An artwork which “embodies the deeply social nature of humans” has won a contemporary painting prize after judging took place online due to coronavirus restrictions.
The Common by Kathryn Maple was announced as the winner of the John Moores Painting Prize 2020 by the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool on Thursday.
The work shows people “sharing an open space” and is based on ideas around resting places within a city.
Kathryn Maple’s work was judged entirely online (Liverpool Museums/PA)
Judging took place in November last year – after Liverpool was put under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions – so for the first time in the prize’s history the works were judged entirely online, with high-spec cameras, screens, speakers and software used to allow judges to appreciate their scale, texture and detail.
An artwork which “embodies the deeply social nature of humans” has won a contemporary painting prize after judging took place online due to coronavirus restrictions.
The Common by Kathryn Maple was announced as the winner of the John Moores Painting Prize 2020 by the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool on Thursday.
The work shows people “sharing an open space” and is based on ideas around resting places within a city.
Kathryn Maple’s work was judged entirely online (Liverpool Museums/PA)
Judging took place in November last year – after Liverpool was put under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions – so for the first time in the prize’s history the works were judged entirely online, with high-spec cameras, screens, speakers and software used to allow judges to appreciate their scale, texture and detail.
John Moores Painting Prize 2020 winner announced
Kathryn Maple has won the £25,000 first prize with her large-scale acrylic painting The Common
16:30, 4 MAR 2021
Kathryn Maple, John Moores Painting Prize 2020 winner (Image: National Museums Liverpool)
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