Awarded ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2021
Presented by ITSLIQUID Group
Presented by ITSLIQUID Group
I was named ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2021 at the art competition hosted by ITSLIQUID Group. There were 3 winners from the United States, 1 winner from Switzerland, and myself from Japan.
I am grateful to be presented with this delightful honor. Thank you very much for setting this wonderful stage that I do not feel worthy of.
I have shed many tears and failed countless times before reaching this point. As a result, I have no idea what I have lost and what I have gained. I have continued to engage in the creative process, which is all I know, in a single-minded manner, while getting scarred and wounded all over in the process.
I would like to treat this award as a fresh start for myself to take on the challenge of self-expression in new and more liberated ways, moving forward. I aim to exert myself in the production of works that provide a feeling of joy, no matter how small, to as many people as possible.
ITSLIQUID Groupさん主催のアートコンペティション、ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2021 を受賞しました。米国から3人、スイスから1人、日本から私が選ばれました。
とても嬉しいお知らせをいただき、光栄な機会に感謝しております。自分には勿体無い、輝かしい場を設けて下さり、誠にありがとうございます。
ここに至るまで沢山の涙が流れ、数え切れない失敗をし、自分が一体何を捨てて何を得たのか、もう何もかもが全く分かりません。ボロボロで満身創痍になりながら、馬鹿の一つ覚えで愚直に創作を続けました。
この受賞をスタートラインに定め、今後はもっと自由で新しい表現に挑戦し、より多くの方に僅かでも幸せな気持ちになっていただける作品制作に専念します。
ITSLIQUID Group is pleased to announce the WINNERS of the ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2021, a competition open to anyone and established to increase and develop the art market and the dialogue between collectors, art critics, journalists and art lovers. Making contemporary art accessible to all.
Artworks have been judged based on creativity, originality, quality of work, and overall artistic ability. Winners have been chosen based on the quality of a single entry as well as the quality of overall work.
Winners 2021
Dean Castillejos . USA
Irene Venetsanou . Switzerland
Masaki Hirokawa . Japan
Stanley Felderman . USA