NY Coo Gallery Announces Their December Exhibition
By: Gabrielle Sierra Nov. 15, 2010
For the fifth NY Coo Gallery Open Art Contest, 156 art works were submitted by 70 artists from around the world. Over the course of four hours of judging, we saw many great works, reminding us of the words of the late Hitoshi Nakazato, who founded this open art contest and was the former top judge: "We shouldn't forget the importance of art pieces which were not selected."
This year, we had two new judges, Annette Rusin and Mark Bischel. Ms. Rusin, who has attracted attention with her annual appearances in Brooklyn's DUMBO Festival, creates in a variety of visual media. Mr. Bischel, who teaches at the School of Visual Arts, centers his art on solitary figures in the public spaces and the beauty of the places in which they exist.The NY Coo Gallery Open Art Contest's IBERICA top prize was awarded to "Beatline" and "A Pool of Meltdown" by Japanese artist Kousuke Mochizuki , who has a unique mode of expression and superb technique. His art works are exhibited internationally in Japan, Korea, Canada, Bulgaria, and Hungary. The use of black in "Beatline" and "A Pool of Meltdown" makes them resemble the sophisticated Japanese traditional crafts lacquer urushi. His art works are thought of as beyond painting and admired highly.Videos