Last but certainly not least! What an incredible debut for the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Founders’ Emerging Artist Award. Open to all mediums, we saw an amazing and diverse selection of entries. In fact, entries received were of such a high caliber, that we have decided to expand the number of Finalists from 15 to 20!
We have enjoyed traditional artworks made with oils, inks, soft pastels, coloured pencils, charcoal, acrylics, watercolours, Gouache, spray paints, marker pens, plaster texture paste, pens, pencils, and even child’s drawings and baby pictures!
Sculptures entered covered a diverse range of materials including: resins, animal hair and feathers, metal, upcycled found objects, polymer clay, wood, wire, Sculpey, taxidermy, glass domes, beads, porcelain, antiques, textiles, foam, filigree, felts, freshwater pearls, volcanic rock, moss, semi-precious gems, seashells, magnets, laser cut objects, wax, and a living olive tree.
Digital artworks included the use of: Blender, Photoshop, Zbrush, Wacom Intuos Pro & Cintiq, Procreate, Sketchup, Rebelle 6, Cinema 4D, XP Pen, Corel painter, GIMP, and Paint Shop Pro.
Additionally, Photography entries included the use of apparatus and software by: Sony, Laowa, Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm, Kamlan, Logiciels Lightroom, and Luminar.
This debut year of the Emerging Artist Award has seen an incredible amount of talent enter. What a high caliber of entries!
DANIJELA KRHA PURSSEY, CO-FOUNDER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, BEAUTIFUL BIZARRE MAGAZINE
The Prizes
From the 145 Finalists, the Winners in each category, and Grand Prize Winner will be invited to participate in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine curated exhibition at Haven Gallery alongside 70+ of the best contemporary artists from around the world. Plus share in over $50,000 USD in cash and prizes including: a non acquisitive cash prize, product prizes, advertising packages, editorial in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, exclusive interviews published on the Beautiful Bizarre websites, exposure to our 1M+ social media community, and much more!!
In addition, each sponsor will choose one outstanding work from their award category to receive an Honourable Mention. Stay tuned to learn more!
People’s Choice Award
The People’s Choice Award Winner will be selected by popular vote from the 145 Finalists. The People’s Choice Winner will receive a year’s worth of social media advertising through the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine socials to ensure they are able to connect with the right audience of engaged creatives, collectors and gallerists, raise their profile, associate their work with other leading creatives, and of course to grow their social media following. They will also enjoy a Profile listing [including artwork gallery] on the Beautiful Bizarre Artist Directory for 12 months, plus a 12 month Beautiful Bizarre Magazine print subscription, and an in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine and Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize websites, giving readers an insight into their vision and practice. Voting will open on 24 August [AEDT, Australian Eastern Daylight Time]. To ensure you don’t miss your chance to vote, please join our email mailing list here.
Enjoy the Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award Finalists here, the INPRNT Photography Award Finalists here, the iCanvas Digital Art Award Finalists here, and the RAYMAR Traditional Art Award Finalists here.
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Founders’ Emerging Artist Award
The Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Founders’ Emerging Artist Award 1st prize winner will receive:
- $1,000 USD cash, generously donated by the Founders of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Danijela Krha Purssey and Richard Purssey. Beautiful Bizarre Magazine is a leading publication for contemporary art lovers, featuring in-depth interviews and profiles of leading and emerging visual and wearable artists from around the world. Each issue offers informative, inspiring, and thought-provoking content, perfect for artists, artisan fashion designers, collectors, curators, galleries, and anyone looking to stay up-to-date on the latest trends in the contemporary art world.
- A beautiful, specially commissioned glass art award trophy.
- The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Haven Gallery, in New York, USA, alongside 80+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists.
- One free “Audit ONLY” spot onto any SmArt School class, running at the time that the winner is announced. This opportunity allows a student to log in and watch the relevant classes for the semester (September – December 2023). Note: this “Audit ONLY” spot allows the student to view all classes without participating with questions or feedback.
- Exposure to a successful commercial gallery’s collector base with the opportunity to sell their work.
- 12 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 1 million+ followers across all social platforms).
- Winning artwork printed in the December 2023 issue of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, as part of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize editorial.
- Exclusive in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine websites + shared on social media.
- Profile listing [including artwork gallery] on the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Artist Directory for 12 months. The go-to platform for artists, curators and collectors to discover exceptional artists and explore their work.
- A coupon to enjoy Linktree PRO for free for 12 months.
- A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
2nd prize winner will receive:
- 6 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 1 million+ followers across all social platforms).
- Profile listing [including artwork gallery] on the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Artist Directory for 12 months. The go-to platform for artists, curators and collectors to discover exceptional artists and explore their work.
- A coupon to enjoy Linktree PRO for free for 12 months.
- A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
3rd prize winner will receive:
- 4 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 1 million+ followers across all social platforms).
- Profile listing [including artwork gallery] on the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Artist Directory for 12 months. The go-to platform for artists, curators and collectors to discover exceptional artists and explore their work.
- A coupon to enjoy Linktree PRO for free for 12 months.
- A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
So without further ado we are proud to announce the 20 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Founders’ Emerging Artist Award Finalists of the 2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize…
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Founders’ Emerging Artist Award Finalists
2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
“Have a good death” (Traditional Art, Oil on linen canvas)
“Motanka” (Digital Painting, iPad Pro 11; Procreate)
“Tether & Fuse” (Traditional Art, Acrylic and oil on canvas)
‘Frogprince’ (Traditional Art: Oil painting on panel)
“Nocturne #1” (Traditional Art: Oil on Panel. Model: Izi Aragon)
“Yin and Yang” (Sculpture: Clay, resin, fiberglass, plastic, metal, car parts, quail eggshells)
“At Bay” (Traditional Art: Oil paint on wood panel)
“Wolf Song” (Traditional Art: Oil on wood)
“Chaos Collection – Birth and Oblivion” (Sculpture: Body: polyurethane resin, strung with elastics, acrylic paint, suede, mohair, stainless steel hooks. Outfits: acrylic painted aluminium alloy)
“This is Me” (Traditional Art: Oil on not stretched canvas)
“Ninmah” (Traditional Art: Oil on cradled wood panel)
“A Lot’s Gonna Change” (Digital Art: Hardware: iPad 6th Gen, Apple Pencil, Macbook Pro, Wacom Intuos Pro, Wacom Pro Pen. Software: Procreate, Adobe Photoshop)
“Aphrodite” (Traditional Art: Pencil on paper)
“Orion’s Animal Mind” (Sculpture: Polymer clay, acrylics)
“Demeter II” (Traditional Art: Soft pastels, coloured pencils, ink and 24k gold leaf. Model: Poppy Clark, costume designer: Verity Clark)
“Midsummer” (Traditional Art: Acrylic on primed wooden board)
“Little foundling” (Digital Art: Adobe Photoshop)
“Alone with You” (Traditional Art: Oil on Linen)
“Plastic Venus” (Traditional Art: Oil on canvas)
“She Aimed To Please” (Traditional Art: Oil on aluminium panel)