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Creative Works Contest within the Framework of the Educational Programme for Newspeak: British Art Now exhibition, the Hermitage 20/21 project Summing up Results 17 January, 2010. The Pink Hall. The General Staff Building From October 15th till December 25th, 2009, the Youth Educational Centre of the State Hermitage carried out a creative contest among students and graduates of artistic institutes of higher education of St Petersburg at the age from 20 to 35 within the framework of the educational programme for Newspeak. British Art Now exhibition. As is generally known, the Newspeak. British Art Now exhibition united 50 works by young British artists, most of whom are not known to the world artistic circles. In the autumn of 2009 School of Saatchi serial documentary - a project that is designed to discover new talented British artists - was shown on BBC channel. Upon preliminary selection six finalists gained an opportunity to improve their skills at art school, specially created for them, under the guidance of the leading British masters. In the end a work of the best School of Saatchi student is exhibited at the State Hermitage Museum at the Newspeak. British Art Now exhibition. Within the framework of the educational programme for the Newspeak. British Art Now exhibition an alternative project, aimed at association of a circle of young professional St Petersburg artists within the framework of the Youth Educational Centre, was organized and held. The objectives of the Newspeak. St Petersburg Version contest became an identification and support of creatively gifted St Petersburg youth and young professionals, as well as drawing attention to modern St Petersburg art in general. In the end approximately 60 students from artistic institutes of higher education of St Petersburg and young artists, who have graduated recently, took part in the Newspeak. St Petersburg Version for the Newspeak. British Art Now exhibition. They presented works performed in various genres and techniques - pictorial and graphic works, photographs, installations in the form of models and sketches. Names of the winners of the Newspeak. St Petersburg Version contest were solemnly announced at the Pink Hall of the General Staff building on January 17, 2010, on the last day of the Newspeak. British Art Now exhibition. The 5th year student of the St Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry named after Alexander Shtiglitz, Tatiana Akhmetgalieva, was awarded the First Prize for her Thread Running All Through work. The Second prize was awarded to the graduate of the St Petersburg State Academic Institute of Fine Arts, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, Denis Ichitovkin, for his One More Morning painting. Bottles-Mutants Installation by Dmitry Petukhov, the 5th year student of the Department of Theatre Set Design of the St Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy, was awarded the Third Prize. The contest jury also decided to make special mention of the youngest participant - the student of the Russian State Pedagogical University named after Alexander Gertzen, Vladimir Khaetsky, for his Cadaver work. Information on Works that Won at the Newspeak. St Petersburg Version Contest Tatiana Akhmetgalieva. Thread Running All Through, textile, threads, 100Õ200, 2008. The work represents a textile picture. As the author points out: "A viewer sees an image of the revolting crowd that is shouting, roaring, giving way to its emotions, expressing its opinions, discontents, indignation, demands and demands over and over again. Threads of anxiety and fury fall out upon the viewer, roll out to his or her feet. All this is the fabric of society, matter of its feelings. This is a consequence of cobwebs and connections that are being woven at the other, higher level..." Denis Ichitovkin. One More Morning, canvas, oil,
Ruins of the Country of Soviets are an invaluable material
for 'archaeologists' from contemporary art. But even now, in the neighbouring
Dmitry Petukhov, Bottles-Mutants The project presented for the contest represents a designer development of drinking bottles for consumers with two, three and four mouths. It consists of threes sets of plastic bottles for different kinds of lemonade. Each set contains bottles of 0.5, 1 and 2 litres capacity. |
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