Miami Art: Ocean Drive and the Water

Miami, Florida

“Nothing feels more alive than cruising South Beach with the top down. I wanted this piece to feel like a heatwave of joy.”

TOPHER STRAUS, ON OCEAN DRIVE

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The Breakwater by Topher Straus: colorful painting of a vintage motorcycle outside Miami Beach’s neon-lit Breakwater Hotel.
The Breakwater · Miami, Florida

Ocean Drive and the water

South Beach is color and chrome. Ocean Drive parks a vintage Ferrari beside the beach and the umbrellas; The Breakwater sets a vintage motorcycle under the hotel’s neon.

Beyond the city, South Florida is water: mangroves in Biscayne National Park, the slow flow of the Everglades, and a fort in the open sea at the Dry Tortugas.

Five views of Miami and South Florida

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Ocean Drive by Topher Straus: vintage Ferrari parked beside the beach along Miami’s Ocean Drive, with colorful umbrellas and Art Deco buildings.
Ocean Drive · Miami Beach, Florida · Explore the work
The Breakwater by Topher Straus: colorful painting of a vintage motorcycle outside Miami Beach’s neon-lit Breakwater Hotel.
The Breakwater · South Beach, Miami, Florida · Explore the work
Biscayne National Park by Topher Straus: turquoise water, mangroves, and island shoreline in Biscayne National Park, Florida.
Biscayne National Park · Biscayne National Park, Florida · Explore the work
Everglades National Park by Topher Straus: swirling green and blue water winds through the marshes of Everglades National Park.
Everglades National Park · Everglades National Park, Florida · Explore the work
Dry Tortugas National Park by Topher Straus: historic fort stands on a remote island surrounded by turquoise water in Dry Tortugas National Park.
Dry Tortugas National Park · Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida · Explore the work

Questions collectors ask

Which work feels closest to Miami?

Ocean Drive and The Breakwater for South Beach; the three national parks for the water around it.

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