A rather impressive sandstone and oak sculpture
Divided Self IV by
Owen Bullet won the £5,000 ING Prize by ING Commercial Banking at the
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2012.
In this post I highlight the prizewinners and comment on the selectors choices.
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Divided Self IV - Owen Bullet - Winner ING Prize (£5,000)
ING Discerning Eye 2012 |
The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition continues at the Mall Galleries until Sunday 25th November. Entrance is free and the exhibition is open every day 10-5.
The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition is a show of small works independently selected by six prominent figures from different areas of the art world: two artists, two collectors and two critics. Work is selected from open submission and from artists invited by the individual selectors. Each selector's section is hung separately giving the impression of six small exhibitions within the whole.
I've been trying to get to see the exhibition since it opened but am still suffering from my dreadful bug so thought I better get on with writing up what I know about the prizewinners!
ING Prize
This would appear to be the first major prize won by Owen Bullet. You can also
Bullet's other work chosen for the exhibition - Bullet's Divided Self I, II, III, V and VI. He was invited to exhibit by one of the Selectors
Skye Sherwin writer and art critic, The Guardian.
Interestingly his work really stands out on the ING website as "a class act".
His website indicates a man who has been producing some very striking pieces of sculpture and exhibiting widely - particularly in the last three years. You can also see more of his work on the website. He makes some extraordinarily intelligent and elegant pieces - I absolutely love "About Turn" and Tail Spin and this from a woman who likes to buy original art in wood!
Owen's primary materials are wood, metal and stone which he crafts as individual elements, collectively developing their own sense of character. Through this process the works become animators of space or performers creating events in particular places.
Owen graduated from Camberwell College of Arts in 2003, and from the Royal College of Art in 2005. He has since undertaken residencies in the UK, France, Malta and Belize, and his work is included in both public and private collections in the UK and abroad. He lives and works in London.About - Owen Bullet
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