Here is the Top 20 shortlist for the Newcomer's Prize including the winning and Top 5 artworks. To see a larger representation of the artwork click on 'Enlarge Image'.
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Joe Bampton Corridor, Friedrich Strasse 112A, Berlin
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John Bryce Thames Barrier
Top 5
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Carmody Groarke Parachute Pavilion, Coney Island, New York
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Beatrice Haines The Forest
Top 5
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Stefanie Hickl Olympic Velodrome, London 2012
Top 5
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Jimmy Hung Made in China, Internal Perspective
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Diane Ibbotson Star Shine
Winner
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Stan Lenartowicz The Large Shell
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Graham Mileson Butterfly Blue
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Rachel Mount I Just Have to Have You Here a Little Longer
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Saul Robertson Against the Light
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Kshitij Sawant Prismatic Tower
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Renny Tait Roman Church 2006
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Michael Vogt Shoreham 27 Feb Untitled 3
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Julie Yip and Agata Zaleszczyk Untitled 2
Joe Bampton
Corridor, Friedrich Strasse 112A, Berlin
Cardboard, boxes, plaster, PVA, drinking straws, string, spot lamps, oil 45x45x130cm
The piece is based on and was originally displayed in the Friederich Strasse, Berlin, a one-time centre for the Stasi. At the time of the artwork's creation the centre had become an artists' squat. It was exhibited inside a cupboard in the actual corridor the artwork represents. The interior of Corridor ... can be observed through a peep-hole.
John Bryce
Thames Barrier
Wood engraving 40x39cm
The artwork has been engraved on boxwood and then printed. It is based on a watercolour painting by the artist. Bryce was inspired by the unusual view through the Barrier to the Dome and Canary Wharf. He paid particular attention to capturing the turbulence in the water and sky.
Madeline Fenton
Horse
Oil on panel 31x26cm
The character of each of the artist's paintings is closely linked to her interest in traditional techniques. She follows the methods of the 17th Century Old Masters by building up layers of paint and glazes. The materials used are hand-ground dry pigments mixed with oil or egg for tempera.
Carmody Groarke
Parachute Pavilion, Coney Island, New York
Architectural model 36x21x34cm
The architectural model represents a competition-winning idea to design a pavilion beside the world famous Parachute Ride Tower on Coney Island’s Rieglemann Boardwalk. The design is inspired by the physical, historical and cultural context of Coney Island. Appearing to float above the boardwalk, the pavilion is percolated with large windows looking out to the ocean, the city of New York and skyward towards the crown of the adjacent Parachute Ride tower structure. The colourful structure of the pavilion is covered in electric lights like the recreational entertainment structures of Coney Island.
Beatrice Haines
The Forest
Pen and ink 50x45cm
At first glance, the viewer may mistake the trees for a finger print or a different organic pattern. The artist is interested in looking at the smaller things in life that no one notices. Haines' work represents a moment in time that may not initially seem significant but, in fact, resonates with importance.
Sarah Harvey
Clam
Oil on canvas 36x36cm
Most of the artist's paintings of figures underwater are self-portraits. Photography is an important element in her work. The photographs are manipulated on the computer before the painting process. Her water-covered figures are images of fantasy, sexuality and escape. Harvey is heavily influenced by the painters Francis Bacon and Jenny Saville.
Stefanie Hickl
Olympic Velodrome, London 2012
Print 119x84cm
The main goal of the three students behind this studio project was to incorporate design, function, construction and sustainability. The result is an effective stadium, adaptable for either 6000 or 20000 spectators, with a lifespan that will continue after the Olympic Games.
Jimmy Hung
Made in China, Internal Perspective
Watercolour, paper, collage
93x134x10cm
Made in China ... is a satire inspired by China's growing political power and its unstoppable economic strength. The project is sited at the pier of Victoria Harbour on Hong Kong Island. Conceptually it represents a step for a better life and a bridge between China and the pre-British governed colony Hong Kong.
Diane Ibbotson
Star Shine
Oil on canvas
85x110cm
Ibbotson paints about existing in the here and now. The starting point for the piece is the artist’s own response, but for Ibbotson the artwork must also connect with how other people see. Stories, myths, samples of songs, symbols and fears are all represented within the painting.
Tatsuya Kimata
57485
Carved marble
8.6x8.6x1.5cm
Although a light switch is a mundane, everyday object, the artist sees the beauty in its simplicity. Kimata wanted to transform the light switch into an artwork by using the traditional method of stone carving in white marble.
Stan Lenartowicz
The Large Shell
Digital print 93x75cm
This piece is part of a series of prints based on small, ephemeral, natural objects. After a period of close observation, the artist takes photographs and makes drawings of the subject. These works are then transferred to a computer and the drawing is rebuilt using carefully adjusted line densities.
Jane Lydbury
The Tango
Wood engraving 37x29cm
The artist is interested in illustration and narrative imagery. The starting point for The Tango was a short story by Hans Christian Andersen, in which the king offers half his kingdom and a princess's hand in marriage to the man who can do the most incredible thing.
Graham Mileson
Butterfly Blue
Interference acrylic (on canvas) 119x84cm
The works by Graham Mileson are a result of change and discovery, the inter-relationship of colours and the building and re-building of the painting's surface. Since 1991 the artist has been particularly fascinated by mixing interference colour, pigments and acrylic gel to produce a new colour.
Rachel Mount
I Just Have to Have You Here a Little Longer
Cake, sugar paste, food colouring, wooden supports 190x74x119cm
The piece, a cake with wooden supports, explores the impulse to acquire and how precious collections can be regarded as mere hoarding. A split-level effect was used to create a voyeuristic view into a collector's private world. A second, darker view of the collection is revealed beneath the floorboards.
Saul Robertson
Against the Light
Oil on linen 40x35cm
The painting depicts a head against the light so that the face is in shadow. It represents a visual metaphor for the part of a person that remains mysterious and unknown.
Kshitij Sawant
Prismatic Tower
Digital Drawings on Paper 80x54cm
The project was predominantly driven by the complexity of designing the exterior glass facade. The aim is to blend technology and the aesthetics of the structure. As the sun and light moves around the tower, its appearance changes and lightens.
Fred Schley
Notting Hill
Oil 60x69.5cm
The artist was drawn by the sunlight as it appeared to reveal the mysteries hidden within the building - what it keeps secret and what it reveals. Schley is impressed by how so-called 'lifeless' objects can appear to have personalities and be completely autonomous.
Renny Tait
Roman Church 2006
Oil on canvas 61x91cm
The artist reduces forms to their bare essentials, flattening the picture plane and emphasizing the verticals and horizontals. The edges of the canvas are accentuated creating a powerful sense of order and harmony. Conscious of the tradition of painting, Tait looks to the Old Masters for inspiration.
Michael Vogt
Shoreham 27 Feb Untitled 3
C-type print 122x151cm
The scale of the printed image reinforces the romantic, almost surreal, portrayal of enormous, decaying, industrial structures. Vogt alludes to a heroic workforce and capitalism in full swing. The artwork represents a nostalgic glorification of the past whilst referencing the reality of social and environmental legacies.
Julie Yip and Agata Zaleszczyk
Untitled 2
Digital print 76x100cm
This collaborative artwork brought together the artists' contrasting practices. Zaleszczyk's penchant for theatricality and pigs' heads fused with Yip's more understated photographic representations of the mundane aspects of contemporary life.
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