The Art Renewal Center Salon; A New Wave in Contemporary Art
Winners announced for world renowned 21st Century Representational Art competition
PORT READING, N.J., July 3, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On July 1st, 2019, The Art Renewal Center announced its winners and finalists of the 14th International ARC Salon Competition. This year the ARC received over 4,300 entries from 73 countries. The International ARC Salon is the largest in the world in terms of entries focused on Representational Art, making it the most influential and far reaching competition for the 21st Century Representational Art Movement. Over 40 jurors and 14 organizations participated in the competition and over 200 awards and honorable mentions have been given out to the 1500 plus finalist works.
The highest award, Best in Show, went to Gregory Mortenson, for his figurative entry of "Standing Proud", where Mortenson depicts a young girl he met while working on a humanities project in Haiti. About the work, Mortenson said, "This young girl is growing up in an orphanage in Haiti. She has survived an earthquake and a hurricane and is still standing proud." With her feet firmly planted on rocky soil, this contemporary depiction of human strength meets the viewer eye to eye.
The live exhibition associated to the competition is now in the process of being organized. The show is scheduled to first open at the European Museum of Modern Art, (MEAM) in Barcelona, Spain from December 6th, 2019 – February 2nd, 2020, where it will hang alongside the MEAM's representational painting and sculpture competition, Figurativas. A joint award ceremony will be held on December 6th at the MEAM. This awe-inspiring international event will have artists from all over the world present and hundreds of people in attendance, showcasing the true international nature and collaborative spirit of this new wave in contemporary art. The show will then travel to Sotheby's, NY where it will be on Exhibit from July 17th – July 27th, 2020. Sotheby's NY is the premier destination for auction and private sales, where undoubtably the 21st Century Representational Art Movement will be showcased to an elite audience of collectors and art enthusiasts.
Kara Lysandra Ross, chief organizer of the exhibition and Co-Chair / COO of the Art Renewal Center, says, "Realism in the visual arts is something inherent to human existence. From the earliest beginnings of humanity, our species had an innate desire to depict the world around them and express what it is to be human through realistic imagery. From the first cave man drawings, to Ancient Rome and the High Renaissance, all the way through to the 19th century, realism was the chief form of artistic expression. This knowledge was preserved through the work and dedication of a handful of artists who continued to train in this style. There has been a shift back towards representational art in the past 30 years and it has been expanding exponentially. The Art Renewal Center promotes the idea that realism captures the contemporary way of life and is both self-explanatory and timeless. It is a unique form of communication that is universally understood by people of all races and nationalities for generations to come."
SOURCE Foundation For The Art Renewal Center Inc
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