Well ... some good news... Both Vivi-Mari and I submitted pieces for the 2011 Tabernacl Open Exhibition at MOMA Wales, and both have been accepted. I am especially pleased, having been turned down the last time I submitted a painting. (Ironically, the painting this year was unframed, and it turned out the only frame I had which fitted was the one I used for the piece that got rejected a few years ago! Doubly pleasing since I had it especially made for the exhibition!).
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| Almost like getting into the Royal Academy .... |
The exhibition starts on Monday, but there is a private view and awards presentation tomorrow at midday. No idea whether we're in the running for prizes of course (the money would certainly be handy - 1st prize is £1200) but we'll be along to see what happens anyway. I think my painting is probably a bit lightweight for the judges, but who knows what sort of madness they may be struck with on the day?
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| "The Sea of Longing" : Oils & tempera on prepared canvas : Copyright © 2008 by Martin Herbert |
The exhibition (
http://www.momawales.org.uk/) theme is 'Feeling', which leaves things fairly open to interpretation. It comes from a quote by Leo Tolstoy from "What is Art" - "Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced". My entry is a portrait of the lovely Semele Xerri of
Triple Moon in Builth Wells. I entitled the piece "The Sea of Longing" to fit the theme. It's in oils and egg-tempera (Mische Technique) over a pre-prepared canvas giclée-printed with a 3D 'fossil-scape' which I constructed for the purpose.
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| "Some Things Should Never be Forgotten" : Handmade paper collage : Copyright © 2008 by Vivi-Mari Carpelan |
Vivi-Mari's entry is one of her symbolic hand-made collages entitled "Some Things Should Never be Forgotten". (See more at
www.vivimaricarpelan.com)
The exhibition, at
Y Tabernacl, Heol Penrallt. Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8AJ, runs from 18th July to 3rd September and is open Mon-Sat, 10-4. Go take a look! Report on the private view coming soon.
PS: Well, apparently the prizewinners are already up on the website, so no luck there!
