At this year’s Hong Kong edition of the Affordable Art Fair, 13 – 15 May, Stand CO2, Tanya Baxter Contemporary will be showcasing a diverse variety of art that is both affordable and discerning. In 2016 we launched a new art advisory office and showroom in central Hong Kong, 1/F Chinachem Hollywood Centre, 1 Hollywood Road. This allows us to connect with our large client base in Asia, and we will be exhibiting a range of blue chip, investment works from Warhol to Ju Ming.

Benjamin Warner – Early Morning Hong Kong, oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm; Morning Light, Thames, oil on c anvas, 100 x 100 cm; Hong Kong Harbour, oil on canvas, 106 x 95 cm Frans Johannes Smit–Debitum Naturae Series: 19.08.2014 – 04.09.2014, archival print on cotton paper, limited ed.10/10, 70x70cm; 13.02.2015-27.02.2015, archival print on cotton paper, limited ed.3/10, 70x80cm; 19.06.2014-22.07.2014, archival print on cotton paper, limited ed. 8/10 70x70cm 

The ethos behind our collection for the Affordable Art Fair is to provide discerning art for everyone while at the same time showcasing artists that are on an international platform but are still accessible in price . We feature a group of established international mid-career artists with whom we have worked for up to twenty years and who have developed a diverse collector base around the world, both corporate and private. These artists include Richard Allen, Jean Philippe Duboscq, Benjamin Warner, Katarina Monnier, Hong Viet Dung, Revati Sharma Singh, Ronnie Ford, Zhao Kailin, Ling Jian, Liu Fenghua, Min Wae Aung, Paul Hughes, and Simon Allen amongst others.

We will also be exhibiting a selection of limited edition prints from artists such as Banksy, Tracey Emin and Sir Peter Blake. Limited editions are an easier way for collectors to acquire a piece of art from a blue chip artist, and have become a very attractive and profitable market. In recent years several major museums and galleries have held shows dedicated to limited edition prints that have brought awareness to the importance of printmaking in an artist’s development.

Contemporary art has become the primary driver of the global art market. Buyers are more confident and quicker to buy than ever before, and drastic growth has made contemporary art a safe and exciting market. With recent economic uncertainties, however, it is even more important to provide and support art at a more affordable level. This also provides a more accessible market, allowing more people to become first time collectors and to sup port artists at many different levels.

Paul Hughes – (LtoR) Blue Mist Arriving; Pink out of Night into Daylight; The Fading Orange – Day into Night, mixed media on canvas,100x140cm;

Warm Orange Steaming, mixed media on canvas, 120 x 150 cm, all from Chiaroscuro Series 2016

Starting an art collection is more affordable than you think. You don’t have to buy at auction houses or from brand name galleries, the reason we participate in art fairs globally is to platform our mid career artists and de velop a market for them internationally. You can develop a good relationship with the galleries thereafter and seek help when researching, buying, hanging and selling. The ultimate goal is to enjoy the art you buy, take an informed approach and learn from taking steps slowly at each fair you attend. Over time your choice of work gradually becomes more market driven, historically significant and influenced by financial gain. At this level of the affordable you can acquire accomplished works by internationall y renowned artists and enjoy! 

Simon Allen – Passage 2013, 12 ct. white gold leaf on carved wood, 70 cm diameter; Richard Allen – Rock Wallaby Rock, Indian ink & polymer on canvas, 120 x 160 cm;

Katarina Monnier – Light Sky 2016, oil on canvas, 85 x87 cm

Pip Todd-Warmoth – Formula One, oil on board, 100 x 80 cm;

Jean Philippe Duboscq – Untitled 6, mixed media on canvas, 100 x 140 cm

Tanya Baxter Contemporary first opened its doors in 1995 in Hong Kong, and three years later opened the gallery in London, in the heart of Chelsea. We continue to exhibit at international art fairs from New York to Monaco, Hong Kong, Paris and New Delhi, and have also curated exhibitions sponsored by Barclay’s Bank, First Pacific Group, and Standard Chartered Bank at The Royal Academy, The Saatchi Gallery, and Lancaster House to name a few. We are the exclusive partner of Heathrow VIP, where we curate a Contemporary art collection of international, investment worthy artists, and have managed and curated collections for a diversified client base, including some of the world’s most discerning private and corporate collectors. 

Wang Guangyi – The Belief, silkscreen on paper, 50 x 40 cm; Face of Faith, silkscreen on paper, 50 x 40 cm
Banksy – Monkey Queen 2003, edition of 750, unsigned silkscreen print, numbered in pencil, 35x 50cm
Tracey Emin –I Think of You, lithograph in 2 colours on Somerset 300gsm paper, ed. of 100, titled lower left, signed, dated & numbered lower right by Emin, 90 x 68cm
Liu Fenghua – Revolutionary Army (green), acrylic on ceramic, 60 x18 x22cm
Sir Peter Blake, acrylic on ceramic, 60 x 18 x 22 cm; Gold & Black, acrylic on ceramic, 1.2 m; The Royal Wedding, acrylic on ceramic, 60 x 18 x 22cm;