The Affordable Art Fair, London

The Affordable Art Fair is an annual event which is the good news because the bad news is that you have missed this years event as it ran from the 22nd to the 25th October at its home Battersea Park just south of the river in London. It is a super event for anyone wanting to buy a piece of original art and you can find something to fit most pockets as prices range from £50 up to £3000. This is where the affordable part of the title comes in as there is a cap on the prices here so you will not find any works by Gilbert and George or Damien Hurst but you might find yourself buying something by the next big thing in the art world if you are lucky as a number of ...  Read the complete review

For most of us the world of art does not intrude too often on our own. Once I had been advised that, based upon my limited ability, an ‘O’ level in art was not a viable option my own exposure to the painted medium of art was restricted to a dutiful visit to the Louvre while in Paris, the picture of the tennis player scratching her bum and in later years cries of disbelief when they announced the latest entrants for the Turner prize. If you have ever had the desire to own an original piece of art but been put off by the perceived cost or the fear of being ripped off then the Affordable Art Fair may just offer you a solution. I had always entertained the idea of ...  Read the complete review