There has been an upsurge of festivals during this summer season. I can't complain because it's free and I get to enjoy some decent music, yummy food trucks and beer gardens on a Saturday afternoon. The Bloomfest festival was held in the Arts district in DTLA and the area manages to change and gentrify every time I visit. I wonder where the real artists are now because the place is surrounded with luxurious loft spaces and high end condos. Maybe the artists recieve a discount in living in the art commune because their making the murals or stamping their graffiti on the concrete floor, like the owl above, or defacing telephone poles with stickers, who knows?
It was tons of fun to soak in the sun, eat my Korean bbq and listen to some free music. I finished my meal with a Coolhaus sammy (red velvet ice cream swirl + chocolate cookie), yummy!
I also did some window shopping from the various vendors, such as the American Apparel flea market. There were some cute skirts and dresses, but there were defective items with holes and stains, and a bit overpriced. I also saw some silkscreen prints and while walking about, stumbled upon dry spilled paint on the sidewalk...loved it.
To get everyone excited about art, they had random artists painting on the side walk and displaying their original art for purchase on a stop sign. There was a section where anybody can grab a paint brush and finish a painting if they desired. The event was a hodge pod of fun randomness. Bring on some more festivals to fill in my summer weekends.
