactly?’ and until recently I never really had a satisfactory answer. Finally as I was reading a magazine article, on a train in France of all places, a word jumped out and things almost audibly clicked into place: Ecosystem. An ecosystem can be as large as a desert or a lake or as small as a tree or a puddle. If you have a terrarium, that is an artificial ecosystem. The water, water temperature, plants, animals, air, light and soil all work together. If there isn’t enough light or water or if the soil doesn’t have the right nutrients, the plants will die. If the plants die, animals that depend on them will die. If the animals that depend on the plants die, any animals that depends on those animals will die. Ecosystems in nature work the same way. All the parts work together to make a balanced system.”
He continues, “It’s a little cliché to compare humans to plants, needing sunlight and water and nurturing to grow, so it’s a good thing I’m not doing that. In this case, plants are just a small part of the analogy. Maybe some people are plants, some are animals, some the climate All of these things interact and effect each other. The same way that artists need buyers to support them, the buyers need people surrounding them who reassure them that they made a good purchase, and those people in turn need the buyers to look towards for their inside scoop on the art world.
This correlates to what I found are the three categories of living organisms in an ecosystem: producers, consumers, and decomposers. Obviously the producers in this case would be the artists; the people who buy their work are the consumers, with the decomposers being the general public, who get a digested version of the original product, simplified to a form they can handle. I guess in a sense, YoMiami is kind of a way to open a door between the producers and the decomposers, allowing them for once to climb up a rung on the food chain and interact directly with the artists creating things. So that’s it folks, the long and short of who what where and why YoMiami is. Hopefully now I can just cut to the chase when people ask what it is I do with that company I run on the side and tell them I’m working on my very own little Miami artistic terrarium."
Ofir’s artistic terrarium houses some major Miami talent and even features a gaming lounge with some serious old-school games like Super Mario Bros and Sonic the Hedgehog. Artists like Ivan Roque and Lorie Setton have a permanent studio at YoSpace while the shop and exhibition space features works by artists like Ruben Ubiera, Jorge Rodriquez, GG, Kazilla, Rei Ramirez, 8bit, Reinier Gamboa, Ernesto Kunde, Vince Herrera, Ulises Baine and New York graffiti legend Trap.
Come and check out the next “Average Joe Art Sale” and snag up some amazing art, whether graffiti, drawings, paintings, prints or hand painted messenger bags YoMiami will have a piece of art that speaks to you and may make you want to start or further your art collection.
Lorie Setton and Yuval Ofir
art by Ernesto Kunde
art by Rei Ramirez
art by Buddha Funk
Yuval Ofir and Chy Tea Shoulin
art by Kazilla
art by Ruben Ubiera (left) and Trap (above)
IVAN ROQUE
art by GG
VIOPHILIA Paint Party
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Before and after - New york stank
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Quentin Tarantino's gun
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The fastest way to get yourself killed is by trying to kill someone else.
If Quentin Tarantino has taught us anything, it's this...
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Analog Art at Sweat Records
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Thoughts on sound design and music
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Thoughts on sound design and music
"When talking about sound, there are really only two categories: organized sound and unorganized sound (or noise). Both sound designers and composers work in organizing, or controlling sound for the purpose of affecting the audience in an emotional manner. A well-designed sound, like a well-written song will accomplish the goal of evoking a mood or an emotion from the listener."
Take a Pause
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"Try pausing right before and right after undertaking a new action, even something simple like putting a key in a lock to open a door. Such pauses take a brief moment, yet they have the effect of decompressing time and centering you."
A Life Practice from Br. David Steindl-RastVia Gratefulness.org
Universal Responsibility
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"Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility,
not only nation to nation
and human to human,
but also human to other forms of life."
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
not only nation to nation
and human to human,
but also human to other forms of life."
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Via Gratefulness.org
Help end homelessness
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Homeless. Please Help.
@joegreenz on Twitter
Most other places David MacGregor.
Most other places David MacGregor.
