Our third Art competition “Artist's Choice” started in June 2022 and concluded on July 28, 2022. Art Room Gallery received entries from many countries around the world: USA, South Korea, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany, Nicaragua, Belgium, Guatemala, Swede, Mexico and Czech Republic. The Aritst's Choice theme in this competition included a diversity in types, styles and mediums (oil on canvas, acrylic, watercolor,digital painting, photography, steel, fiber). The following evaluation criteria has been used for judging the artwork: creativity, interpretation of the theme, originality and quality of art, overall design, demonstration of artistic ability, and usage of medium. Jury decided to select 99 artworks for inclusion in the exhibition. Aside from First, Second, and Third place Jury also presented Merit awards and Honorable Mention awards.
Thank you, and enjoy the exhibition!
Susan Morrison - Big Red
(steel, fiber)
65''x 80''x 40''
Statement:
Bio: As a Northern California native which has informed her sense of color and scale, Susan Morrison received a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA from the Pennsylvania State University. Currently a Professor Emerita of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, she creates both 2D and 3D work. Statement: My art is an intrinsic statement of the constant flux of motion, emotion and pounding resonance of existence. The line leaps, grabs and descends pulling at the tangled pile of unspoken thoughts that emerge and submerge. A work becomes a melody with each specific note a critical turning point in the flow of sound. Sometimes, the silence invades like a fog, softening, dampening until a new image appears. Through the layers of time, the substance of thought is grounded. Color and form dance, rage and discover a new place. In that place, the work begins to speak, a visual dialogue. In this dialogue, passion and pain become a singular understanding.
Kwong Tim Lee - Awakening
(oil on canvas)
48'' x 36''
Statement:
Artist's Name : Lee Kwong Tim Jackson Lee Kwong Tim Jackson (10-12-1961) - Hongkong Jackson was born in 1961 in Hongkong and lives in Hongkong. He studied art and design at Hongkong Polytechnic University. He has had 15 solo exhibitions in Hongkong, Japan, Kunming China, Hamburg Germany, Amsterdam Netherland , Seoul Korea and 10 group participations in Hongkong, Taiwan and Singapore, among them the important show at Singapore involved 21 countries . His works belong to private and public collections in many countries. He is a Multi - award winning artist. He is a member of the ISAP and NOAPS . Email: gvn0202@netvigator.com Website: www.jacksonlee-art.com
Robert Obier - SS Zebra
(mixed media)
29 1/2” X 45” X 7 1/2”
Statement:
Robert Obier’s work as an architect/designer/illustrator has been featured in numerous exhibitions, magazines and web articles. His work has appeared on television and was selected for a location shoot in a major motion picture. His range of eclectic influences include the organic architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, the explorations of geometry in nature by Andy Goldsworthy and the theatrical creations of Industrial light and Magic for a time long ago in a galaxy far, far away. His work explores the intersections and obscures the boundaries between architecture, industrial design and art. Each piece is as much a realization of an abstract design concept as it is a unique work of three-dimensional art. From creation through completion the dichotomy of ‘handmade’ and ‘computer generated’ informs the development and execution of the work. A strict and systematic organization of components define the work and reveal a discipline that is unmistakably architectural. At first glance, the geometric forms seem strangely familiar as if seen somewhere before - but where - when? Upon closer examination - perhaps the designs are remnants of some distant and secrete civilization or even an, as of yet, unknown and mysterious future. The forms are intentionally abstract giving shape to a brief moment of design inspiration. Schematic concepts emerge as built objects without the practical or functional restrictions that necessarily accompany the development of an architectural or industrial product. Robert Obier was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he now resides. He received a Bachelor of Architecture Degree from LSU in 1981 and a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Design from Art Center College of Design in 2007.