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Our fiercely loved toys are painted via Skype to take art into the digital age

Sandro Kopp is exhibiting new artworks entitled 'Fiercely Loved' during London's Frieze Festival this month.

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Oil painting by Sandro Kopp of a white creature with large dark eyes wearing a colourful coral and gold crown and grey garment, set against a dramatic landscape background

Taking place at the Timothy Everest gallery in Spitalfields, you can enjoy Sandro's paintings which were created using the medium of Skype to take part in the digital era.

The exhibition consists of a series of real-time portraits that Kopp painted of fiercely loved subjects that sat for him via Skype, marrying the practice of 19th-century oil painting with modern communication. Wonderful! And nice to see my favourite cuddly toy in there - a bit of Snoopy never goes amiss. You can find out more at sandro-kopp.com.

Well-loved stuffed toy dog held aloft against a blue sky and distant landscape, painted in oil by Sandro Kopp
Textured portrait painting of a stuffed toy with pale curly hair, button eyes and a stitched mouth against a blue sky landscape background
Stuffed bear figure wearing a pink and white knitted scarf, suspended against a blue sky with trees and landscape below, painted in oils by Sandro Kopp
A worn teddy bear and ceramic rabbit sit together in a cave opening overlooking a turquoise coastal landscape, painted in oil by Sandro Kopp
Sandro Kopp's oil painting of a worn plush toy with dark fur and cream-coloured face against a seascape background
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