Florida Made Me Look Twice (9 Photos)

October 21, 2026

By Vidar

Miami street art worth stopping for

A giant eye on a school wall in Allapattah, a garage door in Wynwood that can barely hold its toys, a duck on a Brickell rooftop and a crocodile breaking out of a wall up the road in Fort Lauderdale. Nine Miami-area pieces we would stop for anywhere.

👁️ Giant Eye — By My Dog Sighs in Miami, USA 🇺🇸

The eye is taller than the man painting it, and a whole street is reflected in the iris. My Dog Sighs painted it at Santa Clara Elementary School in Allapattah, just west of Wynwood, during the aWall Mural Projects in December 2018. Photo by SNUB23. The ladder makes it look like he is doing its makeup.

💡 Artist Fact: Before the big walls, My Dog Sighs spent ten years giving his work away on the street through his Free Art Friday project, often painting on found materials such as abandoned food cans.

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🌺 “ISLA” — By Alexis Diaz & David Zayas in Miami, USA 🇺🇸

A woman in violet and blue rises out of dark flowers, and inside her body there is a rooster and a sunrise. Puerto Rican muralist Alexis Diaz and David Zayas painted it together in 2023 for Beyond Walls, for people who carry a home island with them. The yellow hydrant at the bottom shows how tall the wall is.

💡 Festival Fact: Beyond Walls started in Lynn, Massachusetts, as a volunteer group led by Al Wilson. According to MassDevelopment, its first project was a 10-day international mural festival in downtown Lynn in July 2017.

📂 Artwork File · Sourced factsISLAAlexis Diaz & David Zayas · 2023 · MiamiPuerto Rican artistsMiami Art WeekBeyond Walls1The artists say ISLA was inspired by Puerto Ricans who carry “our little island” in their hearts wherever they go.Beyond Walls: Miami Art Week 20232Zayas told BBC Mundo they wanted to make something for people who long for their country.BBC News Mundo via El Observador, 9 Aug 20242023Beyond Walls: Miami Art Week202423 JanFinished mural, Barbara Picci2024AugStreet View20249 AugBBC Mundo story, El Observador2026AugStreet ViewRead the full file →

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🦋 “The Wynwood Collection” — By Mantra in Miami, USA 🇺🇸

Wood-grain frames, cream paper and soft drop shadows make the butterflies look pinned to the building. Mantra painted it freehand at 127 NW 27th Street in Wynwood in December 2022, with Justkids. Every butterfly in the case can be found in Miami. Next door, the real windows look like empty slots in the same collection.

📂 Artwork File · Sourced factsThe Wynwood CollectionMantra · 2022 · Wynwood, MiamiButterfliesFreehand muralWynwood1Mantra painted it freehand in December 2022, curated by Justkids for Block Capital Group.Mantra’s website: Miami, FL2Mantra told Brooklyn Street Art that every butterfly in the collection can be found in Miami.Brooklyn Street Art, 17 Jan 20232022Painted, per Mantra’s site202317 JanFinished, BSA photos20234 FebSecond part finished202315 FebBarbara Picci post20236 SepMantra’s LinkedIn post2026AugStreet ViewRead the full file →

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🐊 Crocodile Breaking Through — By SCAF in Fort Lauderdale, USA 🇺🇸

A crocodile tears out of the wall on a wave of blue paint, and the man in front is about to feed it a ball. French artist SCAF painted it for the Avenue of the Arts festival, which fills Northwest 7th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale’s Historic Sistrunk with new murals every year. Not the kind of local wildlife you want on your morning walk.

📂 Artwork File · Sourced factsCrocodile Breaking ThroughSCAF · 2025 · Fort Lauderdale, USAAOTA Fest 2025Fort LauderdaleFrench artist1The festival’s 2025 mural map lists Scaf at Yellow Cab Transportation, 800 NW Seventh Avenue, Fort Lauderdale.AOTA Fest mural map2The 2025 Avenue of the Arts Festival ran from 19 to 26 January, with more than 40 artists painting around NW 7th Avenue.BAJA / ArtsCalendar, 14 Jan 2025202519 JanAOTA Fest 3D begins20252 FebStreet Art Cities photo2025AOTA Fest’s own photo202511 MarFestival wrap-up names SCAF20264 MarMarked as seen on Street Art CitiesRead the full file →

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🧸 The Toy Door — By Leon Keer in Miami, USA 🇺🇸

A roll-up door that seems to give way under a pile of giant toys, and a visitor doing his best to hold it shut. Dutch artist Leon Keer painted it at Wynwood Walls in 2023, when his Seeing Things show opened there. The doll on the left looks like she has seen this happen before.

