Thursday, August 10, 2006
BP Portrait Award Winner
I know the winner was announced at the end of June, but here's a post about the BP Portrait Award for 2006. The paintings will be exhibited until September 17 at The National Portrait Gallery in London. ArtDaily
The winner was the English artist Andrew Tift with his "Kitty" entry. The sitter is Mrs Kitty Godley, the first wife of the painter Lucian Freud. So the experience of sitting for an artist probably wasn't new to her.
The winner received £25,000 for first place and a £4,000 portrait commission at the National Portrait Gallery Trustees' discretion.
Andrew talks more about the portrait and Kitty Godley over at his blog.
"I wanted the portraits to be very natural, as if in conversation with thoughts being visibly absorbed and formulated. During a conversation our expressions and physiognomy are constantly changing and I thought that a triptych would be the perfect format to explore this idea." Andrew Tift
>> Lucian Freud, Art Competitions ¶ 10:11 PM
I know the winner was announced at the end of June, but here's a post about the BP Portrait Award for 2006. The paintings will be exhibited until September 17 at The National Portrait Gallery in London. ArtDailyThe winner was the English artist Andrew Tift with his "Kitty" entry. The sitter is Mrs Kitty Godley, the first wife of the painter Lucian Freud. So the experience of sitting for an artist probably wasn't new to her.
The winner received £25,000 for first place and a £4,000 portrait commission at the National Portrait Gallery Trustees' discretion.
Andrew talks more about the portrait and Kitty Godley over at his blog.
"I wanted the portraits to be very natural, as if in conversation with thoughts being visibly absorbed and formulated. During a conversation our expressions and physiognomy are constantly changing and I thought that a triptych would be the perfect format to explore this idea." Andrew Tift
>> Lucian Freud, Art Competitions ¶ 10:11 PM
