While there is a ton more to share from the Paris Photo Fair, I thought we’d break it up a bit with a good old fashioned Weekly Finds today ! This is my post-sickness brain so here comes the bold colors, funky patterns and happy and shiny things in general !
Gotta get that dopamine boost somehow 🤪
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Morning all !! Ok, our schedule is all kinds of messed-up, it’s true ! So here’s what happened :
a little over two weeks ago I went into extra sick mode with acute tonsillitis and it sadly kept me from posting all the good stuff I had planned. I started getting better a few days ago and turns out, it was just in time for the Paris Photo Fair
(a first for me since it’s usually on the same weekend as AKAA …)
So I was delighted to go and check it out (it’s HUGE !) but it takes precedent here on the post because I gotsta to share 🤩 !
Aww, dammit, I guess we’ll just have to look at pretty art again !
Let’s dive in for the first round of beautiful pieces that caught my eye this weekend :
Now this last selection by Jim Goldberg is so captivating, the photos are haunting but the written notes add such a layer,
wooh, that really got me. Just wonderful pieces.
Ok, so as you can see from the title, there is still more to come ! Seriously this show was so huge, I’m pretty sure even though I was thorough I missed like 1/4 of it 😳 So stay tuned for the rest and let’s keep exploring amazing and beautiful art, always ! 💜
— Marie
It’s that time of year !
If you follow this blog you know I am obsessed with AKAA, the yearly art fair in Paris displaying up-and-coming african artists. You can see previous recaps here and here where I take you through the show and share my biggest crushes of the year. Now usually it’s all about the photography, which is so high voltage, unique and personal with such an accent on close-up portraits, something that speaks to me on a deep level. But this year photography wasn’t the main attraction (although the ones that made the show were gorgeous!) and to my surprise, I still found a lot to love in the paintings and discovered some extremely cool new works and artists.
Come take a virtual tour with me through the amazing display of creativity for this year’s edition !
Very unique fire art by Pedro Pires
This one is a side discovery as this artist is under the banner of the same gallery as
some AKAA artists but it really caught my eye so I’m sharing him too !
Stephan Gladieu
It’s always such a fabulous show, and this is just a fraction of the amazing roster of artists represented, so make sure you check out the website for all the other works that might speak to you, and as always go follow these artists and give them all the love online !
— Marie