About
The Young Masters Art Prize 2012 operates as a not-for-profit initiative of the Cynthia Corbett Gallery. In a celebration of both modern skill and tradition, this award recognises emerging artistic talent and innovation.
As an exciting, high-profile competition initiated in 2009, Young Masters features emerging and newly established artists who are inspired by the work of the Old Masters. Each artist references an element of the established art-historical canon, either through technique, imagery or subject, whilst establishing an undeniably contemporary spin on highly revered paintings. By placing these contemporary works firmly in contrast to the existing art-historical canon, the Young Masters Art Prize is both unique and ground-breaking.
Young Masters Art Prize 2009 served as the inaugural launch of the art prize. Awarded by an independent panel of judges, the prize was awarded to two winners in that year: American artist duo, Ghost of a Dream, and Héctor de Gregorio, a Spanish artist living and working in London. Sponsored by AXA UK, the artists were presented with the award by AXA Group Chief Executive Nicolas Moreau.
In 2010 Lluís Barba was selected as having the best response to the concept of Young Masters, and was honoured with a special pop-up exhibition at the Courtauld Institute as part of the East Wing IV Exhibitionism show. Lluís Barba reworks iconic artworks to comment on contemporary society, introducing modern characters into Hieronymus Bosch’s or Pieter Brueghel’s medieval scenes.
If you have any queries regarding the prize and exhibition, please contact the Exhibition Coordinator, Annabel Cary, on info@young-masters.co.uk
The Cynthia Corbett Gallery
The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, an international contemporary art gallery represents emerging and newly established artists and is a regular exhibitor at major international contemporary art fairs and has an annual programme of exhibitions that take place throughout the year in London and New York. corbettPROJECTS launched in 2004, focuses on presenting curated projects that address contemporary critical practice and works with emerging curators and artists. CorbettPROJECTS presents an innovative programme of events in a variety of media with a particular emphasis on video art. In 2009 the Gallery launched the Young Masters Art Prize sponsored by AXA UK. The Young Masters Art Prize 2012 will be launched in Spring 2012 as a not-for-profit initiative presented by The Cynthia Corbett Gallery.
