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By Lorraine Ferrier Time January 30, 2023
Honoring Realist Art Today
Finalists and winners of the ‘16th Art Renewal Center Salon Competition’
Art collector Frederick Ross founded U.S.-based nonprofit organization Art Renewal Center (ARC) in 1999 to support traditional realist artists and realist art education around the world, and to acquire notable realist artworks.
In “The Philosophy of ARC,” Ross states that the visual language of traditional realism “can be understood by all people everywhere on earth regardless of what language it is they speak or write.”
In 2004, the ARC founded its annual “International ARC Salon Competition.” Early this year, the ARC announced the winners of the 16th salon competition, from more than 5,400 entries from 75 countries. Here, we feature some of the notable and award-winning artworks.
More than 75 of the works will be on display in the “16th International ARC Salon Exhibition,” at Sotheby’s New York from July 15 to 24. Some of the works can be purchased at the exhibition and also on the ARC website. To find out more, visit ArtRenewal.org.
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In her online artist statement, Alexandra Klimas paints animals destined for our dinner plate, paying homage to what she calls these “forgotten” animals. She wants her paintings to encourage others to reconnect with nature and bring more empathy to their lives. She’s painted the vast sky in “Bill the Bull and His Cow” to show the greater world of which these creatures are a part. Third place in the Landscape category: “Bill the Bull and His Cow,” 2021, by Alexandra Klimas (Netherlands). Oil on canvas; 35 1/4 inches by 47 inches. (Courtesy of the Art Renewal Center)
