An Artsy Experience Report Examples

Art – it is something we take for granted quite often. How many times do we go to a museum? Do we look with dislike at wall murals done on the sides of three-story buildings that are located downtown? What about poetry: how many people actually read and appreciate it anymore? In Miami, there are two events celebrating the performing, written, and visual arts. Recently I attended the pre-Basel Brickell Art Walk and Stone Groove night, both of which awakened a new appreciation in me for the various different art forms that are still alive and well today.
Browsing down the pre-Basel Brickell Art Walk was an eye-opening and interesting experience. It contained an eclectic mixture of vividly colored paintings that had a calm, realistic look to them – boats that looked like real boats that were gently rocking. Impressive, large, colorful wall murals were not exactly awe-inspiring, but they did certainly inspire admiration of the artists’ abilities. How many people could paint something all over a building wall and make it look good? Then there were impressionistic works, which exuded feelings that of course can be interpreted by the spectators. It was a colorful, exhilarating walk through down South Miami Avenue, to be sure, as well as an aesthetically educational one.
Stone Groove was another fascinating experience. It is a fascinating night that was thought up by, created by, and is hosted by the avant-garde poet Marcus Blake. It was created to draw jazz and poetry enthusiasts – free verse poetry enthusiasts, that is. Now it has become a reliable residence for artistic expression in the downtown Miami area. The Stone Groove night is a pulsating, fascinating, exhilarating experience. It celebrates improvisation, which is what jazz music is all about after all.
During the evening Marcus Blake often presents his original compositions while a live, improvising jazz-inspired band plays out-of-the-box music to add to the avant-garde feel of the night. Other singers, performing artists, and original musicians perform throughout the night to both develop and display their talent. The performers, the musicians, the artists – they all inspire their audience to be more creative, free-thinking, original. It is an exhilarating experience. Everything about the place, the very air, seems to be charged with creativity. You come away feeling like you can create whatever you want to, too.
When people are not performing, DJs play an eclectic mix of music that ranges from jazz to funk music that puts the hipsters and artists attending the evening into a groovy mood. It is an incredible place to get to know people who are into the artsy community. If you have never gone to a similar evening celebrating the grass-roots art community, you are missing out on a lot. I will not forget the experience for a long time.
Both the pre-Basel Brickell Art Walk and the Stone Groove night are inspiring expressions of true artistic spirit. The Art Walk is a celebration of visual art while the Stone Groove is an expression of performing art. Together, the two exhibits represent the totality of artistic expression. They are definitely inspirations for students, and I know that they inspired me while at the same time opening my eyes to a part of the artistic scene that I was not familiar with yet.