Beware of Insects!

4th competition and exhibition of artworks by young animal sculptors

18 May 2019 — 30 June 2019

Расположение: eng-name / eng-name / eng-name

You need not be afraid of the insects displayed at the exhibition, as they only look real, but are skillfully made of various materials – metal, plastic, Papier-mâché, Terracotta, etc. – by young animal sculptors.

This competition was first organized in 2014 and since then it has been helping to discover young talents and stimulate interest in wild nature of both artists and the audience. Each year the theme of the competition is different, but the main prize remains the same – the winner’s work gets acquired by the State Darwin Museum and included into its funds. Apart from that, this is a great opportunity for young artists to demonstrate their works to a wide audience and to test their luck in winning valuable prizes or find new inspiration and even admirers.

This year the theme of the competition is insects. Young artists were offered to choose between the orders of Blattodea (cockroaches and termites), Siphonaptera (flea), Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants), Diptera (Flies) and other insects. Between February 1 and March 31, 2019 more than 50 applications were submitted by artists from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Perm, Tyumen. 24 of the shortlisted works to be displayed are a perfect way to express authors’ individuality and enormous creative freedom through various materials and forms. The only limit for the artists is the size of art pieces – all sculptures should be not less than 30 cm high.

Among judges - distinguished sculptors, art historians, keepers of museum funds from different museums of Moscow. Traditionally three winners are chosen secretly and their names are revealed to the public only at the opening ceremony of the exhibition, which is to be held this year on May 18, on the Museum night. The fourth awardee is chosen by visitors, with the prize to be presented at the exhibition finissage on June 27 at 19.00.

Get a chance to enjoy wonderful contemporary artworks and to choose a winner according to your taste at the “Beware of Insects!” exhibition at Darwin Museum.

 

Project partners:

  • Information and exhibition agency "Art Contract"
  • The Russian representative office of the Italian group of companies F.I.L.A. Group

выставка участников IV конкурса анималистической скульптуры


специалистам


SOCIAL_



Комментарии могут оставлять только зарегистрированные пользователи