In Pictures: Sculpture gets a leg up at Frieze Los Angeles

"Vincent's work really bridges sculpture, furniture design and architecture. He often incorporates plants or fruits that are native to where he's from in Ohio or where he lives in Los Angeles. The mirror sculpture is priced at $26,500; two smaller sculptures, priced at $8,500 apiece, have sold."

"Part of the fair's public-art programming with Art Production Fund, Deadfall is the local artist Shana Hoehn's first large-scale public sculpture. To create it, she carved the two pairs of legs into the dead limbs of a tree sourced from Santa Monica. The cheerleading skirts and tennis shoes-references to the artist's childhood in East Texas-add to the spectacle of the piece."

"This spiderweb populated by handmade charms shows off the Guadalajara-based artist Alejandro García Contreras's skills as a ceramicist. Each of the tiny sculptures-including evil eyes, gods and goddesses, butterflies, a snake and even Yoda-has a personal, symbolic meaning for the artist. Held up by the hands of the universe, the intricate sculpture already sold to a notable collector for $8,000."

Contemporary sculptural art dominates recent art fair exhibitions, featuring diverse artistic approaches and price points. Vincent Pocsik creates mirror sculptures incorporating regional plants, with works ranging from $8,500 to $26,500. Shana Hoehn presents a large-scale public sculpture featuring carved human legs emerging from a fallen tree, referencing her Texas childhood. Alejandro García Contreras crafts intricate ceramic webs adorned with handmade symbolic charms including mythological figures and found objects, with pieces selling for $8,000. Roksana Pirouzmand contributes a sculptural fountain featuring ceramic hand casts on a weathered chair with flowing water. These works demonstrate artists' engagement with materiality, personal symbolism, and architectural integration.

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