NZ artist wins event in Rome from more than 1000 artists
NZ artist wins event in Rome from more than 1000
artists
January 26,
2014
A New Zealand artist, Kaikoura’s
Ruth Stirnimann, has won an international art competition in
Rome for her symbolic abstract work on the Christchurch
earthquakes.
The event La Tua Arte Nel Sociale was
launched by the Italian gallery il Collezionista and
Stirnimann was named the winner out of 1050 international
artists.
Her winning work, called Earth Grid 4 was
dedicated to Christchurch and the painting is currently
hanging in the gallery in Rome.
``This is a great
honour to receive this award but it is also special for
Christchurch and New Zealand,’’ Stirnimann
says.
``This painting is a humble contribution to
console the pain that 2010 and 2011 disasters caused. It
aims to send energy, structure, strength and consolation to
the city of Christchurch and its entire people.
``New form and patterns flowing strongly from all
4 corners of the painting into the centre, helping and
supporting new ideas for the rebuild and mainly giving
strength to people, warmth and even joy in these challenging
times.
``Through the many colours and lines
overlap, it creates inner power and innovative ideas, light
and love, compassion and joy, filled with life and new hope
for a colourful, new city, new peace and stillness within
the town and the people.
``I hope to show this work
in other exhibitions in Italy and Germany this year, unless
it is sold before then.’’
See a video clip of
the exhibition on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s759iGyQDDA#t=13
Stirnimann says winning the event was a huge
compliment and honour for her art and her career and her
deep commitment to her style of painting.
``To
succeed in Rome will open more doors. My art is really
becoming internationally more and more renowned which gives
me a huge amount of satisfaction.
``I just hope
that this prize, which I won for my compassion to
Christchurch, will demonstrate the value of my work art in
New Zealand and will bring further sales and results for
me.
``But I am now focused on completing all the
international demands and offers on my works. I now receive
regular invitations from galleries all over the world which
I have to decline so that I do not become
over-committed.
My painting process still needs
that peacefulness and stillness within me to create great
works.’’
Last year, Stirnimann entered
exhibitions and art fairs in Rome, Helsinki, Milan, Basel,
Berlin as well as works in Christchurch, Cheviot at Passione
in Kaikoura.
Her works this year will be seen at
the 10th Biennale in Rome, a group exhibition in Vienna next
month, New York, Berlin, France and Germany.
The
New York show is part of international artists displaying
for the soccer World Cup in Brazil, followed by an
exhibition in Brazil.
Her work has been featured in
a number of international publications and she will be seen
in four new international art books this year.
ENDS