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY Y'ALL
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HAPPY
FOURTH
OF JULY
MODEL: ALYSHA NETT
Mazda MX5 for Sale
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Mazda MX5.
For Sale
For Sale
Mazda MX5 For Sale
It's a 1992 Mazda MX5 (Eunos).
British racing green paint.
Tan leather upholstery.
Good all round condition.
A ding in the driver's side (right) rear quarter - it was pinched by some clown - that is all the damage there was when it was returned. I have a quote for $300 to repair.
I am based on Auckland's north shore. The car is surplus at the moment.
Approximate price is $3,750 - factoring in the dent.
It has a current warrant of fitness and registration.
Nice car, great fun, reliable and economical.
British racing green paint.
Tan leather upholstery.
Good all round condition.
A ding in the driver's side (right) rear quarter - it was pinched by some clown - that is all the damage there was when it was returned. I have a quote for $300 to repair.
I am based on Auckland's north shore. The car is surplus at the moment.
Approximate price is $3,750 - factoring in the dent.
It has a current warrant of fitness and registration.
Nice car, great fun, reliable and economical.
You've Made Me Smile <3 LOL
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If I Could Reach Up An Pick One Star For Every Time You've Made Me Smile, The Whole Evening Sky Would Be In The Palm Of My Hand.
Man with Werewolf Gloves gets Caught Stealing
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METRO VANCOUVER -- A 25-year-old man is facing charges in Coquitlam after a suspect dressed in a BMX bike helmet, skiing goggles and a furry werewolf costume glove allegedly tried to steal items from a truck.
RCMP said Thursday the Prolific Target Team (PTT) was targeting a prolific offender in the Burquitlam area when an unusually dressed bike rider strolled through the area.
Despite the disguise, investigators said they knew who the rider was.
Police said he got off his bike and started rummaging through a parked truck on the street, allegedly stealing surveying tools worth more than $30,000 and hiding them behind a tree. Then he tried to ride away with the tools.
"If it wasn't for the keen observation skill and the swift action of the PTT investigators, the suspect would have gotten away," said Corp. Jamie Chung in a statement. "Needless to say, the suspect was arrested red handed and we were able to recover all the tools."
Werewolf gloves Bandit
gets Caught Red Handed...or Furry Handed.
Source: Vanouver Sun
Shin Haenam X Low Classic X Nazine
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Jackie Gleason Ripped Off by Flintstones
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Jackie Gleason was an American comedian that was extremely famous during the 1950’s and 1960’s. One of Gleason’s most famous projects was the sitcom The Honeymooners, which debuted in 1955. Although it became extremely famous, it suffered initially and was canceled after only 39 episodes.
What does this have to do with The Flintstones? In 1960, the animated sitcom The Flintstones debuted. While extremely successful, many people recognized that the two shows were extremely similar, with almost identical characters and premise.
There was longstanding controversy over the matter, but an official statement was never given until 1993 when the co-creator of The Flintstones admitted that it was based on The Honeymooners. Before the admission, Jackie Gleason contemplated suing but decided against it saying he didn’t want to be remembered as “the guy who yanked Fred Flintstone off the air.”
JACKIE GLEASON ALMOST SUED
THE FLINTSTONES
Source: OMG Facts
who am I to you? at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art
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Spider Man Advice via Street Art
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MC Hammer Wisdom.
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"Every kid in the ghetto dream of being rich, and rich kid wants to be gangsta."
- MC Hammer
Fashion Fail: MC Hammer Pants Revival
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PANTS
I don't give a damn if the younger kids get nostalgia from 90's Vanilla Ice wearing those crazy MC Hammer pants. Fools were in diapers anyway to understand that the style was dumb to begin with. Shit might of been cool for 5 seconds in the late 80's early 90's...but sorry that shit isn't cool now. Don't try to make it look cool. Its not, never will be.
PS: Justin Bieber looks like a fucking idiot wearing that style as well. I love when styles change but yeah...shit is wack...more wack then chicks still wearing headbands.
Truth Hurts.
So Does Fuck You.
FASHION FAILS #3,567