Brand New!! Bp Portrait Accolade 2013 - Selected Artists In Addition To Statistics

1,969 artists from 77 dissimilar countries entered the BP Portrait Award 2013.  Of these

• 1,223 entries came from the U.K. and 
• 746 entries came from other countries (13 inwards total)

55 portrait artists (2.8% of the entry) had their paintings selected too hung inwards the BP Portrait Prize Exhibition 2013 .  This post service highlights those artists too their portraits.

Selected artists 

Below you lot tin detect the names of the Selected Artists.  They're listed alphabetically past times province - amongst U.K. countries commencement too and hence alphabetically past times other countries.  The championship of the work, size too media used are too listed.

These artists volition withdraw keep their portrait paintings seen past times some 250,000 people this summer.

There are links inwards the names to the artist's websites (where websites could live institute easily).  Some too withdraw keep links to the portrait on their website.  The province is the province of residence rather than the province of origin.

Aspiring artists should:

• check out the website portfolios of selected artists and 
• note the measure of the websites - too Federal Reserve notation how many artists forthwith withdraw keep one!  Some had both websites too blog.

You tin too encounter each the portrait of each exhibiting creative individual on the website

ENGLAND (31)

• Paul Anthony Barker (b.1966) Alastair Campbell 'All In The Mind' 460 x 360 Oil Canvas 
• David Caldwell (b.1977) Conversations 1590 x 1840 Oil board 

Conversations past times David Caldwell
'100 Portraits" is a serial of intimate portraits of friends, household unit of measurement too interested others.
Each portrait measures 17x12cm too are crude oil on board
I spent some fourth dimension seeing who I could recognise inwards this picture
having spotted James Lloyd inwards this painting
James is an ex tutor of mine
every bit good every bit a previous BP Portrait Award winner .

• Freddy Clark (b.1989)  Josh 415 x 340 crude oil board 
• Saied Dai (b.1958) In Memory 660 x 510 Oil Linen on Panel
• BP PORTRAIT AWARD: SECOND PRIZE 2013 - John Devane (b.1954) The Uncertain Time 1720 x 2490 crude oil canvas 

John Devane, Winner of the s Prize
The Uncertain Time
1720 x 2490 crude oil canvas
This photograph is to give you lot a feel of the scale. Look carefully at the dimensions of the listed paintings!

• BP PORTRAIT AWARD: FIRST PRIZE 2013 - Heterochrome 410 x 370 Oil wooden panel 
• Alison Kelleher (b.1963) Untitled 300 x 200 crude oil board 
• Sophie Levi (b.1966) Cliff 690 x 580 crude oil canvas 
• Hynek Martinec (b.1980)  Suzanne de Toit wins £30,000 BP Portrait Award 2013)
• Clara Drummond  (b.1977) Kirsty 430 x 330 Oil wood 
• Richard Evans  (b.1966) Turning point 540 x 440 Oil wooden board - this is a portrait of Emeli Sandé
• Mark Fairnington  (b.1957) The Rose too the Bee 500 x 430 crude oil board  (Do cheque out his website - it has some amazing paintings across diverse genre)
• Julie Held  (b.1958) My Father : PEJ Held 1485 x 1980 acrylic canvas 
• Lucy Jones (b.1955) The Shadow of Life 1800 x 1200 Oil canvas 
• Heterochrome 410 x 370 Oil wooden panel 
• Alison Kelleher (b.1963) Untitled 300 x 200 crude oil board 
• Sophie Levi (b.1966) Cliff 690 x 580 crude oil canvas 
• Hynek Martinec (b.1980)  Zuzana inwards London 1300 x 1090 Acrylic Canvas

Hynec Martinec in front end of
Zuzana inwards London 1300 x 1090 Acrylic Canvas
At the press sentiment artists sometimes larn asked
to practice some strange things past times photographers....

Chomsky past times Raoul Martinez

This is a portrait of Noam Chomsky

a real famous American Professor 

who is a American linguist, 

philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, 

historian, political critic, 

too activist.

