Buy Art Fair is offering one lucky Manchester Confidential reader the chance to win a pair of VIP opening night tickets, an original painting by Ian Rayer-Smith, and dinner for two at Grafene.
The painting
The prize is a framed, original painting by Ian Rayer-Smith entitled 'Bust'. The framed size is 30cm by 30cm.
The artist
Fast gaining attention for his brutal expressionism, Ian Rayer-Smith creates powerful abstracted canvases by working ‘intuitively and obsessively’.
The result is a fresh contemporary aesthetic that reveals more with every inspection. Recently included in Confidential’s Ten Artists to Watch, Ian says, “I create artworks that suggest a sense of other worldliness. I like my work to exude a raw human energy. I want the brutal act of making to be evident in the marks and on the surface.”
Bust by Ian Rayer-Smith
VIP tickets to opening night
With your VIP tickets, you can see and buy original art from 100 exhibiting artists and galleries before the fair opens to the general public. Enjoy complimentary drinks as you browse the work at your leisure on Thursday 22 September, from 5.30pm to 9pm.
Recognised as one of the UK’s most important festivals of visual arts, Buy Art Fair brings galleries, artists, talks and classes, exhibitions, music and award-winning food and drink to Old Granada Studios. With over 3,000 artworks for sale there will be a piece of art for everybody to fall in love with.
Taking place alongside Buy Art Fair, The Manchester Contemporary is an unrivalled incubator of artistic talent. Using bold curatorial judgement, it offers works for sale from the most exciting, critically engaged contemporary artists and galleries, many of whom then embark on the international art fair network.
Dinner at Grafene
Round off your evening with a meal for two at Grafene on King Street. Grafene offers an eclectic, daily changing and market-based a la carte menu, with ingredients sourced from artisan suppliers. Dine in style at this elegant space and enjoy a distinctive culinary experience at the heart of the city.
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