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16.10.25

Artwork from the smaller art fairs

I had a look at some of the smaller art fairs featured on Artsy and found some of these works. If you don't have time to sift through or attend these fairs let me help you. Please scroll down and enjoy.

1 Gago, Bada, 2024, Armenian

2 Christian Awe, Waldchestag, 2025, German

3 Krysia D Michna Nowak, Girl with Bluebird, 2020, British

4 Angel Peychinov, Awaiting, 2024, Bulgarian

5 Ayrson Heraclito, Vodun Agbe I, 2010, Brazilian

6 Henry Ward, Stump, 2018, British

7 Takehito Koganezawa, Circle in the Round Bottom, 2025, Japanese

8 Shahnaz Aghayeva, Sweet or sour, 2025, Azerbaijani

9 Kolawole Samson Oluwadare, Lady in her Prime, 2025, Nigerian

10 Gemma Smith, Scripting, 2025, Australian

11 Sophie Derrick, Earthly Origin, Forest Green, 2023, British

12 Charbel abou Zeidan, sg, 2025, Lebanese

13 Marina Altukhova, Listening, 2025, Russian

14 Aude Herledan, Pathway, 2025, French

15 Ilker Kayali, I turn towards you, 2024, Turkish

16 Olaf Holzapfel, Topographie der ungewohnlichen Welt, 2025, German

17 Brian Lister Kansiime, Roots that shape us, 2025, Ugandan

18 Mia Boe, Rip, 2025, Australian

19 Sonja Vulpes, Sweet 2, 2025

20 Barbara Walker, End of the Affair, II, 2025, British

21 Sarah Emily Porter, Colour Theory, Waterloo, 2025, British

22 Earlie Hudnall, Jr. Mother with Sons, 1973, American

23 Laeila Adjovi, Brisso in the clouds, 2024, French Beninese

14.10.25

Ronen Zien: Walking Into

Ronen Zien was born in Israel to a Syrian Druze family. His work was recently showed at the Museum of Art in Tel Aviv and it was quite moving. Titled Walking Into, the body of work features a series of photographs both old and new, some manipulated, that explore the themes of displacement and the reunification of family. It is a fitting body of work that touches on the political climate in the Middle East. Ronen Zien figures in his photographs as a means to connect with his family history. He walks into his photographs, specifically in Walking Into, and attempts to experience the life that his family lived at a time of political turmoil and separation. His work focuses on the Syrian-Israeli border which separates his family into two. Not able to visit he seeks to find solace through revisiting old memories of his past through old photographs and new ones too. Ultimately, he wants to question what is possible, what is not and what is imagined.

1 My father and mother, 2019

2 Green Screen, 2024

3 Khan al Akhdar No.1, 2017

4 Green Roofs, 2019

5 Ronen-Zien, Walking Into, 2024

6 Sacred Landscape Land art, 2021

7 Family album, 1990's

8 Faded Memory No.3, 2021

9 Faded Memory No.2, 2021

10 Intense Memory, 2021

11 Ronen_Zien_Interception, 2024

26.9.25

The Armory Show 2025

I am back from vacation and the art fair calendar is in full swing. I decided to focus on The Armory Show first because I always find it impressive. This year was no different. I particularly liked Amina Rezki's painting with its figure's poignant expression and humorous placement of the apple. It's a great study of contrasts and the colours perform a harmonious balance. The last photograph by Baldwin Lee, Boyle, Mississippi, also displays a brilliance of contrast juxtaposed against the poverty of the South. Its characters come out strong however and what we see is more than just the realities in America; we see integrity in full force.

1 Amina Rezki, Untitled, 2024, Moroccan