Strange Sights Around Town
Saw this tree while exploring in Little Haiti. Does this qualify as "street art"?
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Regarding your article "Strange Sights Around Town" where you ask if this qualifies as street art, I'd have to say yes it does. The term street art has very elastic definition, anything else would be detrimental to the entire genre. The fact that this is in public, or on the street, and it is deemed a work of art by whoever made it, qualifies this piece as such. Not to overly dissect the issue but you ask the question that begs to be responded to. Where in Little Haiti did you find this? I think it would be pretty interesting if pieces like would impart a sense of opening of expression throughout the city. If the isolation of Wynwood or Little Haiti's geographical location doesn't tempt people to come down to see this type of work why can't work like this be done all over the city? Much like the efforts of local artist collectives like the Human Observation Society, that setup trade routes throughout Miami in an attempt to barter goods, pieces like this should spread out in the same way. We can't be afraid of Kendall cause its too far, or Doral cause ??, or Hialeah (which rocks) because no one knows how to drive there or Homestead (see Kendall reason). Ultimately, street art should do just that, attack the streets, declare "open season" on Miami and go buck!