Review: Cpsa's Ninth Explore This! Exhibition
Thursday, 27 February 2020
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I'm extremely impressed amongst the lineament of the artwork inward this year's Explore This! ix Exhibition. It's the best exhibition I've ever seen yesteryear CPSA.
Eileen Sorg, CPSA, CPX of Kingston, Washington has won the best of exhibit “EXPY” accolade of $2,000 (sponsored yesteryear Prismacolor) amongst her intriguing narrative slice inward a panoramic format.
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| Eileen Sorg, CPSA, CPX (WA) “Foiled Again” Colored Pencil,Watercolor, Ink 12 x 27 inches Not for Sale |
The Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) organises this juried contest of mixed-media artwork which focuses on the primary medium of colored pencil - together with how it tin hold upwardly combined amongst other fine art media together with surfaces together with supports to practise fine art. It's an online exhibition which is available on the website until Jan 31, 2014.
This yr 298 entries were submitted to the exhibition of which 53 were selected for the exhibition together with thirteen were awarded prizes.
Overall, I noted to a greater extent than originality, more creativity and to a greater extent than artwork which looked similar the type of contemporary fine art which ane powerfulness await to consider inward an fine art gallery than I intend I've ever seen earlier inward whatever CPSA show. All the artwork was interesting together with went agency beyond technical competence inward the laying downwards of colours. Very trivial is 'straight' realism, which to my heed swamps the summertime show.
It left me wondering whether this is a body of body of water alter or whether inward previous years to a greater extent than traditional jurors bring picked to a greater extent than traditional pieces. I'd similar to hop it's the former.
One thing which struck me is that since the alter inward rules, it's also really clear that some artists are really probable to focus on this exhibition equally Neocolors are straightaway no longer eligible for the International Open inward the summer.
The Awards
I intend I'm correct inward proverb at that spot are to a greater extent than awards than ever before. This exhibit is straightaway for for sure rivalling the primary International Open exhibit for the lineament of awards on offer
I took a human face at the artwork earlier reviewing the accolade winners together with I bring to say I wasn't at all surprised yesteryear either of the ii exceed awards equally these were both pieces which prompted me to halt together with human face longer. I intend it's also really interesting to consider how large an ship on tin hold upwardly achieved through the role of understated together with almost monochromatic color - specially when at that spot is a degree of content to the artwork which goes beyond great observation together with impeccable technique.
It's also worth noting that both pieces contained humour - together with I'm ever great to applaud those who come across the challenge of including humour inward a subtle way.
The juror
The juror was Mana Hewitt, the Director of the McMaster Art Gallery and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Art Department of the University of South Carolina. I banking concern annotation she stated
As juror I thought myself equally an fine art patron. I asked myself which of these artworks moves me aesthetically, emotionally, viscerally equally good equally meets the criteria of the CPSA inward damage of colored pencil. In selecting the accolade winners I constitute that First identify together with Best inward Show, "Foiled Again" yesteryear Eileen Sorg, was particular inward procedure together with content. Sorg skillfully pushed beyond the expected to practise a wonderful visual pun. Second identify "Spirit Stones" yesteryear Deborah Friedman, manipulated transparency, light, together with reflection amongst particular science together with proficient humor. Could those rocks hold upwardly smiling?The accolade winners
The accolade winners are equally follows - the link inward the refer together with the championship of the slice is to the artwork. The artist's website is listed inward italics.
EXPY Award together with the Prismacolor Best of Show Award $2000
Eileen Sorg, CPSA, CPX - "Foiled Again"
12 x 27 inches colored pencil, watercolor, ink NFS
http://www.twodogstudio.com/
My locomote is a visual representation of the stories inward my head. I relish collecting old objects together with weaving a tale but about them. Birds are the primary conduit for these stories but insects, amphibians, together with mammals are also frequent players. The storey is actually the dependent plain thing of my work, supported yesteryear a corporation construction of composition together with light.CPSA Great Explorations Award for Exceptional Achievement $1500
Eileen Sorg
Deborah Friedman, CPSA - "Spirit Stones"
17.5 x thirteen inches colored pencil, graphite
$1,000
http://www.dlfriedman.com/
http://dlfriedman.com/myblog/
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| Deborah Friedman, CPSA (MA) “Spirit Stones” Colored Pencil, Graphite 17.5 x thirteen Inches $1,000 |
CPSA District Chapters Award for Exceptional Merit $1225
Brenda Raub, CPSA - "The Artist's Thumbprint"
16.5 x 21.5 inches colored pencil, watercolor, ink dry reason $1,800
http://www.brendaraub.com/
CPSA District Chapters Award for Outstanding Recognition $1000
Scott Williams - "Blue Hydrangea inward Glass Vase
14 x eighteen inches colored pencil, retouched amongst gouache $4,000
Seattle WA District Chapter 207 Award for Outstanding Recognition $500
Ranjini Venkatachari, CPSA - "Let There Be Light"
18 x 24 inches colored pencil, Neocolor II NFS
http://www.vividpencils.com/
Legion Paper Award for Outstanding Recognition $500 product
Arlene Steinberg, CPSA - "Paradise Dreams"
12 x 12 inches colored pencil, Neocolor II, computer, Stonehenge paper $1,800
http://www.arlenesteinberg.com/
The Creative Art Materials/Caran d'Ache Award for Excellence $420 product
Amanda Sales - "Courtyard"
20 x sixteen inches colored pencil, black, white pen on representative board NFS
The Derwent Fine Arts Pencils Award for Excellence $350
Daniel Rosen - "Here Are Strangers Near at Hand"
26 x xx x 2 inches colored pencil on newspaper collaged on birch panel NFS
http://www.danrosenart.com/index.html
The Brunzeel Award for Excellence $300 product
Sherri VanSchaick - "BFFs"
13 x 15.5 inches colored pencil, ink $5,000
http://www.fineartbysherri.com/
The Canson Paper Award for Excellence $300 product
Laura Fantini - "Similar Features (11)"
38 x 29 inches colored pencil, ink background, on representative board $8,000
http://www.laurafantini.it/
http://laurafantini.wordpress.com/
Dixon Ticonderoga/Lyra Award for Excellence $300 product
Elliott Everson, CPSA - "Steppin' Out"
8 x 8 inches colored pencil, colored grout on sanded Travertine stone $450
http://www.elliotteverson.com/home
The Staedtler Award for Excellence $300 product
Brett Strother - "In through the Outside"
19 x 25 inches, colored pencil, gouache, micro pen $600
The Tombow Award for Excellence $300 product
Cristina Iotti - "Gravitazione Universale #6"
19.7 x 19.7 inches, colored pencil, graphite on newspaper $1,500
http://www.cristinaiotti.it/
PS I don't I've ever seen ii Italian artists (as inward Italian websites) inward the awards listing for a coloured pencil exhibition before.
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