ANISH KAPOOR

THE WALTERS AWARD

The Walters award is a New Zealand visual arts award started in menory of Gordon Walters (1919-1995). Gordon was a N.Z artist who contributed alot to N.Z arts. This prize includes a $50,000 cash prize as well as a all expences paid trip to New York for the saatchi and saatchi's exhibition.

Artist who participated in the eehibition this year are, Saskia Leek who did mesh paintings using only semi bright coloures, Fiona did architectual piece where she repeated thi iron bars holding up the ceiling on the ground, i liked her work it was cool, Dan arp's played with the fine line between the art world and the normal world. where he used a ramge of materials in a unusual way. some of his work look like random pieces of rubbise lol. Alex monieth's work was my favourite, hers was a film piece where she recorded from two different angles (front and back) elegantly moving through noisy hectic traffic as well as doing it illegally.

The walters award jury members for 2010 consist of jon Bywater - Progame leader, Critical Studies at Elam School of fine arts, The University of Auckland. Rhana Devenport - Director, Govett - Brewster Art gallery, New Plymouth. Leonhard Emmerling - Visual Arts Adviser, Goethe Intsitute, Munich, Former Director, ST PAUL St University. Kate Montgomery - Director, Physics room, Christ church.

The judge for the 2010 Walters award is Venice Todoli Which is in discussion with the Auckland Art Gallery director Chris Saines as well an AUT lecturer.

This year i voted for alex Monieth because her film oiece was interesting and stood out the most to me. I like how she made i really nice work of art by breaking the law. her work interest me through how she broke the law for her art. I am a big fan of how art in all its forms is constantly pushing boundaries and constantly evolving and never boring. Who knows, the next big art form might be breaking the law haha.

Not many people reliesed that Alex's work was actually two different bikes with cameras attached to the front of ona and the back o the other.

Hussein Chalayan

Hussein Chalayan is a well known fashion designer who is well know in the art world as well as the fashion world for his artistic flare in fashion aswell as his traditional modern style. Chalayans work may be challenging for the wearer as well as the viewer simply because his unusual style in fashion is unique and very different form what people usually see and wear. Two of most famous pieces are the 'Afterwords" and the 'Burka'. The Burka is a modern twist on Chalayan's traditional garments, worn by muslim women. It is Muslim tradition to cover their skin by wearing Burka's and is a big offence in their culture to leave skin uncovered, Chalayans Burka designs are very revealing which can make it challenging for some 'especially Muslim's' due to culture and traditions. The piece 'Afterwords' is also challenging for the wearer as well as the viewer but for different reasons. Chalayan continues to move forward in the art world experimenting with unusual materials and technologies. This work may stun viewers because it is unlike anything out their, futuristic and conventional and is obviously challenging for the wearer because it is made of a heavey metal material that does'nt move well with the body. The difference between 'Burka' and 'Afterwords' is that Burka is modernizing a old school traditional garment and afterword's is more pushing modern trends to a futuristic era. Fashion is like art. not all drawings and paintings may be masterpieces or works of art but some pieces can affect people, inspiring them or even causing the viewer to precieve life differently. understanding the meaning behind art works may make a complex piece understandable and beautiful.