Miami Color Theory

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“Abstraction is not about what you can see, but the reality you can create with what you see.” 🩷🩵💚💛🤍 - Anders Petersen

#shotoniphone #abstractphotography #seeingdifferently #miamicolortheory

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“Watch the clouds. They will teach you about the world of form.” - Eckhart Tolle 💙☁️🙌

#shotoniphone #miamicolortheory #clouds #wynwood #miami #blue

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“Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.” — Junichiro Tanizaki🟨🤍☺️🩶💛🟨⬜️

#shotoniphone #miamicolortheory #yellow #helloyellow #shadows #wynwood

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🟪🟩🟧🟥🟨🟦 Mural by 🎨 Haas & Hahn: @jeroenkoolhaas @dreurhahn for @goldmanglobalarts / @goldmanproperties at @zakthebaker in #wynwood just down the street from @wynwoodwallsofficial

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“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see” - Edgar Degas 🌴🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵

Architect: @arquitectonicaarchitecture

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“Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.” - John Maeda ❤️🤍🖤✋

#shotoniphone #leadinglines

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“In photography, there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.” 💙🩵🤍🩶
- Alfred Stieglitz

#shotoniphone #miamicolortheory #wynwood

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During photo walks, I explore different perspectives—looking up, looking down, noticing shadows, and not just focusing on the vibrant light on murals but seeking out their reflections in car windows, puddles, or even bike mirrors. When I head out to shoot, it feels like going fishing—I never know what I’ll catch. Here’s a glimpse at my camera roll from yesterday.

Mural by 🎨 Haas & Hahn: @jeroenkoolhaas @dreurhahn for @goldmanglobalarts / @goldmanproperties at @zakthebaker in #wynwood just down the street from @wynwoodwallsofficial

Signed copies of my book SEEING DIFFERENTLY: MIAMI COLOR THEORY are for sale in the @wynwoodwallsshopofficial

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A basketball backboard & hoop set up on a pink truck. 🩷🧡💙

#shotoniphone #miamicolortheory #miamiartweek

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Yellow is such a happy color. Had to pull over and capture this today! ☀️ If you look for beauty, you will find it.

#shotoniphone

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“Type is a beautiful group of letters, not a group of beautiful letters.” - Matthew Carter 🔠💙✔️

The Arts & Letters Garage façade by @shulmandesign features a playful, elegant word matrix that celebrates the history of the neighborhood and of Miami Beach. Miami has the best #parkitecture ! 🔠💙🙌

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📍1450 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
Architect: Henry Hohauser, 1940

This beautiful art deco gem is a detail from what was originally Hoffman’s cafeteria and has been many businesses since then!

• 1940-1942: Opened as Hoffman’s Cafeteria, serving Eastern European Jewish dishes.
• 1942-1945: Operated as an Army mess hall during World War II.
• 1945-1970s: Returned to civilian use as Hoffman’s Cafeteria.
• 1975: Became Warsaw Ballroom, a dance hall for senior citizens.
• 1986: Reopened as Ovo at the Warsaw Ballroom, a high-end supper club.
• 1987: Transformed into The China Club, featuring Chinese cuisine and eclectic rock music.
• 1988-1999: Renamed Warsaw
Ballroom, hosting vibrant nightlife events.
• 2000-2014: Operated as Jerry’s Famous Deli, offering 24/7 dining.
• 2015-2020: Became Señor Frog’s Restaurant, serving Mexican cuisine until its closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

#shotoniphone #miamicolortheory

#artdecomiamibeach
#artdecophotography
#artdecoarchitecture

#1_unlimited
#9minimal7
#artdeco
#broadmag

#indies_minimal
#visitmiamilgbtq

#buildingswow

#archi_unlimited
#mdpl

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Beautiful skies!

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The Starlite Hotel at 750 Ocean Drive, designed by architect Gilbert M. Fein (1952), is a bold example of MiMo (Miami Modern) architecture—playful, functional, and uniquely Floridian. #MiamiColorTheory #StarliteHotel #MiMo #GilbertFein #shotoniphone #mdpl #visitmiami #visitmiamilgbtq

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“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.” - Alice Walker💜💜💜💚💜 (I wonder if this applies to driving past a purple wall…especially one with a sign shadow and a line of bright green…)

#seeingdifferently #shotoniphone

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Join us at the Hello Yellow: Miami Color Theory Pop-Up Zine Launch tonight! 💛💛💛☀️☀️☀️🙌

When: Thursday, Dec. 5, 5–7 PM
Where: @lesliehotelmiami
1244 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach

Event Highlights:

• Take home the limited-edition Hello Yellow zine by @miamicolortheory, published in Japan by @crevasse.books . Available in limited supply.

