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Prix Picassiette 2012 Winners Announced
On 20, Nov 2012 | 6 Comments | In Art, Exhibits & Museums, Home Spotlight Articles | By Nancie
Following up on Rosetta Berardi’s article on MAN last week covering the 9th Recontres International di Mosaique in Chartres, the winners of the Prix Picassiette prizes have been announced. The Director of the Association 3R, Patrick Marquire, tells us that the jury awarded 15 prizes, including three special mentions, in the Professional, Amateur Insiders, Amateur and Youth/Youth Group divisions. Exhibit-goers also had their say with the Audience vote. Thanks to a variety of sources, we have photos of some of the winners here on MAN – our congratulations to them all!
Professional
- 1st Prize: Anne-Marie Lopez (France) Identities
- 2nd Prize: Sophie Drouin (Canada) Shadows and Blowing Snow
- 3rd Prize: Matteo Randi (USA) Untitled
- Special Mention: Toyoharu KII (Japan) Untitled
Anne-Cecile Lopez (France) 2012 "Identities" 50 x 60 cm Leptinyte, aventurine, turquoise, lava, marble, travertine, crystal, onyx, amazonite, tiger's eye on tinted mortars. Photo via Sophie Drouin
Sophie Drouin (Canada) 2012 "Shadows and Blowing Snow" 51 x 37 cm Marble, smalti, amethyst, celestite, apophyllite, copper on a mixed substrate. Photo: Rosetta Berardi
Matteo Randi (USA) 2012 Untitled
Toyoharu Kii 2012 Untitled Marble, smalti, gold Photo: Rosetta Berardi
Amateur Insiders
- First Prize: Christian Tosello Bosom (France) Z
- 2nd Prize: Torrealba Marcela Delgado (France-Chile) Passage
- 3rd Prize: Yoko Isomura (Japan) Secret
- Special Mention: Véronique Argellies Burg (France) Teodora
Yoko Isomura (France) "Secret" Photo: Rosetts Berardi
Amateur
- First Prize: April Francoise (France) Tools and Men
- 2nd Prize: Caroline Cortes (Switzerland) Studded Landscape
- 3rd Prize: Patrizzia Tumiotto (Italy) Sole in Gabbia
Caroline Cortes (France) "Studded Landscape" Photo: Rosetta Berardi
Youth & Youth GGroups
- 1st Prize Youth Groups: Penitentiary Establishment Orvault (France) Free Soul France
- 2nd Prize Youth groups: IME Mills (France) for Gemini Tree Dragons France
- 3rd Prize Youth Groups: Passion Mosaic Association (France) PM
- Special Mention: ENSAAMA (France) One and All
Audience Vote
- 1st Prize: Michele Decamps for Touareg France
- 2nd Prize: Gaulupeau Pierre Thatched Cottage Cordeville France
- 2nd Prize Ex-AECO Sandrine Morilleu (France) Tender FeelingsMorilleau Sandrine Rouging tender feelings France
- 3rd Prize: Saad R. Mikhaiel (Egypt) Queen Elizabeth
Sandrine Morilleau (France) "Tender Feelings" Photo: Rosetta Berardi
Images of all the mosaics will soon be available on the Association 3R website. Prizes of t € 200, € 120, and 100 are given to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. The jury was composed of five artists: a mosaic Master, a Master Verrier, two painters and an art teacher.
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Goodness, what wonderful work. I especially like Caroline Cortes (France) “Studded Landscape, too..the hot oranges against the slate grey, just gorgeous.
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J’étais à Chartres and it was marvelous.
I hope I can participate in 2014.
Good luck and greets
Dominique -
Adorei a energia, vibração, vida, movimento e beleza dos trabalhos. Parabénssss!
Abraço
Joelma -
what is an amateur-insider?
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A good choice, I can see why Anne-Cecile Lopez was given such an award. The synergy between the media, tessellation, coloured mortars and substrate is very captivating and powerful.
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