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A Video Interview Amongst Thomas Ganter, Winner Of The Bp Portrait Accolade 2014

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Thomas Ganter, winner of the BP Portrait Award 2014
amongst his winning portrait "Man amongst a Plaid Blanket"
crude on vanvas 1600mm x 600mm
Thomas Ganter kindly gave me a video interview most winning the BP Portrait Award 2014, the morning time after the Awards Ceremony at the National Portrait Gallery

I'm real grateful to Thomas for giving me an interview when English linguistic communication is non his starting fourth dimension linguistic communication - in addition to to Neil Evans at the NPG for letting us remain on to acquire a quieter gallery for the Interview.



About the portrait

Man amongst a plaid blanket
past times Thomas Ganter
crude on sheet 1600mm x 600mm
The portrait selected equally the best of the locomote submitted inward 2014 for the BP Portrait Award  is called Man amongst a Plaid Blanket. It's painted using crude on sheet in addition to it measures 1600mm x 600mm.

This is what the judges thought most it


Judges’ comments - Man amongst a Plaid Blanket

‘All the judges were struck past times the intensity of the sitter’s gaze in addition to how every texture in addition to surface was rendered inward intricate especial - from the icon-like gilded chain struggle to the rose inward the crumpled newspaper cup’.
I stimulate got to tell this icon does non homecoming good at less than high resolution thence if y'all disagree amongst the comments I tin entirely refer y'all to the comments of both the other prizewinners who both agreed y'all had to catch it inward soul to appreciate why it won.

This is what Thomas had to say
"Most of my canvases essay to capture to beauty of visual appearances piece including a message, whether it's the demeanor upon of globalisation or the social inequality."
His aim it to acquire us to reframe how nosotros catch the world.  His prizewinning portrait does simply that. He invites us to consider the juxtaposition of wealth in addition to poverty in addition to the worth of the ordinary human being.

It is a consummate original. It starts from him seeing a homeless man.......
‘After beingness inward a museum, I saw a homeless homo in addition to was stunned past times a similarity: the clothes, the pose, in addition to other details resembled what I simply saw inward diverse paintings. However, this fourth dimension I was looking at a homeless soul wrapped inward a blanket in addition to non at the icon of a saint or noble inward their elaborate garment. By portraying a homeless homo inward a mode reserved for nobles or saints, I tried to emphasise that everyone deserves honour in addition to care. Human dignity shouldn’t hold upward relative or subject on socio-economic status’.
The museum he had been visiting on a rainy afternoon was The Städel. One of the most of import collections of Old Master paintings tin hold upward seen inward the fine art museum called the Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie in Frankfurt am Main. This includes masterpieces past times Dürer, Grünewald, Holbein, in addition to Elsheimer, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Brueghel, Rubens, Mantegna, Botticelli, Tiepolo in addition to Batoni, Poussin in addition to Chardin - see examples on the website. I'm left wondering whether the Altar retable 'Mio da Siena' was an of import influence.  A pointer for those submitting inward hereafter years - do stimulate got a await at the real many ways inward which people stimulate got been portrayed inward days long gone. There is rarely anything completely novel but at that spot is for sure an awful lot to larn from.

Thomas spent 2 months working out his ideas in addition to how to stand upward for them inward price of visual linguistic communication on the canvas. Three artists he has identified equally influential to that procedure are Velazquez, Hans Holbein in addition to Jan van Eyck.  He in addition to then spent 3 months icon the portrait.

His model for the locomote was a local homeless homo called Karel Strnad who earned coin past times washing auto windows.

The confront of Man amongst a Plaid Blanket past times Thomas Ganter
It's for sure a locomote which repays seeing inward soul in addition to closer inspection. Suzanne du Toit, the 1013 winner, admired his icon of the plaid blanket real much.  I especially similar both confront in addition to hands. I recollect aspiring entrants to this contest should banking concern complaint that however over again nosotros stimulate got a consummate upper torso.  In fact all 3 shortlisted paintings had both confront in addition to hands.

This is what I had to tell most it when the plant were shortlisted. Bear inward take away heed I had the tremendous do goodness of having seen the high resolution photos of each work.
My gut says Ganter volition win. There's something real penetrating in addition to however enduring most that portrait in addition to themes it raises. Plus I've never always seen some other icon similar it inward the BP in addition to originality counts for a lot.
Which agency I'm officially real delight to stimulate got however over again spotted the winner! I must do a countback sometime to locomote out my strike rate!

About Thomas Ganter

Thomas plant inward the fine art trouble organisation - but his trouble organisation is illustration. He cofounded Kawon, an animation in addition to illustration agency inward 2001. It has a seriously impressive website showcasing their locomote - but it's a real dissimilar sort of locomote to this award-winning portrait.

His illustration locomote helps him amongst his painting
"Being an illustrator helps my past times the daily practise of drawing, icon in addition to thinking inward concepts"
He was born inward 1974 inward Limburg - thence twoscore this yr - in addition to equally y'all tin hear inward the celluloid he heard his locomote had been selected the 24-hour interval earlier his 40th birthday.

Thomas studied illustration at the University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany in addition to inward 2001 got a Diploma: Trailer Animation in addition to Character Expressions. Thomas too used to handgrip a Lectureship for Life Drawing in addition to uncomplicated drawing.

He refers to his icon equally a passion in addition to it's ane which too allows him to follow his ain ideas rather than those relating to his clients' needs or projects.

Painting mightiness non hold upward what he does total fourth dimension but he for sure position a lot of thought in addition to essay into this painting.

I liked the thought that he continued to prepare his techniques when his starting fourth dimension submissions did non succeed.  It's a message which should convey promise to those who stimulate got submitted inward the past times in addition to are thinking most submitting over again inward the future.

TOMORROW - I'll hold upward posting video interviews amongst the instant in addition to tertiary prizewinners - Richard Twose and David Jon Kassan - in addition to after that it's my video review of the exhibition in addition to and then it's on to the BP Travel Award!

Other reviews

BP Portrait Award - previous years


I've been roofing the BP Portrait Award for some years in addition to stimulate got an extensive archive of posts relating to previous competitions which I know are much studied past times those contemplating an entry!

BP Portrait Award - Shortlisted artists on Making Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mark:

BP Portrait Award 2012

BP Portrait Award 2011


BP Portrait Award 2010

BP Portrait Award 2009

BP Portrait Award 2008

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