• Enjoy a colorful @chinola Chinola Mango Martini or a refreshing @drinkpoppi strawberry lemon soda

RSVP: Vmedina@alquimiahg.com

Experience art, color, and the creative spirit of Miami. We look forward to seeing you there!

Follow @miamicolortheory for updates!

#miamicolortheory #helloyellow #miamiartweek #lesliehotel Thank you @lesliehotelmiami @Veromedinamiami, @alquimiahg @nassausuitehotel.com and @theshepleyhotelmiami

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“Photography means painting with light.” - Katja Michael 🟨🟦🟧⬜️

This @shulmandesign pastel color block building looks like it’s almost completed! The light hits it in such a magical way. 🩷

#shotoniphone #miamicolortheory

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Oh you pretty things…💚🤍💗💛💙
Our #artdeco buildings are putting on a show for #miamiartweek #artbaselmiami and always! Follow @miamicolortheory for more!

Parisian Hotel (1955)
1510 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Architect A. H. Mathes

Geneva Hotel
1520 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach

#shotoniphone #miamicolortheory

#artdecomiamibeach
#artdecophotography
#artdecoarchitecture

#artdeco
#broadmag
#mimo

#miamishines
#visitmiamilgbtq

#minimalistgrammer

#buildingswow
#mdpl
#midcenturymodern

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Beauty is everywhere. 💛💚🩵❤️

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Let the @miamiartweek fun begin! @boamistura Ephemeral mural in progress at @laundromatartspace ❤️🩵💚🧡💛
Looking forward to more art all week and @artbasel Miami Beach!

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A detail of @jenstark ‘s Sundial Spectrum on Española Way.

The opening reception with the artist is Tuesday
December 3rd from 1 - 2pm.

Located at 224 Española Way.

The mural will be up for one year!

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“The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.” -Gregory Maguire 🧡🧡🧡

#miamicolortheory #shotoniphone #shadows #orange

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“The frame is a way to direct the viewer’s attention and create meaning through exclusion and inclusion.” - John Szarkowski 🌈🙌📐

Mural by @markus.linnenbrink

#shotoniphone #miamicolortheory #markuslinnenbrink #duahotel #slsmiami

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Join us at the Hello Yellow: Miami Color Theory Pop-Up Zine Launch during @miamiartweek

When: Thursday, Dec. 5, 5–7 PM
Where: @lesliehotelmiami
1244 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach

Event Highlights:

• Take home the limited-edition Hello Yellow zine by @miamicolortheory, published in Japan by @crevasse.books . Available in limited supply.

• Enjoy a colorful @chinola Chinola Mango Martini or a refreshing lemonade

• View the Seeing Differently video series created for @thebassmoa , showing all week in the @lesliehotelmiami lobby.

RSVP: Vmedina@alquimiahg.com

Experience art, color, and the creative spirit of Miami. We look forward to seeing you there!

Follow @miamicolortheory for updates!

#miamicolortheory #helloyellow #miamiartweek #lesliehotel Thank you @lesliehotelmiami @Veromedinamiami, @alquimiahg @nassausuitehotel.com and @theshepleyhotelmiami

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A pop of color turns the ordinary into the extraordinarily. 🟦🟨🟥

#shotoniphone #colorblock #miamicolortheory #miami #ig_mnms #mundaang #paradiseofminimal

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“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” - Edgar Degas ❤️💚🩵🧡🩷

Next time you’re near a colorful mural, check out the reflections they make on cars nearby too!

