Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
START THE NIVEA ART AWARD
This exciting competition provides the opportunity for one talented artist to win R20 000 cash, a sponsored art studio and art materials for six months and a solo exhibition at KZNSA Gallery. In addition, the second and third prize winners will take home R10 000 and R5 000 cash respectively. At an awards ceremony to be held on 14 July 2009, the three winners will be announced and the cash prizes presented.
To qualify, artists must be over 18 years of age and should be at the early stage of their art career, having not yet won any previous prestigious art awards. For the first time, the competition is now open to all visual art mediums except video. To enter, artists should submit an entry form together with an art portfolio comprising no less than three A5 size photographs of their best existing artworks, as well as a short curriculum vitae of their art career.
From entries that come in from throughout KwaZulu-Natal, sixty artists will be short listed and will be required to submit one of their best artworks to KZNSA Gallery. A distinguished panel of judges will select twenty-five finalists from these sixty artworks. The twenty five finalists will each receive R1 500 from Beiersdorf to create a unique, commissioned artwork, within a three-month time frame. The artists are required to incorporate this year’s theme, “Beauty Is...” into their competition piece. All artworks will be unique interpretations of this theme and will be exhibited for sale at the final exhibition which runs from 14 July to 08 August 2009 at KZNSA Gallery.
To qualify, artists must be over 18 years of age and should be at the early stage of their art career, having not yet won any previous prestigious art awards. For the first time, the competition is now open to all visual art mediums except video. To enter, artists should submit an entry form together with an art portfolio comprising no less than three A5 size photographs of their best existing artworks, as well as a short curriculum vitae of their art career.
From entries that come in from throughout KwaZulu-Natal, sixty artists will be short listed and will be required to submit one of their best artworks to KZNSA Gallery. A distinguished panel of judges will select twenty-five finalists from these sixty artworks. The twenty five finalists will each receive R1 500 from Beiersdorf to create a unique, commissioned artwork, within a three-month time frame. The artists are required to incorporate this year’s theme, “Beauty Is...” into their competition piece. All artworks will be unique interpretations of this theme and will be exhibited for sale at the final exhibition which runs from 14 July to 08 August 2009 at KZNSA Gallery.
Entry forms are available at most KwaZulu-Natal art galleries, or can be obtained by phoning 031 573 2154 or emailing nivea.art.award@beiersdorf.com 
Students Phumzile Sithole (left) and Paige Sanders (right) from Vega School of Brand Communications seek advice from START THE NIVEA ART AWARD 2008 winner Bheki Khambule (centre)
Students Phumzile Sithole (left) and Paige Sanders (right) from Vega School of Brand Communications seek advice from START THE NIVEA ART AWARD 2008 winner Bheki Khambule (centre)
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Roadside Romeo - 3D Animation made in India
http://sify.com reports on the first 3d animation to be produced in india...
Roadside Romeo is India's first ever three-dimensional (3D) mainstream animation venture. It is co-produced by Yash Raj Films (YRF) Studio and Hollywood studio Walt Disney Co. It is visualised, executed and delivered by a 150-member team of Tata group's Tech arm Tata Elxsi.
http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14781252&cid=2359
Roadside Romeo is India's first ever three-dimensional (3D) mainstream animation venture. It is co-produced by Yash Raj Films (YRF) Studio and Hollywood studio Walt Disney Co. It is visualised, executed and delivered by a 150-member team of Tata group's Tech arm Tata Elxsi.
The film has eight voiceovers including Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and versatile actor-dancer-mimicry artiste Javed Jaffrey. They have lent their voice for the lead characters in the movie - Romeo, Laila and Charlie Anna respectively.
Read the full report by clicking on this link:http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14781252&cid=2359
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