Since 2015, we have been hosting the annual competition for kitsch-painters world wide.
This is a contest that has been won by great painters such as Sebastian Salvo, Mark Belicario, Li Dong, Scott Breton, Marjan Bakhtiarikish and Shaun Roberts.
Here are the finalists:
Wild bird capture techniques by Oleg Radvan
Whisper by Melisa Calabria
Unearthing memories by Paulo César Hoces Chauca
The Gaze by Jesse Payne
The Death of Cleopatra by Martijn Caspar Swart
The back by Billy Økland
The Alchemist by Andrew Aviste
Spring by Javier Adams
Self-Portrait by Kim Vale
Self-Portrait as a Disciple by Douglas Williamson
Pages of Vervain by Luke Hillestad
Mirkwood by John Besa
Mercy by Herman Borge
Meditations by Marjan Bakhtiarikish
Man with Jews Harp by Hjalmar Hagelstam
Man in Leather Vest by Espen Lillehamre
Let Go Off Your Ego by Arif Fauzan Othman
La Artemisa by Rocio Moreno
Helix by George Chronakis
Fides. El Sabio by Diego Rafael
Dionysus by Juli Anne Jonker
Crepuscolo by Carlo Alberto Palumbo
Corsario Negro by Sebastián Martínez Fadic
Calm by Claudia Rossell Marañon
Ballad by Sertap Yeğin
Alma by Enzo Ivkovich
The finalists, selected by the jury, are presented in a contest open to public voting on our facebohok page. You can vote by reacting on the Facebook link or by hitting the "Favorize" button underneath the respective image on the Works page where every favorization counts as 5 votes. Voting ends November 15th at 8pm (CEST).
Three prizes will be awarded respectively to the top three paintings selected by the jury. The main prize will be awarded to the jury selection that receives the most votes by the public. Second and third place will follow accordingly.
3rd prize: a $100 gift certificate from Kremer Pigments.
2nd prize: a $200 gift certificate from Kremer Pigments.
1st prize: a $350 gift certificate from Vasari Oil Colors.
All three will receive a copy of Kitsch More Than Art (2011) by Odd Nerdrum et al. and a diploma, signed by one of the members of the jury.
The Jury and their self-portraits: Shaun Roberts (left) is an American painter from Texas. He received the 1st prize in the WWK Competition in 2021. Sebastian Salvo (middle) is a Chilean painter working in Norway. He won the WWK Competition in 2015. Jan-Ove Tuv (right) is a Norwegian painter, known as the prince of kitsch.
Bork Nerdrum