Into the Dark - 2024
International Exhibition and Competition
"Into the Dark" beckons artists to delve into the realms of shadow and mystery, inviting them to explore the enigmatic depths of the human psyche and the unknown. This art competition challenges participants to wield their creativity as a beacon, illuminating the obscure, the surreal, and the unseen. From chiaroscuro masterpieces to abstract interpretations of the subconscious, "Into the Dark" seeks to celebrate the allure and complexity of darkness in all its forms, encouraging artists to confront, embrace, and ultimately transcend the shadows that linger within and without.
First Place Award
Lucas León
I find myself more intimately in art when I go through all these details in the artwork, because that teaches me deeply about existence, and I want to share it as best I can, in case something resonates, awakens or heals us. At least I know that dedicating myself to art is dedicating myself to love, it is the work of expressing something honest. Despite our mistreated world and society, that love is in helping us to talk with the soul, from there I trust what comes out, I trust what connects, and what that disarticulates to build another rebel and more open being.
"Before Judgement" Handmade Digital on Procreate, 33x47cm, 12/01/2024
Second Place Award
Jenni White
Imprisoned
mixed media: printmaking, drawing, 8x10, 2019, $400
Third Place Award
Elodie Deforest (Rackdamn Art)
"ANGORIS 1"
PanPastel, graphite powder and black stone. 30x22 in., $1,700
Finalist Awards
Rashad Ali Muhammad - From the Shadows to the Light, Mixed media collage (paper, handwritten notes, fabric, faux flower petals, upcycled jewelry, and acrylic) on canvas, 30” x 40”, 2024, $6,000
Agnes Hjalmarsson - Morning sun, 50x70cm, 2023
Kevork Cholakian - No Mas Amore, 30 x30, Oil On Panel, 2015, $6800
Paula Bulux - Transcendent Ties Part 4, Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 36 inches x 24 inches x 1.5 inches, August 2023, $900
Maxwell G. Miller - The Eternal Garden charcoal on paper, 25 x 19 inches, 2021, Sold
Auryn Leola - “Alongside”, Cyanotype on watercolor paper, 9x12 in., 2022, $200
Izzy Nilsson - Dusk, Oil on Canvas, 90cm x 120cm, 2024
Irene Burkahrd - AfterBrassaï
Isabella Ronchetti - Hand III, 10x6 in, collage (magazine cut-outs), 2023.
Blanesth - “DER MINOTAURUS IN SEINEM LABYRINTH”2021- acrylic on canvas 90x150cm
Carrie Jenkins - Nude turning away, Oil on canvas panel, 8" diameter, 2024, $1000
Alex Gervason - Cold Hands, Digital, Clip Studio Paint, 2100 x 2416px, 2024
Lula Sarnia - The future is the volcanic hill, ink on canvas, 100x70 cm, 2023, $800
Mark Sajatovich - Dark Corners, 61cm x 61 cm, Acrylic on Canvas, 2024
Tahia - Moment, Water Color on Paper, 8 inch 11 inch, 2020, $150
Lilith Divine - WISE WOMEN, oil on canvas and gold leaf, 80 x 60 x 2 cm, 2020, $2300
Divya Sasmal - Binary Reflections, Analog (acrylic on canvas) + Digital, 1040 pixels x 1536 pixels (1 MP), Analog-2022; Digital-2024
Josh Gortron - Shrouded Realms, Digital, 2023, $200
Adrienne Krieger Key - Above and So Below, 48x48 inches, 2 to 5 inches deep. Foam, Plaster, Acrylic on Wood, 2023, $6000
Danna Olsen - Into Dust, Lino Print & Gouache, 11"x14" 12/12/23 $175
Eva Dzierz - Lost Souls Remained in the Dark, Mixed technique, 37 W x 47 H x 1.5 D in, 2022
Elliot Chance - “CATS IN SPACE?!”, linocut print, 12 x 18 inches, 2024. $35.00
Evie Hendriks - Lappen, multi media, digital art, 4032 x 2333 PX, 600 DPI, 2023.
MaLo Magic Blue - VISION, Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm (19.69 x 27.56 x 0.59 in), 2012, Sold
Levia McFarlane - "Suffocation", 48x60 inches, Oil on Canvas, 2023, NFS
Katie Graham - "Little Red", Mixed Media Embroidered Collage- Fabric, Embroidery Thread, Compressed Felt, Acrylic Paint, Paper Collage, and Cardboard. 10"x8"x3", October 13th, 2023.
Brandon Fuller - Requiem, acrylic on canvas
Kyle Miskovich - " Nightwatch", Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30", 2022
Pedro Silvestre - Eye In The Middle Body, Acrilyc painting, 60x40, Sold.
Caitlin Primrose Martin - Life from the Dark, Ink , 150 x 208 mm, 28.1.2024, £30
Jen Carberry-Landis - Day 2, Egg tempera, acrylic on roll canvas, sealed
Paz Winshtein -Ammolite Kiss, 20x40 in., acrylic on wood, 2018
Morgan MacPherson - Dollhouse: The Dining Room, 9x12 in., markers and pencils, 2024
Ashu Gera - Plugged In , Oil on Canvas, 65x50 Inches, 20th Nov2022, 799$
Satsita Mezhieva - "Elegy in Ebony"; ink, watercolour on paper; 6 x 9 in; 2023
Julian Collins - The Plague Doctor
Zoe Kyriakou, Sophia Tsouxnika (photographer) - Ego