1) Car reflection of a @jenstark mural on #espanolaway #miamibeach #miamiartweek
2) Car reflection of a @genuineundead_official mural painted by @thecreativeoutcome at Constellation in #wynwood
3) Car reflection of a @markus.linnenbrink mural on #brickell
4) Car reflection of a @jenstark mural on #espanolaway
5) Car reflection of a mural by @franciscaoyhanarte at @manawynwood
6) Car reflection of @loveismofficial mural by Hec One, Near 51 SW 1st Ave, Miami

#shotoniphone #miamiartweek #visitmiami #visitmiamilbgtq #miamicolortheory #miamiartweek2024

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“A pattern is not just a pattern— it’s a story.” - William Morris 🩷💛🩵💙💚

Mural in Wynwood by @rrstudiosmiami

#shotoniphone
#popyacolour #indies_minimal
#raw_community_member #colorsoftheweek #colorcaptures #wynwood #9minimal7 #mindtheminimal #total_minimal #ig_mnms #ig_minimalshots #incredible_minimal #paradiseofminimal #murals
#thenewtropic #patternspoetry #kings_miark #broadmag #shotoniphone #minimalha #minimalmood #minimalmonday #mnm_gram #loves_united_minimal #minimal_perfection #minimalistgrammer
#jj_cheers_walls #1_unlimited #raw_patterns

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“Art and food are universal languages, but it’s the details that bring out their soul.” - Massimo Bottura 💚🤍🌴🌮

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“Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.” — Alice Morse Earle 🟧🟨🟩

Mural by 🎨 Haas & Hahn
A project by @jeroenkoolhaas @dreurhahn and @goldmanglobalarts / @goldmanproperties at @zakthebaker

#popyacolour #indies_minimal #thenewtropic #colorsoftheweek #colorcaptures #wynwood #9minimal7 #mindtheminimal #total_minimal #ig_mnms #ig_minimalshots #incredible_minimal #paradiseofminimal #mundaaang
#awesomeminimal #patternspoetry #7magazine #broadmag #shotoniphone #minimalha #minimalmood #minimalmonday #mnm_gram #loves_united_minimal #minimal_perfection #minimalistgrammer
#shadowspoetry #shadowsmagazine #ihaveathingforshadows #jj_cheers_walls

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An awning in Key West that feels more like A graphic design than photography. Art is everywhere!

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The spire of the @key_west_umc , #shotoniphone just before sunset from the rooftop of @thestudiosofkeywest just before my book talk and signing at @booksandbookskw for my book SEEING DIFFERENTLY: MIAMI COLOR THEORY. Books & Books Key West still has some signed copies!
I was honored to speak there and loved the enthusiastic crowd of artists & photographers and more. Thank you Emily, Leslie and everyone at Books & Books Key West! Next time I would love to meet Judy Blume in person! ☺️💗🙌 #keywest is a magical wonderful place!

#seeingdifferentlybook #keywest #miamicolortheory #abstractphotography

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Historic Key West: The Strand, designed by renowned architects Kiehnel and Elliott, opened in 1921.

#shotoniphone
#KeyWestArchitecture
#HistoricLandmarks

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In Key West for my SEEING DIFFERENTLY: MIAMI COLOR THEORY 📘 talk & signing at @booksandbookskw tonight!

#keywest #shotoniphone #ilovethelight

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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of speaking to the talented students of the Young Artists Initiative (YAI) at @icamiami. YAI is a selective youth arts development program, led by artists / educators Patrick Oleson and Ariel Lynch, where students in grades 10-12 explore a unique theme or practice each year, culminating in an exhibition of their work at the ICA museum.

During our discussion, one of the students, Valentina Mena, mentioned that my colorful, graphic photography reminded her of @boamistura’s work—and asked if I was familiar with it (I’m a big fan!). It was then that I realized she was the same student whose poem, My Home, Mi Hogar, was selected for Boa Mistura’s @omiamifestival project, which I photographed, wrote about and posted back in June 2023! Her ICA classmates hadn’t yet discovered that her poetry, celebrating belonging and identity, now adorns the water towers at Miami Beach High School.

It was inspiring to meet Valentina and her fellow students, hear their insights, and share our love of art. These are additional images from the series I shot in 2023. 🥰🍭

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“The spaces in between create the beauty.” - R. Buckminster Fuller 🟨🟥🟦🟩

#shotoniphone #miamicolortheory #primarycolors

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“Make it simple, but significant.” - Don Draper 🤍

#shotoniphone #white #miamicolortheory

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“The space you leave out is just as important as the space you leave in.” - Richard Serra 🩵💛❤️💜💚

#shotoniphone #minimalphotography #miamicolortheory

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“The sky and the sun are always there. It’s the clouds that come and go.” - Rachel Joyce ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💜🩷

#shotoniphone #clouds #miamicolortheory

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