• Raoul Martinez (b.1983) Chomsky 1420 x 720 Oil Canvas
• Benito Mayor (b.1981) Vallejo Bird's Eye View 1510 x 1800 Oil on Linen 
• Stephen Murphy (b.1982) Diana, becoming 350 x 280 Oil Canvas  (born inwards Ireland, lives inwards Cambridge)
• Tony Noble (b.1956) The Roadhouse Crew 1400 x 1660 Oil canvas 
• Abe Odedina (b.1960) The Adoration of Frida 1570 x 1270 (x2) acrylic board 
• BP Travel Award Winner 2012 - Heterochrome 410 x 370 Oil wooden panel 
• Alison Kelleher (b.1963) Untitled 300 x 200 crude oil board 
• Sophie Levi (b.1966) Cliff 690 x 580 crude oil canvas 
• Hynek Martinec (b.1980)  Self Portrait amongst Lace Collar 390 x 330 crude oil birch panel ((born inwards Netherlands, lives inwards Gloucestershire)
• BP Travel Award Winner 2012 - Carl Randall (b.1975) Shinjuku, Tokyo 1060 x 2330 Oil canvas 
• Laura Robertson (b.1968) Laura In January 640 x 465 Oil Canvas
• Jamie Routley (b.1982) On the inner dialogue of an creative individual 1230 x 1020 Oil Canvas  Note: This icon has been chosen every bit 1 of the paintings to promote the exhibition inwards advertising too marketing material.
• Geert Schless (b.1983) Kristy 1040 x 685 crude oil wooden board 
• Heterochrome 410 x 370 Oil wooden panel 
• Alison Kelleher (b.1963) Untitled 300 x 200 crude oil board 
• Sophie Levi (b.1966) Cliff 690 x 580 crude oil canvas 
• Hynek Martinec (b.1980)  Mrs. Damon too Mrs. Healey 530 x 785 Oil Canvas Click the link to read all virtually how the portrait came about.
• Lisa Stokes (b.1967)  Self-Portrait amongst Clown Face 1530 x 1020 Oil too Graphite canvas
• Benjamin Sullivan (b.1977) Craig Eden 1040 x 540 crude oil canvas 
• Alberto Torres Hernandez (b.1984) Vanessa Hodgkinson 305 x 295 Oil wooden board 

Agnes Toth amongst her icon of wizard Drummond Money-Coutts
Agnes is a fan of Making Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mark!  I dearest the color co-ordinated outfit.

Rodney too Doreen Turvey (with Clara)
- Now who would withdraw keep expected a rabbit!
There over again Simon is a wild animals creative individual
too a fellow member of the SWLA!

• Agnes Toth (b.1981) Drummond Money-Coutts - The Magician 860 x 1040 crude oil canvas 

My aim was to emphasise his potent personality and mesmerising character. I tripled the portrait too seat it inwards a neutral space.  The dynamics of the icon present are provided past times the motion of the hands every bit they play amongst the cards.

• Simon Turvey (b.1957) Rodney too Doreen Turvey (with Clara) 620 x 515 Oil Board 

NORTHERN IRELAND (2)

• Ian Cumberland (b. 1983) Self portrait 2000 x 1390 crude oil linen 
• Colin Davidson (b. 1968) Takami Horikoshi 1270 x 1170 crude oil linen

SCOTLAND (2)

• Zahra Akbari Baseri (b. 1988)  Power of a moment  505 x 410 Acrylic Canvas 
• Ewan McClure Self-portrait (b. 1975)  x 410 Oil Wooden board 

BELGIUM (1)

• Eric De Vree (b.1966) Getting ready 510 x 390 crude oil over acrylic marouflé (canvas over board) 

Owen Normand
with Das Berliner Zimmer 
I tend to accept photos of artists
spell the chaps amongst the large lenses
are yet setting upwards - and
that agency I larn a squeamish natural smile!

CANADA (1)

• Leslie Watts (b. 1961) Pamela Newell Sellers 430 x 430 Egg Tempera Claybord Panel 

FRANCE (1)

• Franny Golden  (b. 1942)  Wessel, every bit a operate inwards progress 1680 x 1290 oil, pastel canvas 

GERMANY (1)

• BP YOUNG ARTIST AWARD 2013 - Owen Normand (b.1984) Das Berliner Zimmer (The Berlin room) 370 x 280 crude oil Wooden board 

IRELAND (4)

• Comhghall Casey (b.1976) Self Portrait every bit a Cyclist 660 x 560 Oil Canvas 
• Miseon Lee (b.1959) My Diary No.5 750 x 1370 Oil Linen 15/02/1959
• E Blaise Smith (b.1967) The Home Economics Room 1290 x 1290 Oil Gesso Panel 

 Self Portrait every bit a Cyclist past times Comhghall Casey
I actually liked this one

ISRAEL (1)

• David Nipo (b.1964)  Portrait of Ronald Fuhrer 1040 x 820 crude oil Linen mounted on board 

ITALY (2)

• Daniela Astone (b. 1980)  Self portrait 1710 x 1400 crude oil oil primed canvas 
• Antonio Laglia (b. 1953) Cocorita 725 x 620 crude oil sheet Italy 

NETHERLANDS (1)

• Daan ( van ) Doorn (b.1958) Philip Glass 1385 x 1740 crude oil polyester on board Note: This portrait is interesting because Philip Glass has too been a model for Chuck Close.  His 1969 portrait is forthwith inwards the Whitney and the large size of this icon echoes the size of Close's early on hyperrealist work.

