Art Basel Miami is one of the hottest events that you can attend to if you are an art lover and really want to broaden your appreciation of new or established artists. Art Basel Miami week attracts thousands of visitors every year from many different national and international locations and based on the growth we’ve seen of the event in the last couple of years , it looks like it is only getting better , in popularity and most importantly in the quality of the artists and their paintings, giving art lovers a great option to look at new pieces, decorators can find a great variety of sculptures and paintings for their spaces, and art collectors can find artists and pieces worth investing. (One of the pieces we loved by UNICEF Artist)
Today we are zooming into to of the Miami Art Basel exhibitions, Red Dot and Spectrum
Red Dot is a juried, contemporary art show in the heart of Miami featuring an international slate of galleries showcasing over 500 leading contemporary artists, and includes Art Labs, events, and informative Art Talks focused on collecting. Now in its 11th year, the five-day event attracts over 30,000 visitors, a majority of whom are high-net-worth collectors located Miami’s Arts and Entertainment District it takes place in a 55,000-square-foot structure adjacent to Spectrum Miami and includes top emerging and established galleries from around the world, selected and approved by the Red Dot Curatorial Board. featuring 50+ international galleries exhibiting paintings, sculpture, photography, and secondary market works.
Spectrum is also a a juried, contemporary art show located next to Red Dot so you can check out “two in one”, featuring an international slate of artists and galleries, and as it is described “It’s where contemporary meets extraordinary”, featuring Art Labs, Art Talks, Meet the Artist sessions, music, entertainment, and other special events.
Here are some of the pieces we personally liked from the shows there are obviously to many and beauty always varies with personal taste or like they say, taste is like a belly buttons, everyone has a different one, so we are sharing some of the pieces we liked and hope you enjoy checking them out
We entered the exhibit and first thing we saw were these Buddha’s with coolness by Metis Atash, the coscious mind, car paint on fiber glass inspired by Yayoi Kusama for $16.5K
They had different versions we thought were worth sharing
A great shot of Frank Worth, Elizabeth Taylor from the Aldo Castillo Gallery, 48 X 59 in (22K) just so you get an idea of some of the prices
These paintings by Rebecca Molayem we found beautiful “Girl in a yellow Dress” Acrylic on Canvas 36X48 in for 4.5K
The Notebook by Rebecca Molayem 60X40 in Acrylic on canvas for 5.5K
Apostol, Sea Horse Crystal and Bronze 32x12x6 in $18.5K Aldo Castillo Gallery, a beautiful piece
The Infinite sculpture, so many pieces we enjoyed…
We liked this couple facing the wilderness, a nice concept and well delivered
We are personally horse lovers so this one caught our attention by Gino Hollander
This next one made me laugh for a while…
This series we found very entertaining and affordable, prices were around $500 dollars per impression and $4.5K for acrylics on canvas
Flower and rose heads were cool
Every artist has a vision of the world and we can see that in this painting with butterflies which we consider as a gorgeous concept
This following piece we found to be very symbolic, the eternal soul that we all have inside leaving the body cocoon behind… very cool
Heart of Gold by Jennifer Pennacchio, mixed media on canvas 42×52 in for 3.8K a cool work of art
Some other cool paintings we came across… the following was made by the artist to honor his grandfather the piece called “Me Imagino un Arce” by Eddy Maikel Sotomayor 90.5×55 in for 7K oil on Canvas
This painting captivated and caught our attention, the eyes… Mar Marin Leal “Abre Los Ojos”, 2015 Oil on Canvas 28.74 x 23.62 in $3.2K nice piece
This following golfer is a fantastic and beautiful painting with a lot of movement, loved it Nadya Milos “Golf in the Rain” 35×47 in Oil on canvas from Larus Gallery
we liked this picture and wondered where this could have been taken, a beautiful setting
A painting that says a lot about dancing in a cool image “Put on your Dancing Shoes” $1.48K
Van Gogh the artist who represents true love for art, dyeing without knowing he would become such an important artist…
Cool glasses…
Orca
“White Rain” by Mary Hong Size 72×48 in Glass and Resin on Painted canvas 16K a beautiful work of art
This Glass Metal print by Elmira Tissenko “The Queen of Butterflies” we loved, one of our favs, 24×24 in for 2K
Thisone falls right down my alley, the name “Kung Fu”, awesome painting 130×105 cm
Asian artists
This next piece is beautiful , horse by Wang Lihua “The Blue in Reeds” (Horse) Silk (Suzhou Embroidery) 17 x 23 In
The five elements by Ira Reines, from winn slavin fine art made in Bronze with add-etched patina,
Wood
Fire
Earth
Metal
Water
Faith Hope and Charity
This Silk on Board piece by PD Williams “Rythms of the night” I believe to be great for a Music studio 59×47 in for $9.5K
This Vertical Fish by Apostol in Bronze crystal and wood from the Aldo Castillo Gallery for 45K
A beautiful work of art…
Ghost of Movement by JD Miller Oil on Csanvas 36×36 in for 21K
Some fashion art we found interesting
The “Son of Krypton” by ´jared Schwalb Mixed Media archival ink on photo metallic paper 48×72 in 8.5K:
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Well we hope you enjoyed our visit to the Red Dot and the Spectrum please leave us your comments and we hope to see you soon
All the best !!!
