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London Art Fair – artists we enjoyed, Philip Braham

We strolled through the London Art Fair for the fourth consecutive year and as always stumbled upon remarkable artworks from ever so talented artists.

In this series, we will tell you why we liked a particular piece from these artists as well as posting more works. We hope you will also enjoy it as we did.

Feel free to comment too at the end of this article. Let’s get started….

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Philip Braham

"Ophelia bathing" by Philip Brahams at London Art Fair | Art-Pie
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We stumbled upon the piece called “Ophelia Bathing” – oil on canvas, 183x122cm, and instantly appreciated the hazy feel of the depicted landscape.

It made us feel like diving in this river or enjoy a long and lazy lie down on one of its banks.

About the artist

Represented by the Roger Bilcliffe gallery at this year’s London Art Fair, Philip Braham is a Scottish artist whose paintings and photographs emerge from the Northern European engagement with landscape as a metaphor for the human condition. Recent projects reflect on the temporal nature of our existence through personal recollection and collective history, set within the slowly evolving landscape that bears us forward. Fidelity to experience is fundamental to his practice, and this brings a poetic grace to his technical mastery of oil painting and silver-based photography.

Other works from this artist

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Philip Brahams | Art-Pie

Philip Brahams | Art-Pie

Philip Brahams | Art-Pie

London Art Fair 2016

London Art Fair |Art-PieThis week debuts the 2016 London Art Fair at the Business Design Centre in Islington, running from Thursday January 20th – Sunday the 24th.

Find out what’s being said about this year’s Fair – #LAF16

The London Art Fair 2016 features 126 carefully selected modern British and contemporary galleries, displaying work by over 1,000 artists covering the period from the early 20th century to the present day.

> Preview main Fair galleries
> Preview Art Projects galleries

London Art Fair | Art-Pie

Educational talks, insightful tours and interactive events

Highlights include:

Thursday 21 January including Thursday Late in association with Peroni Nastro Azzurro
The Fair stays open until 9pm for a special programme including a performance and a PLAY ART DATA MONEY game jam. More information

Friday 22 January
Find out how artists are responding to today’s migrant crisis and whether London’s international reputation as a city of culture is at risk due to soaring rental prices. More information

Saturday 23 January
Key stakeholders in the UK contemporary gallery sector discuss the affect that increasing adoption of social media is having on art buying behaviour and Magnum photographer Olivia Arthur reveals her Desert Island Pics. More information

Sunday 24 January
Family-friendly workshops inspired by Julian Charriere’s current exhibition at Parasol unit for contemporary art. More information

Sculptures from the London Art fair

Following our first trip to the London Art fair, where we noticed and appreciated very much the abstract works on display, we thought we would be sharing some of the sculpture works we came across.

Artist: Alexandre Durand
Title: Ex Calce Liberatus
Medium: Mixed media (steel, aluminium, gold)

Alexandre Durand - London Art Fair | Art-Pie

Artist: Anna Gillepsie
Title: To the limit
Medium: Bronze
Anna Gillepsie - London Art Fair | Art-Pie

Artist: Keith haynes
Title: No Mr Bond
Medium: Mixed media
Keith Hanes - London Art Fair | Art-Pie

Artist: Paul Day
Title: Burst
Medium: Bronze
Paul Day - London Art Fair | Art-Pie

Artist: Schoony
Title: Boy soldier Panel Union Jack
Medium: Fibreglass
Schoony - London Art Fair | Art-Pie

Gimme gimme abstract art at the London Art Fair

On our way to the Business Centre, where the London Art fair takes place, we could not help but speculating about what we would see and remembered all the wonders we saw in the past years.

A quick ushering through by the fair staff and we were in. Thursday evening is a good day to go at the fair as you are sure to find on your path some waiting staff eagerly willing to hand you over free bottles of beers.

We thought we’ll go around the ground floor as well as the first floor today where you normally find the “mammoths”. By this I mean the heavy-weight art galleries which mainly deal “fine art”. As we were hopping from one booth to the other, it was becoming obvious to our eyes: abstract art we were seeing was awesome and stood out from almost anything else.

We have included below the best pieces we thought we saw.

Wilhelmina Barn Graham | Art-Pie

Alan Davie | Art-Pie

Andy Stewart | Art-PieMartyn Brewster | Art-Pie

Alan Davie | Art-Pie

Pamela Clarkson x Atta Kwam | Art-Pie

Onkurodano Unjaku | Art-Piewilliam-crozier

Artists pick from the 2012 London art fair – part 3

Here is the third part of our artists pick from the 2012 London art fair | Read part 1 | Read part 2

Paul Richards via Connaught Brown
Pastel on paper
Paul Richards via Connaught Brown

Paul Richards via Connaught Brown

Elfyn Lewis via Beaux Arts London
Acrylic on MDF
Elfyn Lewis via Beaux Arts London

Tanc via The French Art Studios
Spray paint and ink on canvas
Tanc via The French Art Studios

Ralph Steadman via Jealous gallery
Giclee print with debossed border on Somerset paper
Ralph Steadman via Jealous gallery

Nick Morris via Arteria
Screenprint
Nick Morris via Arteria

Nick Morris via Arteria

Anne Penmansweet via Stephanie Hoppen gallery
Oil on canvas
Anne Penmansweet via Stephanie Hoppen gallery