This week we will be visiting the Auckland Art Gallery to view, research and write about the artists selected for the Walters Prize 2010. Discuss the work in the gallery with your tutors and other students and answer the following questions.
1. What is the background to the Walters Prize?
The Walter's Prize was named in honor to the later New Zealand artist Gordon Walter's. The prize itself was established in 2002, by founding benefactors and principal donors Erika and Robin Congreve and Darne Jenny Gibbs, working together with the Auckland Art Gallery. Gallery Patron Dayle Mace provides additional support to the artists for their participation in the Walter's Prize Exhibition. The Walter's prize winner is to receive $50,000.
2. List the 4 selected artists for 2010 and briefly describe their work.
a)
Alex Monteith
New Zealand, United Kingdom, born 1977
Passing Manoeuvre with 2 motorcycles and 584 vehicles for two channel video. Dual channel video installation.
b)
Saskia Leek
New Zealand, born 22 Oct 1970
Yellow is the putty of the world. Oil on board.
c)
Dan Arps
New Zealand, born 1976
Explaining Things 2008 mixed media
d)
Fiona Connor
New Zealand, born 1981
Something Transparent
3. Who are the jury members for 2010?
Jon Bywater - Programme Leader, Critical Studies at Elam School of Fine Art, The University of Auckland.
Rhana Devenport - Director, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
Leonhard Emmerling - Visual Arts Adviser, Goethe Institute, Munich, Germany, former Director, ST PAUL St, AUT University
Kate Montgomery - Director, Physics Room, Christchurch
4. Who is the judge for 2010 and what is his position in the art world?
The Judge for 2010 Walters award is a man called Vincente Todoli's. Vincente has had a career in visual arts for 20years now. He was director, Tate Modern from 2002-2010, Chief Curator 1986-88 and then Arte Moderno 1988-96 and founding director of Museu Serralves, Porto, Potrgual from 1996
5. Who would you nominate for this years Walter's Prize, and why? Substantiate
you answer by outlining the strengths of the artists work. How does this relate
to your interests in art? What aspect of their work is successful in your opinion,
in terms of ideas, materials and/or installation of the work?
Personally i would nominate Alex monteith's 'Passing Manoeuvre with 2 motorcycles and 584 vehicles for two channel video. Dual channel video installation.' because i believe it to be the most realistic of all the works, i find the 2 unmarked motorbikes weaving in and out of congested traffic to be very interesting and also appealing to see how easily a motorbike rider can elude traffic just by slipping down the middle of the road. I think that showing both view points is very successfully in creating the illusion that you are on the motorbike weaving through the traffic, also at first i did not realise there were two motorbikes (this was before i read the description of the piece) I wanted to see if i could guess what it was about.
6. Comment on other blogs from your ALVC group to agree or disagree with other people,always backing up your answer with clearly stated reasons.
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