ASIAN ART IN LONDON
AAL Art Awards Shortlist, 2021: Grosvenor Gallery
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Connor Macklin, owner and director of the Grosvenor Gallery, presents the Grosvenor Gallery's shortlisted piece for the Apollo Award for Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from a Dealer - a painting of a tiger by Senaka Senanayake. Born in 1951, Senaka Senanayake is one of Sri Lanka’s best-known artists. His brightly-hued canvases of the country’s flora and fauna draw attention to its rapidly depleting rainforests. His recent work is inspired by the plight of the Sri Lankan rainforests, many of which have been subject to intense deforestation to make way for tea plantations. Senaka comments; "My main focus is on the endangered flora and fauna in our rainforests. In 2005 I visited a rainforest in Sri Lanka, which became my muse for many of my shows." When discussing his work the artist comments "I could have shown the negative aspects of destruction, such as people and animals dying, but I try to do happy positive paintings." This particular painting depicts a Tiger in its natural habitat, but has underlying comments on the destruction of the Tigers habitat due to deforestation.
ABOUT THE AAL ART AWARDS
Every autumn Asian Art in London (AAL) brings together leading international dealers and auction houses from the UK, Europe, USA and Asia, who specialize in a wide variety of ancient to modern Asian art, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Islamic and Middle Eastern, Himalayan and Central Asian, Southeast Asian. As part of the annual event, the AAL Art Awards highlights outstanding pieces of work in four categories:
1- Antiques Trade Gazette Award for Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from an Auction House
2- Antiques Trade Gazette Award for Outstanding Islamic or Indian Work of Art from an Auction House
3- Apollo Award for Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from a Dealer
4- Apollo Award for Outstanding Islamic or Indian Work of Art from a Dealer
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AAL Art Awards 2021 - Indian & Islamic Awards Introduction
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Henry Howard-Sneyd, Chairman of the Board for Asian Art in London, introduces Matt Ball, Publishing Director of the Antiques Trade Gazette and part of the panel of judges for the Antiques Trade ...
ASIAN ART IN LONDON
AAL Art Awards Shortlist, 2021: Joost van den Bergh
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Joost van den Bergh, of Joost van den Bergh, presents their shortlisted piece for the Apollo Award for Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from a Dealer - a Bamboo Object by Tomonori Nakamura, made in 2019...
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AAL Art Awards Shortlist, 2021: Marcel Nies Oriental Art
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Elena Nies, from Marcel Nies Oriental Art, presents Marcel Nies Oriental Art's shortlisted piece for the Apollo Award for Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from a Dealer - a bronze sculpture of the g...
