The Hunt Is on at the Baer & Bosch Anniversary Auction: Your Favourite Artists Released into the Wild

For those who can't get enough of the fast-paced thrills of the online auction hunt, a certain Wyoming-based auction house offers a bountiful hunting ground indeed. Those who haven't yet discovered this realm of decadent abundance should know that Baer & Bosch have spent much of the last decade quietly building acclaim as digital auctioneers. Their specialties range from obscure antique paraphernalia through to the most desirable vintage watches and au courant art collectibles.

Just around the corner, the Baer & Bosch, Cultured Space, anniversary auction represents what hunters might consider to be the ultimate release of prey, or rather covetable but inanimate prizes for the alpha collector. No doubt, the auctioneers have outdone themselves in terms of amassing a near-overwhelming bevy of trophies, waiting now to be released into the wild.

With an eye to some of the art world's ultimate must-have jackpots, several items call out to be highlighted as strong specimens. If you find yourself targeting these pieces, or any others in the Baer & Bosch anniversary auction catalogue, keep in mind that you won't be the only stalker pursuing such loot!

Signature Psychadelia in vase form, from Keiichi Tanaami

Phenomenal pop-art icon Keiichi Tanaami has been populating the world with his ornate, vivid, and dynamic imagery for a staggering eight decades. From his anti-war design efforts in the 1960s to his cover art for legendary bands such as The Monkees and Jefferson Airplane, Tanaami has long played a role in both capturing and shaping culture.

As the artist has aged, his work has remained vital and exploratory, whether he was serving as creative editor for Playboy Japan, or investigating the theme of death after experiencing his own close encounter following a pulmonary edema. In more recent years, Tanaami has taken to guiding up and coming creatives in his role as an art professor and through his home-grown Keiichi Tanaami Studio. Fans of the Japanese master of all things psychedelic will revel in the chance to pounce on this Keiichi Tanaami x Brandor Ceramic Art Vase.

Take a trophy from Danial Arsham's dystopian dreamscape

Of artists making their mark today, few have made such a powerful impression on the contemporary landscape as New York creative Daniel Arsham. Using elements of architecture, installation, and sculpture, Arsham destabilizes our sense of reality with his signature fictional archaeology and playful bending of the rules of form and function. Modern objects degrade before our eyes or surprise our senses through the unexpected application of media.

For those particularly fond of the fictional archaeology concept and the dystopian narrative laced through Arsham's work, Baer & Bosch's offering of a limited edition Hourglass Sculpture from the artist is sure to result in salivation. If his talent for sensorial confusion and the warping of reality is what makes your heart beat faster, then the trap to set is one for Arsham's Crystal Relic 001 NY Yankees Baseball Cap. Whichever you pursue, each will inevitably provoke a continuing sense of thought and wonder.

See one of AOKIZY's expressive faces brought into three dimensions

Korean artist Seungcheol Ok, operating under the moniker AOKIZY, probes questions of art appropriation through the deconstruction and reconstruction of emotionally charged animated faces. Within each piece, whether image or sculpture, the artist zooms in on faces that immediately make us feel deeply, as we share in intense and carefully curated captured emotions. While AOKIZY's paintings tend to be boldly coloured, sculptural works allow the artist to explore expression without colour, and instead through form alone. One such Seungcheol Ok Plaster Relief Sculpture may be yours to capture from the Baer & Bosch auction catalogue.

With less than a week until live bidding begins on August 14, 2021, this adrenal but entirely humane hunt is on. The Baer & Bosch anniversary auction is titled Cultured Spaces, and represents a chance to get to know this intriguing auction house as you dive into the thick of the action. All that remains to be done is to set your sights and go in for the kill on the curated catch of your choosing.

The Hunt Is on at the Baer & Bosch Anniversary Auction: Your Favourite Artists Released into the Wild by George Matsubara.