CPS FRIEZE Art fair visit Oct 2013

My visit to Frieze was such an eye opener as to whats going on in the art world today. 

The place was simply amazing!

Art from all corners of the world was on display and I was really impressed by how much had already been sold and at BIG prices too.

I was absolutely blown away by some of the pieces.

This painting is by David Renggli, a swiss artist represented by the Peter Kilchman Galerie in Germany. It was by far my favourite in the whole show and i'd have taken it home if I had a spare 35000 Euro's. 

It was made by smearing thick printing ink onto the back of the clear panel then mounted an inch away from a steel sheet which gave it even more depth through the reflections on the glass and the reflections on the steel. It measured an impressive 8ftx5ft and was already sold. 

Wandering through the little gallery areas I tried to digest as much as possible in the 3 hours I had and each wall had something to impress.

This stunning view was actually charcoal on paper but was easily mistaken by a lot of people as a photograph. The depth and detail on the surface of the paper was just brilliant. Robert Longo was the artist and the piece was sold at a price of around 175000 Euro's. 

These 2 drawings also became my instant favourites. They were almost landscapes but in a very abstract way and were quite minimal in detail but there was a real sense of feeling in them both. Yehudit Sasportas, born in Israel, is based in Berlin and Tel Aviv and she creates these pieces using ink and paint and has just had a major exhibition in at the Ayal Zacks Abramov pavillion for art in Israel. 

Anne-Mie Vann Kerckhoven's digital photo prints onto PVC were gorgeous to look at and had so much going on in them with a female form being present in them all. Her works were already sold also. 

One of the highlights was without doubt the display of Jeff Koons pieces. I still found it hard to believe, along with everyone else at the show, that they were steel and not inflatable or squashy to touch but the heavy weight 'art guards' made sure I didn't get the opportunity to find out. It was great watching them fight off the gangs of small children climbing onto the platform and trying to grab the sculptures. 

I'd recommend the Frieze fair to anyone, artist or not, to sample not only the art on display but also the artworld and the people involved who are such an interesting range of characters.