The winning entry in Grafton’s Jacaranda Drawing Award has generated contoversy with some questioning the merit of the work by Brisbane artist, Miles Hall.
Hall won the $15,000 prize for his work titled ‘ Eyes closed Feeling for Noon and Night ‘.
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70% of Hall’s drawing appears to be blacked out, as if the artist suffered fatigue and a black cloud overcame him. A bit of a joke to have included this into a formal drawing competition, and it’s definitely not worthy of any 1st prize in a major art competition. It is precisely because of the highly subjective selection by one or two judges that I haven’t bothered to enter my drawings into these comps. The judges should be a panel of no less than 5 members of sound mind, and at minimum having attained a Diploma or Degree in Fine Arts. L.