Art Corner: AAFNYC Part 1

I realize this post is slightly overdue, since it was a couple of weeks ago that I finally was able to attend the Affordable Art Fair in NYC. I have been wanting to visit the biannual event ever since I was in grad school at Sotheby's, but for some reason it always seemed that I was out of town when the fair was in town. The fair, whose mission is "to serve every kind of art enthusiast," breaks open the art world for people who love and want to own art, but may not be highly educated in the art market or don't have millions of dollars to spend on one piece or to start a collection. All works at the fair range between $100 and $10,000, so while I wouldn't consider the higher end of that scale "affordable" for the average person, there are certainly plenty of less expensive, aesthetically pleasing, thought-provoking original works available. I've always said that one of the first things I want to do once I've "made it" is start an art collection, and the AAFNYC was absolutely inspiring to me. Some of my favorite artists...

(Corinne Dalle Ore, Lost in the jungle)

 (Marc Harrold, beach series)

 (Marc Harrold, beach series)

 (Marc Harrold, beach series)

 (Julio Valdez, In the Same Path as the Sun)

(Julio Valdez, In the Same Path as the Sun II)

(Julio Valdez, To the Sea, Mirror of My Heart)

 (Stiliana Alexieva, Spring Showers)

 (Stiliana Alexieva, Ecstatic)

 (Stiliana Alexieva, A Sense of Peace)

***these works were so cool looking, as they were mixed media on aluminum 

that gave them a metallic sheen***

 (Richard Heeps, Wendy - Flamin eyeball I)

 (Richard Heeps, Bobby - 'neckin')

(Richard Heeps, Belles of Shoreditch)

(Becky Buchanan, Wild Poppy)

(Becky Buchanan, Polka Dot Dress)

(Becky Buchanan, Flower)

 (James Sparshatt, El Ultimo Tango)

(James Sparshatt, Espiritus)

(James Sparshatt, Bestia)

(James Sparshatt, Swan Lake)

While I wasn't in the market to buy, I wanted to get in the spirit of the action so I purchased a small print that I can't wait to add to. Hey, you've gotta start somewhere, right?