An artist from the Czech Republic has received £20,000
for winning a self-portrait competition.
Jan Mikulka,
who works in Prague, wins the inaugural Royal Society of Portrait Painters'
Self Prize.
Entitled Self
Portrait, the piece was shortlisted from 946 works submitted by 635 artists.
"This
self-portrait draws you to it through its technical proficiency and expressive
power," commented judge Charlotte Mullins of Art Quarterly.
"You feel
you are standing in front of the artist, watching him concentrate on his
likeness - his eyes hooded yet determined, his lips pressed together through
concentration," she added.
The award
encourages artists to "push the boundaries and experiment" with the
medium and character of the painting or drawing.
Mikulka won the
visitor prize in the National Portrait Gallery's BP Portrait Award in 2011 for
his photorealistic portrait of his lifelong friend, Jakub.
His latest
work, Self Portrait, is on display at the Royal Society's annual exhibition at
London's Mall Galleries from 9-24 May,
Other Royal
Society award recipients included Mark Roscoe, who received £10,000 for his
portrait of Olivia Roberts, which he painted after winning the Royal Society's
Changing Faces Prize last year.
This year's
Changing Faces Prize went to Andrew James VPRP for his portrait of his father.
The prize was established for people and families who are living with
conditions, marks or scars that affect their appearance.
Source: BBC
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