So a couple of weeks ago the first series of Next Great Artist finished and Abdi Farash won (I gave you a hint by including a photo of his winning sculpture 'Libation' in the last entry about my favourite television show). I feel he was the most deserving winner although all three artists in the final (the other two being Peregrine and Miles) showed they have huge potential. I feel I owe an apology to Miles who I was rather harsh on the last time. True, his final piece took his photographs of a homeless man who died a few days later and turned them into some incredible but clinical monochrome screen prints, eradicating every ounce of emotion from the situation in the process. However, I rather think that is valid statement in itself... Miles is definitely a great talent.
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| A piece from Miles' final show |
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| A piece from Peregrine's final show |
Abdi has a more tender touch though and, at it's best, his work sent your heart soaring. However, critics have been fairly harsh about the show he received as part of his prize. Held at the self appointed 'world famous' Brooklyn Musuem, it was his final pieces cramped together in a tiny space.With one voice, the critics claimed his work 'looked better on TV'. But Abdi is only in his early 20's and and just graduated with a BA in Fine Art. To be at such an early stage in his career and producing such exciting work can only bode well for the future.
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| The Suck Lord |
The best news is that Sky Arts have run straight on into the second series, so my fix is safe for another 12 weeks! And the new intake seem just as exciting as the last, especially the self names 'Suck Lord'....
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