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Review: Threadneedle Prize Exhibition 2014

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I got a piffling distracted final calendar week yesteryear the installation of novel technology scientific discipline (yay - a novel iMac!) in addition to thus did non post service my review of the Threadneedle Prize Exhibition next on from:
In whatsoever instance 4 Threadneedle posts inwards i calendar week would induce got been a combat much!

So hither is a visual overview of the exhibition amongst my comments on what I observed.

Threadneedle Prize Exhibition 2014

The exhibition comprises 63 paintings, sculptures, drawings in addition to prints. You tin give notice see them online on the website. Visitors to the exhibition induce got until 5pm on Tuesday vii Oct to vote for their favourite slice to win the £10,000 prize.

Works yesteryear Alan Mcgowan, Michael Sydney Moore, Freya Payne in addition to Craig Wylie (shortlisted)
There was a long give-and-take earlier the judging started virtually "What is figurative?"

The consensus was that the judges wanted to give much to a greater extent than emphasis on the figure.

I sure enough found this really evident inwards the content of the industrial plant selected for the exhibition.  There's a really rigid emphasis on the figure although non every move includes a figure. The industrial plant selected demonstrated the sort that exists inwards figurative fine art - amongst unopen to straying fairly far into the conceptual.

Interestingly, this agency that when selectors are trying to plough over sort that alone the really best of paintings of a sure type volition live selected. This tends to touching those who pigment inwards a highly realistic way.

However the sort of selected industrial plant is non only virtually the manner of the artwork, it's likewise virtually the sort inwards the materials in addition to media used and, importantly, how they are used.

Acrylic pigment on sail in addition to stretcher (£4,000) yesteryear James Tailor227 x 73 x 80cm
This slice is quite literally made of paint. There is no back upwards other than the stretcher.
By using unconventional stretchers in addition to overlooked but recognizable objects inside his work, James is trying to challenge the perception of what a icon is in addition to embrace the footing beyond the gallery into his practice. The move does this yesteryear moving away from the prototypical sail in addition to stretcher; a decision which is the lawsuit of 3 years of experimentation
Left: The Blade (£15,000) yesteryear Shanti Panchal (Watercolour)
- it takes a piece to notice the lady has an artificial leg in addition to is wearing a blade.
Middle: Untitled yesteryear Tom Jean Webb (£4,000) - this is a drawing on sewn cotton fiber fabric. He likewise unopen to other move inwards the show.
Right: Two industrial plant yesteryear Alastair Gordon. 
Work inwards cloth in addition to materials seem to choke to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than popular.

If I'm honest unopen to of the move looks improve equally a digital impress in addition to inwards the catalogue than they do when seen upwards close. For example, I'm convinced the selectors must induce got idea that the 2 paintings on the correct higher upwards were a trompe l'oeil in addition to that the forest back upwards was painted - but sadly it's not. Plus fifty-fifty the record is record non paint.

Beckett in addition to Bernini (£24,000) yesteryear Kim Meredew
Marble in addition to granite (Chair) slate in addition to limestone
By way of contrast, unopen to industrial plant are far to a greater extent than impressive upwards unopen than equally a digital print. This is an amazing move inwards rock was really impressive. I confess I touched the chair to banking corporation stand upwards for it was genuinely marble!

Not all the industrial plant are framed. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 really rigid shortlisted competition for the Threadneedle Prize is hung on bulldog clips in addition to screws inwards the wall. One wonders whether the reluctance to frame is genuinely linked to toll of framing in addition to the toll of a courier for a large frame.

The Net (£2,000) yesteryear Thomas Allen
charcoal in addition to sanguine, 150 x 240cm
One of the shortlisted industrial plant - hung on bulldog clips
The drawing is virtually the human relationship betwixt the creative somebody in addition to his girl conducted over the internet
Another way to await at it is if it's OK to hang crude paintings on a box sail without a frame why is it non OK to hang a drawing without a frame.  Plus unopen to drawings without a frame induce got to a greater extent than impact!

The Conductor (£6,000) yesteryear Barbara Polderman
Mixed media, 150 x 140 x 50 cm
The really orangish figure inwards a plastic hood inwards the parent room reminded me really much of the images that have been created virtually the armed services prisoners kept at the Guantanamo Bay detention campsite and, to a greater extent than recently, the images of the orangish suited ISIS hostages. Whether that was the intention is unopen to other matter.

The opposable large toes inwards orangish velour was likewise really disturbing!


Small industrial plant were displayed extremely good on black greyness walls - in addition to most were presented inwards a really professional person fashion
In general, this year's exhibition has less sculpture than I'm used to seeing - although i was shortlisted for the major prize.

Works yesteryear Carol Anderson Knight, Thomas Tichy, David Teager-Portman (shortlisted) in addition to Tom Jean Webb
Many of the industrial plant were likewise really big. In fact I'd tell industrial plant on the whole were generally large or pocket-sized amongst non a lot inwards the middle.

Works yesteryear Suzy Murphy, Ben Johnson in addition to Morwenna Harrison
These are all sizeable paintings - the 2 on the left are figurative fine art without the figures
The exhibition continues until 11th October. It's opened upwards every 24-hour interval at the Mall Galleries from 10am to 5pm in addition to admission is free.

The Winner of the £10,000 Visitors' Choice Award volition live announced at 7pm, Midweek eighth Oct at an Evening Viewing (6-8pm) of The Threadneedle Prize: Figurative Art Today in addition to The Curated Space yesteryear Sacha Craddock. Admission Free in addition to at that spot is a Pop-up Bar.

Previous posts re. Threadneedle Prize


The Threadneedle Prize 2014

The Threadneedle Prize 2013

Threadneedle Prize 2012 - to a greater extent than from Making Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mark

2011 Threadneedle Prize

    Note: The Threadneedle Prize was established inwards 2008 in addition to has the continued back upwards of Threadneedle Investments, a leading international investment manager, demonstrating their long-term commitment to supporting the arts. Through the Threadneedle Foundation, the fellowship is committed to investing inwards the community, edifice partnerships that do positive social impact across a make of sectors, amongst a detail focus on fine art in addition to education.

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