Saturday, March 24, 2012

The Maastricht art fair 2012

An installation of not less than 20,000 cascading milky white LED lights, which shimmer and shine, form the highlight of the Maastricht art fair courtesy a collective of art dealers to mark this popular European Fine Art Fair’s 25th anniversary.

The fair has transformed itself into a major art and antiques fair from a relatively small-scale beginning. As part of the silver jubilee celebrations, there will be several initiatives, including art discussions and stunning art displays as follows:

  • The event offers a vast collection of Flemish, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, French, German and English paintings, prints and drawings from the 13th to the 19th century.

  • Old Masters' works can be seen at TEFAF. Private collectors and professional art buyers make TEFAF a fixed date in their diaries. Major museums come to TEFAF to find works to add to their collections.

  • TEFAF Modern takes up a quarter of the fair and offers classical modern and contemporary art. Around forty-five top dealers present a cross-section of 20th and 21st-century art from around the globe. This is where you will come face to face with masterpieces by Renoir, Picasso, Poliakoff and Kandinsky.

  • There are sculptures, paintings, drawings, photographs and video installations at at TEFAF Modern. Big names like Henry Moore, Willem de Kooning and Rothko are there. But you can also be surprised by contemporary artists like Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor and Francis Bacon.
American artist Leo Villareal’s computer-controlled work ‘Cylinder II’ changes over time, resulting in varied movements and patterns of light all through the day; some slow, some are fast; the lights first get dim and then suddenly bright.

They shimmer and oscillate. The intriguing installation against a black backdrop is a dramatic addition to the fascinating festive floral arrangements, the signature of this popular annual fair. Mr. Villareal explained of his work: “I take Pop materials and then infuse them with a whole other layer. Some of the patterns in it are rather chaotic; a few others are more ordered.”

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