The Artist Space Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the third Yellow online Art Exhibition. Along with the selected artists, the jury selected award winners in the following art categories: painting, photography and sculpture. The show displayed a variety of artistic styles and mediums: acrylic, pastel, watercolor, oil, gouache, colored pencil, photography, digital art, stainless steel and bronze. Out of all submissions received 72 artworks were selected to be included in the exhibition.
Best of Show
Timothy Martin
Short Biography and Statement
Timothy Martin first gained widespread recognition when he was selected by Tiffany & Company to display artwork in its Manhattan flagship on Fifth Avenue. During the 2011 holiday season, Martin was commissioned by the luxury fashion house, Hermès, In Paris for which he created an original oil painting that remains in Hermes private collection. In 2009, a one-man show of Timothy Martin’s paintings was on exhibition at the Mona Bismarck Foundation opposite the Eiffel Tower. The Naturalist: paintings by Timothy Martin, is one of the few the foundation has devoted to a living artist, and broke Foundation attendance records. In both 2006 and 2008, Martin was invited to exhibit at the renowned Philadelphia Flower Show. Many of those surveyed, including a local television critic, called Martin’s installation their favorite exhibit at the show. In 2000, Martin was commissioned by the venerable Steinway & Sons to paint an actual one-of-a-kind baby grand piano, the first painter in nearly 70 years commissioned by the piano makers. Martin was invited to exhibit at Atlanta's 2008 Southeastern Flower Show; at the Lewis Ginter Gardens in Richmond, Virginia; and at Omaha's Lauritzen Botanical Gardens. Martin's work was featured in Macy's Flower Show in New York City, where his painting Daffodil Settee made its debut, later named Editor's Choice by U.S. Art magazine. Timothy Martin’s images have been licensed by The Bombay Company, Caspari International and a number of fine art publishers. Martin 1994-1995 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship grantee. Originals of Timothy Martin’s work now adorn collectors’ homes from coast-to-coast as well as in France, the United Kingdom and the Middle East.
Painting Prize
Laurin McCracken
Short Biography and Statement
McCracken is an award-winning artist whose paintings have been exhibited in juried shows around the world including the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society and the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, California Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, Southern Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society and the American Watercolor Society. His paintings have been included in multiple shows in China; Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolor Biennial Exhibition 2010 & 2012, the Beijing International Art Biennale 2010, 2012, 2015,2017 and 2019 the Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial 2013 and 2015 and the Qingdao International Watercolour Salon, 2014. His paintings have been included in international watercolor juried exhibitions, such as The World Watermedia Exposition, Thailand, Malaysian Watercolour International Exhibition and the Eau en Colours, “Masters of Watercolor” exhibition St. Petersburg, Russia, International Watercolour Biennial, Belgium, International Watercolor in Fabriano Exhibition in Fabriano, Italy. He is the Past President of the Watercolor USA Honor Society and the Country Leader for the USA with the Fabriano in Watercolor.
Sculpture Prize
Jason Shih
Short Biography and Statement
Jason Shih was born in 1972 in Taiwan. In 1991, he began to specialize in metal sculpture when he was a sophomore in the Fine Arts Dept. of Taipei National University of the Arts. In 2001, he graduated from School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, and majored in Metal Sculpture. And then, he served as the metal sculptor Albert Paley's assistant, involved in crafts and public art work practices. Furthermore, he earned his Art Ph. D. from China Academy of Art, China (2015). Now, he lives in Taiwan, and consistently engages in the both areas of sculpture and public art. Jason Shih’s artistic vision is shaped by a diverse array of influences, from contemporary dance to avant-garde fashion. He cites German choreographer Pina Bausch and British designer Alexander McQueen as significant inspirations. Bausch’s explorations of time and space resonate with Shih’s interest in sculpture’s capacity to embody kinetic energy and spatial imagination. McQueen’s innovative approach to contemporary imagery and themes provides Shih with a broad canvas for creative expression. Shih’s work is also influenced by the aesthetic principles of Futurism and Constructivism, movements that emphasize dynamic energy and continuous motion. These influences are evident in his pursuit of capturing the beauty of movement and the elegant restraint of natural forces. Shih’s sculptures often depict moments of defying gravity, capturing the fleeting beauty of motion in a static form. As a professional sculptor, Jason likes to experience the taste of life with perceptual observation in the subtle moments, and also likes the ever-changing situation of game shapes in the poetic imaginary space. For Jason, art creation is to share various moods and stories in daily life.
Photography Prize
Pamela Beck
Short Biography and Statement
A native Angeleno, Pamela Beck’s art practice taps into a lifelong love of contemporary art and the joy (and challenge) of creating. Fascinated by how colors merge and transcend the limits of their original hues, Pamela delves into a world of hallucinogenic abstractions composed of fantastical shapes, reflections, movement, and trippy explosions of color. When working in the dark, her camera captures that which is invisible to the human eye. “It’s an instant in time – something I can’t recreate. I’m literally drawing with color and light.” While Pamela crisscrosses between several different series, each one builds upon the other, driven by curiosity, imagination and a craving to experiment. Pamela’s work has been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions and is part of some very substantial collections throughout California, New York, Florida, Mexico and Europe.
Winners