One of my proudest paintings, Liberation Road, inspired by an old photo of my beautiful great grandmother, and our family history in the last century which had brought much suffering to Chinese people, rich and poor, was included in Artist Portfolio Magazine Publication's second anniversary issue.
I incorporated elements of destruction into the painting, with a large road sign "Liberation Road" occupying the center of the canvas:
Oil on Canvas 18" x 24" Completed in 2010
This painting was just published by Artist Portfolio Magazine in their 11th issue, in June 2013:
The certificate states that "MyArtContest.com is proud to present this award to Matthew Felix Sun for having demonstrated immense talent and skill in the artistic execution of "The Song of Orpheus" in their 2nd International Cover Art Contest. The jurors were Ingrid Reeve and Ben Walker.
Below is the painting:
The Song of Orpheus
Oil on Canvas
30" x 24"
Completed in 2010
The Song of Orpheus
Oil on Canvas
30" x 24"
Completed in 2010
My painting "The Song of Orpheus" won Editor's Choice Award in the COVER II WINNERS competition, sponsored by MyArtContest.com - and will be featured in Artist Portfolio Magazine (Issue 2), which will be available online soon. For reference, readers can view the first issue now. Below is the video presentation of this painting:
My Art Contest was created in Dec of 2007 as a way for artists to gain international exposure and to bridge the gap between artists, collectors and dealers around the world. Since then, My Art Contest has awarded thousands of dollars to support artist’s endeavors across the US and abroad. In recent years, the art world has seen a surge of online art contests. We are proud to be one of the original international juried online art contests. MyArtContest.com currently averages over 17,000 hits a day with over 500 unique visitors per day...
The entries have broad range of style and subject matters and the entries are mostly very accomplished and mature. It is great be included in this selected group.
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