World’s Best Charcoal, Graphite, Inks: BUCCI, SHENGJIE, TERPSTRA, GAMAGE, ADEPOJU, BOLEN, OKOLIEZE, MAKSUM, DOU, MWAMBA, ZHANG, BAOLI & TAO / 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS
Artists from 61 countries competed in the 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS where 20 of the most revered galleries in the world were sent online images to score in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital and photography. The 300+ winning works, 1st to 6th Place (and ties) in all 50 categories, will be revealed in this column one category at a time, and also an upcoming movie.
The WINNERS in CATEGORY 4. CHARCOAL/INK/GRAPHITE – FIGURE represent ITALY, CHINA, SWITZERLAND, SRI LANKA, NIGERIA, JAPAN, INDONESIA, ZAMBIA, USA & CANADA.
BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER:
Giuseppe Bucci, born in Foggia, Italy, has had a passion for drawing since childhood. After scientific studies, he tried his hand at hyperrealistic drawing and only in 2021, he decided to attend the workshop of a great Italian artist, Emanuele Dascanio. Since then, graphite and charcoal have become daily practice tools in the service of a technique, hatching, that demands time, patience and dedication, as it requires no tools for shading, but only the use of pencils. This technique is a tool to keep mind, hand and heart together. Darkness and light are essential elements in the conception of drawing: darkness is the essence of matter, light its shape.
ART COLLECTORS — CONTACT THE WINNERS HERE: CATEGORY 4. CHARCOAL/INK/GRAPHITE – FIGURE
1st Place GIUSEPPE BUCCI ITALY anoikis1983@gmail.com “Ad Laetam” 100x70cm Graphite and charcoal.
2nd Place — Tie AN SHENGJIE CHINA 1065978197@qq.com “Portrait Of Grandpa Bao” 53x73cm Drawing on paper.
2nd Place — Tie FREDERICK TERPSTRA SWITZERLAND 21x29.7cm https://www.frederickterpstra.com/ “The Zurich Train” Pencil.
3rd Place — Tie UDARI R. GAMAGE SRI LANKA udarirashmi25@gmail.com “Another Princess” 7x10" Charcoal on paper.
3rd Place — Tie OLUWATOSIN ADEPOJU NIGERIA 40x50cm https://oluwatosinart.systeme.io/gallery “Gazes I” Pencil on paper.
4th Place — Tie TERESA BOLEN JAPAN https://teresabolen.com “Come Join Me” 11.7x16.5" Graphite pencil on paper.
4th Place — Tie EMMANUEL OKOLIEZE NIGERIA Charcoal, graphite, paper. emmanuelokoliezeart@gmail.com “Black Scintillance” 24x30”
5th Place — Tie MUHAMMAD MAKSUM INDONESIA muhammadmaksum1904@gmail.com “Graceful Woman” 21x30cm Pencil on paper.
5th Place — Tie DAMAO DOU CHINA hansondou1996@gmail.com “Romantic Chords” 55x68cm Ink.
5th Place — Tie ERICK MWAMBA ZAMBIA https://www.facebook.com/EricMwambaArts?mibextid=JRoKGi “Dependence” 59x84cm Charcoal and graphite.
6th Place — Tie XUEPING ZHANG USA https://xueping-zhang.pixels.com “Mothering” 11x14” Pen and ink.
6th Place — Tie ZHANG BAOLI USA slash_1988@163.com “Guitar” 15x10cm Pencil on paper.
6th Place — Tie LUO TAO CANADA 2330671679@qq.com “Decameron, The Eighth Day” 100x60cm Charcoal on paper.
Art collectors can see hundreds of winning images and contact info to all 50 CATEGORIES of winning artworks:
In 2024, WORLD ART AWARDS had submissions from these 61 countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, UK, Ukraine, USA, Viet Nam, Wales, Zambia.
The World Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2024 who were asked to score art: (in alphabetical order by country):
Best in Australia: Bungendore Wood Works Gallery
Best in Chile: Isabel Aninat Gallery
Best in Columbia: Beatriz Esguerra Art
Best in Czech Republic: Knupp Gallery
Best in Georgia: UGallery
Best in Israel: Corridor Contemporary
Best in Japan: Nanzuka Underground
Best in Latvia: Galerija Romas Darzs
Best in Malaysia: Gallery des Artistes / Gallery@Tropicana
Best in Morocco: Comptoir des Mines Galerie
Best in Myanmar: New Treasure Art Gallery
Best in Portugal: Underdogs
Best in Taiwan: 1839 Contemporary Gallery
Best in United Kingdom: Miart Gallery London
Best in USA / Alabama: Alabama Contemporary Art Center
Best in USA / Arizona: Exposures International Gallery Of Fine Art
Best in USA / Iowa: Moberg Gallery
Best in USA / Nebraska: Kiechel Fine Art
Best in USA / South Dakota: South Dakota Art Museum
Best in USA / Utah: Ogden Contemporary Arts
