We’ve recently said goodbye to not only our chairman of the jury, but to some of the expert jurors themselves as well. Have a look at what they thought of their experiences with the Piket Art Prizes. Lees verder
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Sculpture 2016: Anneke Schat leaves nothing to chance
The award for the Piket Art Prizes 2016 is a silver sculpture. One long line forms the centrepiece, which Schat calls the “dynamic line”. She explains that it symbolises the progress of the young artist’s art career. The winners of the Piket Art Prizes are still at the beginning of their career, with this perhaps being the first art prize they have won. “The shape of the award had to be able to move and develop.” Movement is key to her: “No beginning and no end. I do not like sluggishness”, she laughs. Lees verder
Debbie Young: “When you get to work, everything falls into place”
Our Piket Art Prizes painting winner Debbie Young ended 2016 with a bang. Not only did she create new work, it was created specifically for her very first solo show at The Hague art gallery Vonkel. And she’s not stopping there. Lees verder
Check out our winners and nominees of 2014, 2015 and 2016
The Piket Art Prizes doesn’t only like to hand out prizes, we also like to keep an eye on our winners and nominees. This way, we know what they have been up to and what’s still to come. Check out all the activities, exhibitions and performances of our winners and nominees of 2014, 2015 and 2016. Lees verder
And the winners of the Piket Art Prizes 2016 are…
The winners of the Piket Art Prizes 2016 have been announced!
Painting: Debbie Young
Jury Verdict: “Debbie Young’s work has both literal and metaphorical layers. Each layer puts the previous one into perspective or partially conceals it, just as you might find the history of all previous occupants in the different layers of wallpaper in a dilapidated house. She shows a successful combination of realistically painted elements, photographs, plaster, wonderful figurines of clay and layers of epoxy. Her use of cliché images and ironic elements creates humor. Her different ways of presenting her art – sometimes consumed by a transformed space, sometimes as individual objects on a white wall – work remarkably well and forces viewers to continuously adjust their view. The result is explosive, yet vulnerable and personal. The jury is very curious what kind of dimensions Debbie will add to her work in the future.”
Dance: Alice Godfrey
Jury Verdict: “If you manage to stand out in the talent pool of the Nederlands Dans Theater 2 – arguably one of the best junior dance companies in the world – something special is going on. Alice has a magnetic stage appearance. She is a definite eye-catcher with an intriguing, intense charisma that is at once playful and enigmatic. Her talent is obvious, she has the body and a healthy dose of madness. But that does not mean that everything she touches simply turns into gold. She works very hard and continues to search for the key to her performances day after day. She manages to succeed in that: she always knows how to add something extra to the choreography with her interpretation. Alice has the potential to become a great artist.”
Drama: Kaatje Kooij
Jury Verdict: Kaatje Kooij is authentic, serious but also modest, poetic and sensitive. She is also quirky and sometimes willful. In her search for the experiment, she strays from the beaten track, in which she incorporates a hint of loneliness. For example, she worked on themes that proved to be very delicate to her, which shows her strength. This past year she has grown into a mature actress. Kaatje is always subservient to the content of the play. That’s a great quality. She is good at her command of language and text processing. She can switch quickly and does not force herself at the right moments. Kaatje searches for challenges wherever she can. In doing so, she manages to remain honest and close to herself. She has a great passion for the profession and a lot of potential to grow.
We proudly present the Piket Art Prizes nominees for 2016!
We proudly present the nominees for the third edition of the Piket Art Prizes! These are the nine, young and upcoming artists who are nominated for the Piket Art Prizes this year: Lees verder
Interview winner Sarah Murphy: “I could finally visit my family”
If there is one Piket Art Prizes winner that has been on a roll, it’s been Sarah Murphy, who won the our dance category last year. She’s been on the move with choreographer Joeri Dubbe and won multiple prizes at different dance festivals. Her calendar for next year is already almost fully booked. ‘Having those prizes come in, you don’t go on a shopping spree or a trip to Cabo, but it takes that stress off and allows you to choose projects with peace and ease.” Lees verder
Winners Piket Art Prizes 2015
Painting: Lennart Lahuis (1986)
Verdict of the jury: Lennart Lahuis treats the concept of visibility in an inventive way, playing with the amount of information he grants to the viewer, and the time he takes to relinquish it. Both the disposable images he hides behind a layer of wax and his floor projects, apparently consisting of nothing but water, demand a certain effort on the side of the viewer. The effect, however, is all the more forceful. The image fades or, quite literally, evaporates, leaving the viewer with its ghost. In this way he forces us to think about what we are actually seeing. By using this conceptual approach Lahuis consciously limits his creative scope.
Dance: Sarah Murphy (1988)
Verdict of the Jury: It is evident that the Canadian Sarah Murphy is a talented and hard worker. Her movement is striking; she truly employs her whole body. Murphy uses every fibre, and manages to enchant her audience without effort. She is able to draw the viewer into her vast imagination, and has a large array of dance styles at her disposal. Like no other, Murphy is able to integrate emotion and feeling into her performance. Her ability to enrich her emotions with expressive detail is intriguing. Murphy’s expressiveness genuinely touched the jury.
Dramatic Arts: Nik van den Berg (1987)
Verdict of the Jury: Nik van den Berg is enormously talented. It is small wonder that he was already nominated last year. At that time he made an impression with his Parade performance, where he amply demonstrated his ability to seduce his audience with his extravagant stage personality. Over the past year, he managed to develop even further. Van den Berg possesses a clear artistic signature and is able to change gear at a moment’s notice. He can really twist the audience round his finger. The jury hopes van den Berg will continue to look for new layers as an actor, maker and performer, and will find collaborators who will challenge him. It also hopes he will enlarge his palette as a solo performer in such a way as to help him find new substance and meaning, and engage his audience artistically as well as intellectually.
Winners Piket Art Prizes 2014
Painting: Inge Aanstoot (1987)
Verdict of the Jury: Inge Aanstoot’s work is imaginative, powerful, organic, and colourful, and is characterised by interesting contrasts. She creates a world of her own, both personal and recognisable. Aanstoot’s paintings are usually large – the canvas completely covered. However, she is also able to create tension through empty space between figures and objects. Her colours are deep and intense. She works from her own experience, brain and soul in a seemingly natural manner. Her intelligent use of colour and surface enables her to obtain a striking unity of composition, despite the many details. Her work lives! She has shown a strong development since her graduation in 2009, and the jury expects she will further mature in the future.
Dance: Joshua Junker (1998)
Verdict of the Jury: Joshua deeply impressed the jury – he is a pure, rare dance talent. His body, with its fine legs and feet, is an ideal instrument for a great career as a dancer. Starting from a breakdance background, Joshua received his classical basis at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. His recent transfer to the Royal Ballet School in London not only offers him first class training, but also unique opportunities within the international dance circuit. The jury relishes the thought that, in this way, he will be able to present his initial formation in The Hague.
Dramatic Arts: Karel van Laere (1988)
Verdict of the Jury: Karel van Laere is a headstrong, original polymath, who designs costumes and sets for various performances at his own studio in The Hague, and stages fashion shows. He is not afraid to confront the technical obstacles these activities present. In addition, he tours with a very physical dance/music performance, and makes short films in which he is moving and immovable at the same time: he explores the human body’s way and scope of movement as well as the technical developments that surround us. Van Laere’s work expresses his desire to astonish his audience with new points of view and new ways of viewing. The jury envisages an important role for him in the theatrical future.
