National
Portrait Gallery:
I decided to
research the National Portrait Gallery because they have a yearly competition
for a portrait artist each year called the BP PORTRAIT AWARD. In total I looked
at four of the previous winners from the years; 2004, 2014, 2000 & 1999.
The 2004 winner was called Stephan Shankland and he painted this image of what he
labelled as “The Miracle”. This painting was inspirational to me because
of the detail on it and the realism it have. The realistic colours Stephen used
shows real skills in my opinion. The next artist I looked at is called Thomas
Ganter from winning in 2014. He called his painting “Man with a Plaid Blanket”.
This images show they pain and sadness on the man’s face by the use of colours
and detail. I think this was a good winner as I believe it
has a hidden meaning behind it. I think that is homelessness. Now the next on I
looked at was labelled “Two Women in White”. This was created by Victoria
Russell as she won the competition in the year 2000. Again the colours used are
effective and are showing the lighting very well. Also I think that she has a
hidden meaning trying to be seen is obesity. Here is a photo of her painting. Finally the
last artist I looked at was called Clive Smith. He painted this and named it “Double
Single”. The colours on this painting was very dull,
boring and disheartening to be honest. The way he has taken the light and shadows
provides the audience with reassurance that this artist has real talent. The
hidden meaning behind this image is depression I think. I believe this because the
person in the painting looks like he has just lost someone really close to
them.
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