Mango Strut Coconut Grove Putting the Nut back in Mango (or something)

Mango Strut Street Portraits

The day began with trepidation, excitement and a mild 78 degree breeze here in Coconut Grove.
If you put your ear to any tree (preferably coconut) in Miami Dade, you might hear the stirrings of a band member wirelessly dialed to a mobile amp, a princess or a wall street pot or tunity lurking in his head on wheels. Smiles and flip flop flipping, too, were coming to a confluence, the best $3 hamburger cookers lighting up, kids of all ages from all over glomming into the Grove for this year's annual running of the mildly fractured Mango Strut.
The various paradeers, announcers and security officiants (or are they paradeers, too? I mean, what if there's a stick up at Moe's Bar and one of these fonay security people is called upon to shoot back... with a cardboard gun?? I felt insecure in the fog of security these days in which we live).
But 5 mpix in hand, I used the phone- armed with Hipstamatic's Libatique lens and Salvador film- with periodic false caller dialing in to give the portrait poacher iPhone 4 a more realistic look and sound to the unwary subjects close up and familiar with cloistering humans cell phone jammed in their ear.
Herein is a look at how the politically incorrect and mostly irreverent and comedic Mango Strut looked to be seen by us, the Public of Coconut Grove and points afar and away...

~Happy New Year~

Wick Beavers Photographer

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Life's Full of Contrasts- from a Pool in the Grove to a Yacht in Fisher Island to a homeless shelter nearby...

A Pool in the Grove, A World Class Billionaire's Yacht and Some Girls in a Homeless Shelter-

Contrast is Life!

The Beautiful Model, Delya, Make Up by Rick Lesser

The Royal Denship, Betty

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The Top Deck with Hot Tub and HD Video Monitor, along with Satcom to stay in touch

from anywhere... anytime!

Young Ladies in Homeless Shelter, their parent(s) are getting back on their feet

A month of contrasts

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King Me, Boris! and The Thinker

The Thinker and King Me, Boris from my Live Nude Photoshoot

You missed it? Oweeeeeee.

Le Nomade Gallery

Coconut Grove

The Thinker... Thinking

The Two Thinkers

King Me, Boris!

Saturday Night Gallery Show at the new Gallery, Le Nomade, owned by transplanted Parisienne and freshly hitched Brigitte Serfaty- Photoshoot and the Re-construction of August Rodin's, "The Thinker", got some great PR and- with signage all over the front of Le Nomade Gallery's street side windows claiming "Live Nude Photoshoot" enter with no faith all ye all ye- also drew some good crowds of art interested folk. Well, maybe art had a bit to do with the draw but, for sure, nude drew them in. And kept out a few kids on the arms of their more progressive and risque 'rents.  No kids allowed and a huge Broncolor Para umbrella increased the allure whilst shrowding the models from the dogs, rats and skaters passing by.

Frankly, we see much more lewd and lascivious behavior emanating from a single passing taxi cab these days (or how about the BP disaster in the G of M??) but the signage was a big factor getting people out of their post dessert mode art walk and into the fray.

So, "The Thinker" went well and the models were both stupendously hip and cool in front of the masses, paying little heed to the eyeballs popping out of the dark. Lights Off Please, Firing on the Set! Then we re-set things and shot a ditty to be titled, "King Me, Boris!" I had in mind commemorating the greatest tournament of all times- The "Match of the Century" as it was called, the international chess match of 1972 in Iceland at the height of the cold war between Bobby Fischer and Boris Vasilievich Spassky, a suitably momentous and serious event to lend massive credence to my work in front of such a large witnessing crowd- no time from frilly imagery here!

So my weight as an emerging fine artist has been tested and I await the (expected) limited edition print orders. A 6ft x 4ft archival fine art framed artist signed limited edition museum quality print can be had for the minute amount of $8500. Please email me for details.

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Great week to you and Yourin.

Nomade Gallery Photoshoot Coconut Grove May 1, 7-10PM

Come one Come all to le Nomade Gallery in the heart of the Grove this Saturday night, May 1, from 7PM to 10PM to experience the making of my version of Rodin's most famous sculpture, The Thinker. Boy and Girl Versions followed by a new tableau titled tentatively, "Checkmate", commemorating Bobby Fisher's Victory over Boris Spassky.

I will be shooting live nude models and will make limited edition and artist's proof prints available for sale. The prints will range in size from 8x10 to 4ft x 6ft and will be limited to 20 prints in each size. You might even walk away with a signed proof on the spot as I will bring along a professional series wide format Epson archival Inkjet Printer.

Come along and enjoy the night of creativity and fun!

No cameras please.