💡 Place Fact: Wynwood Walls opened in 2009 with works curated by gallerist Jeffrey Deitch, a friend of developer Tony Goldman. Miami New Times credits Goldman, who curated the walls until his death in 2012, with helping turn the warehouse neighborhood into an art district.

📂 Artwork File · Sourced factsThe Toy DoorLeon Keer · 2023 · Wynwood Walls, MiamiWynwood DoorsAnamorphic muralVintage toys1Leon Keer painted it in March 2023, alongside Seeing Things, his first U.S. solo show at Wynwood Walls.Wynwood Walls press release on leonkeer.com, 17 Mar 20232Keer left a gap so visitors can step in and appear in photos inside the closet with the toys.Bobby’s Bike Hike, 25 Oct 2023202329 MarArtist’s page goes up202327 AprPhotos, Barbara Picci202325 OctGuide: show closed, door described2023Miami Art Week, Jaime Rojo photoRead the full file →

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🐊 Neon Alligator — By Shalak Attack & Bruno Smoky in Miami, USA 🇺🇸

An alligator rests in a jungle of pink and electric-blue leaves, with a Florida sunset behind it. Shalak Attack and Bruno Smoky sign their joint walls as Clandestinos, and this one stretches along a low building in Miami next to a big cat. Up close, every scale is painted. The gator looks unbothered by all of it.

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🐒 Monkey, Old Man and a Very Startled Cat — By Ales del Pincel & ARTYEK in Miami, USA 🇺🇸

A wide-eyed monkey with a banana, an old man with a long white beard, and below them a crazed cartoon cat tearing out of blue graffiti letters. Ales del Pincel and ARTYEK painted it together for Wynwood Mural Fest: photoreal portraits on top, wild graffiti letters below. Nobody on this wall looks calm.

🦆 Rooftop Duck — By Mikael B in Miami, USA 🇺🇸

A duck bigger than a person, covered in Mikael B’s sharp blue, green and purple shapes, sitting on the rooftop of SLS Brickell. The Danish artist usually paints whole walls this way. Here he custom-painted a Philippe Starck duck sculpture, unveiled on the hotel rooftop when his Awake exhibition opened there during Art Basel Miami in December 2017. It is a bath toy the size of a car, and the Brickell towers have to share the view with it.

📂 Artwork File · Sourced factsSafe HavenMikael B · 2017 · SLS Brickell, MiamiPhilippe Starck duckPainted sculptureLonely Whale benefit1Mikael B titled the painted Starck duck “Safe Haven”, inspired by his dives in the oceans.Amsterdam Street Art, 14 Apr 20182All profits from his Awake show and a print release went to the ocean nonprofit Lonely Whale.Mikael B: Charity20177 DecUnveiled at the Awake opening201819 FebReported: a 10 ft Starck sculpture201814 AprArtist names it Safe Haven20224 DecRepainted: reveal of Lola Blu’s duck202313 JunYearly makeover by a guest artist202426 JulHotel renamed Dua MiamiRead the full file →

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🦴 “Genesis” — By SHOK-1 at Wynwood Walls in Miami, USA 🇺🇸

A giant X-ray of a hand, still holding the spray can, in white on a black wall. SHOK-1 is known for X-rays made with spray paint, and here the subject is the spray can itself. Wynwood Walls lists the London-based artist among its 2023 painters. The man in front is the artist, for scale.

📂 Artwork File · Sourced factsGenesisSHOK-1 · 2023 · Wynwood Walls, MiamiWynwood WallsX-ray art1Wynwood Walls says SHOK-1 paints his X-rays freehand, using no tape or stencils.Wynwood Walls: SHOK-12According to Molotow, Genesis is about the moment someone first applied spray paint to a wall.Molotow, 9 Dec 2023202331 OctMiami Today: SHOK-1 in the line-up20239 DecMolotow: photos of the finished wall2023Jaime Rojo photo, Art Week 2023Read the full file →