 SLOVAKIA (1)

• Stanislav Buban (b. 1961) Portrait of the ex-member of Philharmonic Orchestra 400 x 400 crude oil canvas 

SOUTH AFRICA (1)

• Lionel Smit Kholiswa (b.1982) 2300 x 1640 Oil Canvas Also chosen to promote the BP Portrait accolade inwards marketing materials too advertisements

SPAIN (2)

• Daniel Gonzalez Coves (b.1985) Net no.10 1020 x 1020 Oil Cardboard 
• Gonzalo Goytisolo (b.1966) Teresita inwards a coat 720 x 620 crude oil canvas 

USA (5)

• Mark Giangaspero (b. 1963)  Self portrait 355 x 320 crude oil wooden board 
• Vincent Giarrano (b. 1960)  Aureta Thomollari at Fashion Week – NYC 570 x 680 crude oil linen on panel 
• Paul Oxborough  (b. 1965) Ved Mehta 890 x 710 crude oil linen canvas 
• HK Park  (b. 1975) Portrait Sketch of Charles 790 x 640 crude oil sheet U.S. 17/05/1975
• Heterochrome 410 x 370 Oil wooden panel 
• Alison Kelleher (b.1963) Untitled 300 x 200 crude oil board 
• Sophie Levi (b.1966) Cliff 690 x 580 crude oil canvas 
• Hynek Martinec (b.1980)  Portrait of Sean 330 x 390 Oil Wood Panel 

In social club of magnitude these are the countries which generated entries: England (31), USA (5), Ireland (3), Northern Republic of Ireland (2), Scotland (2), Italy (2), Spain (2), Belgium (1), Canada (1), French Republic (1), Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany (1) State of Israel (1), Netherlands (1), Slovakia (1) too South Africa (1), 

Entrance to the National Portrait Gallery.
You can't missy the Exhibition Banners
or Jamie Routley's self portrait!

Visitors Choice

Visitors to the Exhibition tin vote for the icon they similar the best - on the digital screens exterior the exhibition entrance.

The most pop icon volition live awarded the accolade of existence the Visitors Choice.

The 3 most pop portraits volition live available on the website from nine September 2013.

Exhibition

The BP Portrait Award Exhibition is at the National Portrait Gallery until xv September earlier going on its travels around the UK.  It's opened upwards betwixt 10am too 6pm every solar daytime too is opened upwards until 9pm on Th too Friday.

The winners too selected entries volition afterward tour to:

• Aberdeen Art Gallery 2 Nov 2013 – 1 Feb 2014
• Wolverhampton Art Gallery - 3 March – fourteen June 2014

Note: The Portrait Award is forthwith inwards its 34th year at the National Portrait Gallery too 24th yr of sponsorship past times BP. In 2012, the exhibition was seen by 255,982 visitors.

BP Portrait Award 2013 on Making Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mark

Below you lot tin detect previous posts virtually the BP Portrait Award on this blog.

• Heterochrome 410 x 370 Oil wooden panel 
• Alison Kelleher (b.1963) Untitled 300 x 200 crude oil board 
• Sophie Levi (b.1966) Cliff 690 x 580 crude oil canvas 
• Hynek Martinec (b.1980)  BP Portrait Award 2013: Call for Entries 04 December 2012
• Heterochrome 410 x 370 Oil wooden panel 
• Alison Kelleher (b.1963) Untitled 300 x 200 crude oil board 
• Sophie Levi (b.1966) Cliff 690 x 580 crude oil canvas 
• Hynek Martinec (b.1980)  BP Portrait Award 2013 - The Shortlist 23 Apr 2013
• Heterochrome 410 x 370 Oil wooden panel 
• Alison Kelleher (b.1963) Untitled 300 x 200 crude oil board 
• Sophie Levi (b.1966) Cliff 690 x 580 crude oil canvas 
• Hynek Martinec (b.1980)  Suzanne de Toit wins £30,000 BP Portrait Award 2013 18 June 2013  (This too contains links to spider web log posts virtually this fine art contest going dorsum to 2007)

See too Portraiture - Resources for Artists which contains data virtually ALL leading portraiture competitions

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