Imaginative Realism
Thank you to the Laguna College of Art and Design for sponsoring this category.
The Art Renewal Center is proud to present the winners and finalists of the Imaginative Realism Category in the 14th International ARC Salon Competition This category focuses on historical scenes, religious imagery, surrealism, fantasy art and science fiction. Today there is a growing group of artists utilizing techniques of the past, but with modern day creative concepts. This imaginative style of art is a legitimate form of human expression, broadening the types of subjects Mankind can explore and enabling viewers to understand emotions and themes in the real world by abstracting the subjects through unconventional but recognizable imagery.
Winners
$2,500 Cash Award
First Place
Megan Read
Resistance / Resilience
2017
Oil on Canvas
121.92 x 152.4 x [*] cm | 48 x 60 in
Exhibited at Salmagundi
$1,000 Cash Award
Second Place
Siyuan Zhang
南渡残生梦独多--李清照 (The Journey South Fraught with Dreams - Li Qingzhao)
2016
Oil on canvas
54 x 74 cm | 21 1/4 x 29 in
$500 Cash Award
Third Place
Ben Hammond
Son of Odin
2019
Clay for bronze
76.2 x 45.72 cm | 30 x 18 in
Exhibited at Salmagundi
Honorable Mentions
Randalf Dilla
Tempest
2018
oil on canvas
60.96 x 91.44 cm | 24 x 36 in
This work is in the Collection of the Art Renewal Center.
Karl Wennergren
The Search
2018
Oil on canvas
88 x 145 cm | 34 1/2 x 57 in
This work is in the Collection of the Art Renewal Center.
