Showdown
Congratulations to Our The Body Electric Showdown Winner, Runner-Up, and Finalists
We are happy to announce that judge Raffi Kalenderian has chosen Hormazd Narielwalla as the winner of The Body Electric Showdown and Maarten Van Den Bos as the runner-up of our The Body Electric Showdown competition.
The Body Electric Showdown Winner: “Le Petit Echo de la Mode No. 5” by Hormazd Narielwalla
Praising the high standard of entries, Raffi said:
I loved the colors and composition of Hormazd Narielwalla’s piece. The scale of the work also seemed perfect. When I read about his process of making collages and finding radical abstraction within antique tailoring patterns, sourced from a Parisian fashion magazine, I thought: “This is an artist after my own heart.”
Maarten Van Den Bos’ work struck me as wonderfully beguiling. The scale for this work seemed important, too. I wish I could see it in person. The line between figuration and abstraction is handled in a superior way. There is a psychic energy between the figures, and I dig it.
Runner-Up: “Forest Conspiracy” by Maarten Van Den Bos
Browse all of Raffi Kalenderian’s Top 10 picks:
First Place: “Le Petit Echo de la Mode No. 5” by Hormazd Narielwalla
Runner-Up: “Forest Conspiracy” by Maarten Van Den Bos
“Her Body Becomes a Landscape” by Ronny Broeckx
“Portrait of Gugui” by Julien Corcoran Porisse
“Velvet pElvis” by Stephan Fowlkes
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Melinda Matyas
Thank You
Many thanks to all those who submitted entries. We were thrilled with the high quality of the more than 4,000 submissions. We also thank those who participated in the community vote during the First Round.
Stay tuned for our next Showdown!
