Art Basel Miami is always eventful and this year was no different. It's not surprising that the art fair draws artists from around the world. It's truly a must-see and when you view the artworks below you'll know why. Take for example the luminous rendering of a cityscape by Mark Innerst in On Locust. The city shimmers like jewelry in the night sky. It could be any city but the dazzling lights give the painting a new dimension. The cityscape is alight and we see the beauty of the skyscrapers compared to the lower vicinity. There's a breakdown in the composition and we can only wonder where this is. It is most likely NYC and all the signs point in that direction. It never sleeps and the lights make it so.
Winold Reiss's Portrait of Robert Nathaniel Dett, personifies dignity and composure at its finest. Mr. Robert Nathaniel Dett was a Canadian-American musician who is well regarded to this day. Mr. Reiss captures him with perfect ease as Mr. Dett poses relaxed and almost removed from his ever day setting. He is impeccably dressed and his brilliance is as palpable as much as the artist who painted him. Mr. Reiss celebrates Mr. Dett's career with this portrait and it's a work that should really hang in a museum.
In Pheobe Boswell's to know love we see harmony and union juxtaposed in a pool setting. There is a strong undercurrent of love among the family members and it's reflected in the water and buoyancy of the waves. It's a joyous occasion and Ms. Boswell wants to show the familial with a quiet reverence. Please enjoy these as well as others.
1 Mark Innerst, On Locust, 2019, American
2 Ragna Bley, Ambit, 2024, Swedish
3 Michaela Yearwood Dan, Chimera, 2024, British
4 Yun Hee Toh, Untitled, 2023 to 2024, Korean
6 Jackie Saccoccio, Portrait, 2014, American
7 Hue Thi Hoffmaster, Slow Fortune No. 2, 2024, Vietnamese American
9 Carla Accardi, Biancorossotelagrezza, 1998, Italian
10 c n.d. American
11 fiker solomon, Inside the shell, 2024, Ethiopian
12 Phoebe Boswell, to know love, 2024, Kenyan
14 O Bastardo, As Bailarinas II, 2024, Brazilian
15 Zipora Fried, Notes, 2023, Austrian
19 Romare Bearden, Weary of Treading the Earth, ca. 1945, African American
20 Luiz Zerbini, Amarelo, 2024, Brazilian
21 Colin Hunt, Untitled, 2024, American
22 Ellsworth Kelly, Colored Paper Image II, 1976
23 Jean Michel Othoniel, Wisteria, 2023, French
24 Judy Pfaff, Bluster, 2023, British American
26 Ryan Mrozowski, Untitled, 2024, American
27 Maia Ruth Lee, B.B. Kukki 1 to 4, 2024
28 Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, 1963 to 1964, Italian
29 Jonas Weichsel, img.002, 2004, German
30 Keltie Ferri, Ebb, 2024, American
Collins Obijiaku, Voyager, 2023, Nigerian
