9th exhibition includes 48 outstanding works led by the portrait-winner of “Angel at My Table” Miriam Escobar. BP Portrait Award is one of the most prestigious art contests in the world. In 2018, participants from 88 countries presented their works.
The portrait of the British artist of Spanish Origin Miriam Escobar in June 2018 became the winner of the BP Portrait Award — one of the most prestigious art contests in the world. Now this work is in the center of the exhibition in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, where finalists and prize laureates are presented.
Miriam Escobar, “The Angel at My Table” (2017). The private colle
ction “Angel at My Table” is a picture of Miriam Escobar’s mother sitting at the table with a tea service. The artist says that she wanted to “convey the idea of the universal mother, which is at the center of our spiritual and emotional world.” Ju
ry member, journalist Rosie Millard says: “The crisp tablecloth and porcelain are so beautiful that you do not immediately notice The movement of one of the plates and the winged figurines on the table — and this adds a portrait of surrealistic notation. It is also a very delicate image of an older model. “The winner was selected among 2667 works from 88 countries.
The artist Miriam Escobar with her mother Alma in the background of the portrait-the winner. Photo: Creativeboom. Comprize BP Portrait Award is one of the most important platforms for both beginners and well-known portraists. The first prize in the amount of 35 thousand pounds sterling makes this art competition one of the largest in the world.
The second prize of £12,000 in 2018 got the American artist Felisia Forte for the picture “Time traveler. Matthew Napping (see The main illustration of the article), which depicts her young man sleeping in bed. Judges were particularly impressed by the bold use of color, as well as the distinctly intimate and personal atmosphere of the canvas.
Zhu Tunyao “Simon” (2017) the third prize of £10,000 was awarded to the Chinese Zhu Tunyao for “Simon”-A portrait of a boy who lived next door to the artist in Florence. The jury highly appreciated the combination of traditions of portrait painting of the Renaissance with a modern model, which convincingly conveys the image of a young man on the verge of growing up.
The winner of the nomination “Young Artist” (for participants from 18 to 30 years; 9 thousand pounds sterling) was the 28-year-old Anish Hobson of Suffolk. The portrait of two artists is a depiction of Hobson and her brother’s wife. The judges liked the combination of colors in this work and integrity, which transferred an interesting atmosphere of mystery in the relations of two young women.
Aniah Hobson, portrait of two female painters (2018) The National Portrait Gallery of Scotland pays special attention to the portrait of “LTR Team A”, which is demonstrated in the BP Portrait Award 2018. The author is the employee of the institution Laura Nardo, and the model-a member of the Security and Visitor service of the museum Vittorio Milazzo. They became friends on the basis of Italian origin: Nardo was born in Turin and lives in Scotland since 2013, and Milazzo-the Italian second generation, his family comes from Sicily.
Aniah Hobson and the portrait of two artists. Photo: Creativeboom.com
Laura Nardo, “LTR Team A” (2018)
Robert Seydel, David (2018)
Felisia Forte in the background of his painting “Time traveler. Matthew “(II Prize). Photo: Creativeboom.com
Zhu Tunyao next to the portrait of Simon. Photo: Creativeboom.com
Aniah Hobson and the portrait of two artists. Photo: Creativeboom.com
Laura Nardo, “LTR Team A” (2018) in 2018, the National Portrait Gallery Prize in London was awarded 39 times. Its goal is to encourage artists over 18 years of age to develop their portrait painting skills. Since 1989, the sponsor of the competition is the transnational oil and gas company BP (formerly. British Petroleum).
The exhibition of winners and laureates of BP Portrait Award 2018 in the National Portrait Gallery of Scotland will last until March 10.