Artist: Iain Dean
Subject: Pilar Mata Dupont
Title: Pilar Mata Dupont
Judges’ Comments:
“The artist has managed to capture a contemplative moment in the subject’s portrait. The face’s skin left mostly unpainted, the impression is that it is almost a reverse or photographically negative image, with spare but colourful minimalist strokes to create a very essential portrait. There is a real sense of ease and lightness. It is not overworked nor labored, thus bringing a directness to it. It has a very contemporary feel without getting away from a recognizable representation of the subject. The subject seems to be deep in thought – and for a portrait that is so essentially presented, to be able to communicate that inner life, to say a lot with very little, is a real achievement. “