Redwood Media Group announced on
Thursday December 12th, 2013 that significant sales and attendance were evident during its first edition of
SPECTRUM Art Fair and also at one of SPECTRUM's sponsors,
ArtSpot International Art Fair which took place in Wynwood from
December 4-8, 2013.
The fairs received a crowd of more than 4,200 guests on its opening night and more than 26,000 total guests.
There was a wide array of compelling art at the show including Chagall, Picasso, Diego Rivera, and from many other masters whose works were mainly showcased by Old Towne Gallery and Latin American Masters- most of them born before 1940- which were exhibited at Ford Fine Art.
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| From Left, Havi Shanz, Antonio Guerrero and Aldo Castillo |
The VIP Opening Preview Party on Wednesday, December 4, included artists unveiling's and musical entertainment from Miami’s DJ What, complimentary products from VitaCoco and KIND snacks, as well as complimentary cocktails and wine from Tanduay Asian Rum, Belaya Rus Vodka and Repeat Wines.
The evening also featured a live photo shoot with Miami City Ballet dancers by Jordan Matter, photographer and New York Times bestselling author of “Dancers Among Us.”
This year's top sellers included The Selby Fleetwood Gallery which brought indoor and outdoor works and selling 5 pieces including "Threads," a $40,000 Susan Stamm Evans piece, and Kevin Box "Temple Mandala" priced at $20,000.
Artist Gordon Huether sold "Stix & Stones" for $28,000, his "Sweet Orange Lens" at $9,500," items from his "Silver Lens" series at $8,500 each, and surprisingly, in the last three minutes of the show collectors claimed $18,500 worth of his exceptional works.
Artist Ben Joyce moved three pieces and lined up ten commissions for his signature "Abstract Topophilia" works inspired by Google Earth images. His highest-seller was "San Francisco," which was sold for $11,000.
Sculptor Thomas Wargin sold out 3/4 of his booth with his top-selling piece "A Ride with the Angel of Death," sold for for $7,000. Artist Nicole Furman sold three pieces including a $5,000 piece "Kissin' Minnie" and Art Company Misoolsidae sold five with highest seller at $5,700.
Aldo Castillo Gallery reported significant sales and sold-out works including photography by Chinese artist
Fu Wenjun whose ArtSpot solo project entitled "
Buddha" was sold to a single collector.
In addition, ArtSpot also reported numerous sales including works by Ancizar Marin who sold eight wall installations; seven works were sold by Emil Alzamora; Brazilian artist Adriana Carvalho sold four works and artist Fredy Villamil sold three works. The Current Art Group sold more than $40,000 including a $9,000 piece by Venezuelan artist Magaly Barnola de Otola.
There were other reported sales in process such as 33 Contemporary Gallery, which featured the Chinese Zhou Brothers and had sales in process for $46,000 from Harry Sudman, Dana Major and Christine Forni.
This Year’s Top Sellers Sales were hopping this year, and collectors walked away with some exceptional new pieces. The Selby Fleetwood Gallery brought some stunning works this year and displayed them both inside and outdoors. They sold five pieces, including Susan Stamm Evans’ “Threads” for $40,000 and a Kevin Box piece for $20,000. You can learn more about Kevin Box in our recent blog post about his work. - See more at: http://spectrum-miami.com/blog/#sthash.bflKiIfO.dpuf
This Year’s Top Sellers Sales were hopping this year, and collectors walked away with some exceptional new pieces. The Selby Fleetwood Gallery brought some stunning works this year and displayed them both inside and outdoors. They sold five pieces, including Susan Stamm Evans’ “Threads” for $40,000 and a Kevin Box piece for $20,000. You can learn more about Kevin Box in our recent blog post about his work. - See more at: http://spectrum-miami.com/blog/#sthash.bflKiIfO.dpuf
Other ArtSpot participating galleries reported sales in process such as The Americas Collection $76,000 with highlighted artists Pablo Martinez and Wladimiro Politano; and Ford Fine Art sold a Diego Rivera to a collector from Mexico and has overall sales in process for $140,000.
The Miami-based nonprofit Life Is Art, one of SPECTRUM's sponsors received $5,000 from 50% of ticket sales during the Opening Preview.
Next year, SPECTRUM Miami and ArtSpot International Art Fairs will return to a new location in Wynwood adjacent to Art Miami & Context from December 4-7
