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Threadneedle Prize 2013 - Shortlist Announced

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The artists shortlisted for the Threadneedle Prize - standing exterior the Mall Galleries
left to right: Seamus Moran, Andrew Cranston, Clare McCormack (in front), Ilona Szalay in addition to Lisa Wright
(Harriet White is non present)
Photo: © 2013 Sophia Schorr-Kon Photography
The artworks shortlisted for the £30,000 Threadneedle Prize 2013 are displayed below - along amongst their details in addition to the mention of the creative someone (and link to website where available). Plus a summary of what I've gleaned from their websites in addition to the press release.

The winner volition last announced before the Exhibition opens on Tuesday 24 September 2013.

I've included all the images of the artwork amongst the longest dimensions all the same length although inwards reality they are really dissimilar sizes.  I advise you lot banknote the size of some of the artwork!  The longest dimension of some of these is the same equally the same meridian of a really tall man!  (For those who notwithstanding piece of job inwards feet 100cm = 3 feet 3⅜ inches)


After Canaletto
Oil on canvas, 152 x 198 cm, £8,000
by Andrew Cranston
Andrew Cranston is a Scot, born inwards Hawick.  He got his BA inwards Fine Art from Grays School of Art, Aberdeen inwards 1993 in addition to an M.A. Painting at the Royal College of Art inwards 1996.  He's won a publish of scholarships only this appears to last his outset fourth dimension shortlisted for a major U.K. fine art competition.  See to a greater extent than of his portfolio.  You likely can't run across only on the dorsum wall of his icon is a faint inscription which says The Modern Institute.  I confess I guessed it was a lampoon of modern fine art before existence told that's just what it is.  I mean value this is a rigid contender.
After Canaletto is a lampooning of contemporary art. It shows the gallerists Toby Webster in addition to Andrew Hamilton of the Glasgow- based Modern Institute gallery standing dwarfed inwards a infinite in addition to surrounded past times crates of artists piece of job equally good equally Scottish creative someone Jim Lambie’s distinctive striped flooring pieces.

Dead Labour/Dead Labourer
Scaffolding plank woodblock, 185 x 100 cm
Woodblock £2,500,
Woodcut impress £720 (Edition of 6, 4 available)
by Clare McCormack
Clare McCormack graduated this summertime in addition to had piece of job inwards the The University of Leeds Fine Art Degree 2013 inwards June.  This is the outset fourth dimension she has been shortlisted for a major U.K. Art Prize.
Dead Labour/Dead Labourer is a large-scale woodcut portrait of the artist’s grandfather, who died of Asbestosis afterwards a life working on edifice sites. It is cutting from 4 used scaffolding planks, the rough, functional materials mirroring the subject.

Urban Burka
Training shoes, 44 x 17 x 23 cm, £3,000by 
past times Seamus Moran
Séamus Moran grew upwards inwards the Midlands before graduating amongst a score in Ceramics amongst glass from Birmingham Polytechnic inwards 1984.  He eventually moved to Cornwall inwards 1988 where he has exhibited locally. He began focusing on fine fine art sculpture inwards 2001. This appears to last the outset fourth dimension he has been shortlisted for a major fine art prize. For Urban Burka, Moran has fashioned a lucha libra wrestling mask from trainers.
Most of my piece of job is nigh capturing a non-representational presence.

Lesson
Oil pigment in addition to resin on canvas, seventy x fifty cm, £1,600
by Ilona Szalay
Ilona Szalay was born inwards Beirut in addition to is similar a shot based inwards London.  She studied at Oxford University for her BA in addition to at Byam Shaw, University of the Arts for her MA. Her piece of job has been exhibited at numerous London galleries. She was equally good selected for the Threadneedle Prize inwards 2012.
Lesson is a fragile icon depicting a swimming lesson. As amongst all her works, Szalay imbues the scene amongst a sinister ability play betwixt the character.

Goldmine
 Oil on canvas, 66 x 152 cm, £7,600 by 
by Harriet White
Harriet White lives in addition to plant inwards Bristol, UK.  She was born inwards Devon in addition to studied at Falmouth Art College in addition to thence Bath Spa University.  She graduated inwards 2001. Since in addition to thence she has been successful  in exhibiting extensively inwards commercial galleries, fine art centres in addition to major regional fine art societies to a greater extent than or less the UK.  Her large scale paintings of faces (which are non portraits) convey been selected twice for the BP Portrait Award - inwards 2008 in addition to 2011 (during what I refer to equally the era of the "big heads") and twice for Holburne Portrait Prize.
My piece of job involves large scale paintings reflecting conflicting senses of intimacy in addition to glamour. 

The guiltys gaze on the innocent 
Oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, £9,400
by Lisa Wright
Lisa Wright lives in addition to plant inwards Cornwall.  She was awarded a outset shape score past times Maidstone College of Art in addition to and thence trained at the Royal Academy Schools.  She was elected a fellow member of the Newlyn Society of Artists inwards 1997. She has exhibited regularly at the RA Summer Exhibition for the final xx years. She won the Hunting Prize inwards 2003 in addition to the National Open Art Competition inwards 2009 (2nd inwards 2008) in addition to has equally good won other prizes in addition to been selected for numerous juried exhibitions. She has previously been selected for the Threadneedle Prize inwards 2009 in addition to the Lynn Painter-Stainers inwards 2009 (prizewinner) in addition to 2010.  Lisa is a rigid contender for the prize.
The Guilty’s Gaze on the Innocent explores the embarrassment, confusion in addition to awkwardness of adolescence in addition to makes reference to 16th century portrait painting, probable to convey been influenced past times her 2 twelvemonth residency amongst the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Track tape says the prize is Lisa's.

I must confess on my initial review (before I had the data nigh the artists - in addition to had tracked dorsum on their career histories) I would convey expected the prize to last a unopen telephone telephone betwixt the paintings of Lisa Wright in addition to Andrew Cranston.

I'll hold back until I run across the exhibition before commenting on the actual winner.  I'll equally good last doing my normal alternative of a guide vi to ruminate on - although this fourth dimension it looks similar I'll last express to predicting what earth volition become for.  (I got this correct final year!)

Don't forget that the £10,000 Visitors Choice Award is based on votes from the viewing public- PLUS you lot volition equally good last able to vote for ANY of the artworks inwards the exhibition - only you lot tin solely vote at the exhibition.  The Visitors' Choice Award Winner volition last announced on 10 October, 6-8pm.

The Threadneedle Prize Exhibition opens at the Mall Galleries on 25 September in addition to closes on 12 Oct 2013

You tin read to a greater extent than nigh the Selectors on my Call for Entries. I've equally good updated Threadneedle Prize 2013 - Selected Artists with links to the selected artwork which is similar a shot equally good exhibited on the website.

More nigh the Threadneedle Prize


For to a greater extent than nigh the Threadneedle Prize 2012 - in addition to the Prize inwards before years - run across my before posts (and images) below

2013 Threadneedle Prize


2012 Threadneedle Prize


2011 Threadneedle Prize 

Other data nigh fine art competitions inwards the UK

Art Competitions inwards the UK - this includes links to before years of the Threadneedle Prize

Exhibition

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