World’s Best Sculptors: JOININ LYON, SONDOW, FRANCIS, MANDL, KUZNETCOV, AFSHAR, LUBBERS, COURT, GAIDRY & CHIHOTA / 2024 Art Collectors Choice Awards
Artists from 62 countries competed in the 2024 ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS. 20 international art collectors scored 50 categories of online images covering drawing, painting, sculpture, digital and photography.
The winning works will be revealed in this column one category at a time.
The ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS winners in CATEGORY 49. SCULPTURE — REPRESENTATIONAL represent FRANCE, USA, AUSTRALIA, SWEDEN, AZERBAIJAN, NETHERLANDS, WALES, UK & ZIMBABWE.
BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: PHILIPPE JOININ LYON
“I was born on January 5, 1977, I have worked as a metalworker locksmith since 1993, being an artist since my earliest childhood, writing comics, guitarist and composer, it was natural that I associated my profession with passion for art. I started with small creations and with these successes, I am now launching into more important works, all of my achievements can be seen on my Facebook “joinin metal creation” or on my site “www.joininmetalcreation. com”. My wish for the future would be to work on film or show sets, do exhibitions and make a living from my passion. https://www.joininmetalcreation.com/
WINNER WEBSITES: CATEGORY 49. SCULPTURE — REPRESENTATIONAL
1st Place PHILIPPE JOININ LYON FRANCE “Masque De Pharaon” 66x46x46cm Welded steel. https://www.joininmetalcreation.com/
2nd Place — Tie JAMES SONDOW USA www.sondowsculpture.com “Rachel At The Well” 52x72x32” Clay.
2nd Place — Tie ADAM FRANCIS AUSTRALIA “Steel Polygonal Pitbull” 120x96cm Stainless steel sheets.
3rd Place — Tie PETER MANDL SWEDEN www.petermandl.com “Dynamene” 60x30x32cm Bronze.
3rd Place — Tie MAKSIM KUZNETCOV AUSTRALIA https://maksimkuznetcov.com/ “Searching For An Answer — 2” 57x35x30cm Acrylic polymer, acrylic, varnish.
4th Place NATIQ JAMAL AFSHAR AZERBAIJAN “The Scream” 20x9x4cm Alabaster, plastic, wood and metal.
5th Place — Tie NICOLE LUBBERS NETHERLANDS https://www.facebook.com/nicole.lubbers.184 “Thinking” 13x13x58cm Wood resin, iron, fabric, paint.
5th Place — Tie DEBBIE COURT WALES/ UK www.debbiecourt.com 21.5cm “Woman In Heels” Papier mâché, coloured powders.
6th Place — Tie DOUG GAIDRY III USA www.dgdigitalimaging.com “Ole Red” 29x16x14" Cold steel roundbar, granite base.
6th Place — Tie FREDDY CHIHOTA ZIMBABWE “The Brazen Serpent” 60x100cm Bronze painted mild steel.
ART COLLECTORS can see the hundreds of winning images and corresponding contact info to all the artists here::
In 2024, ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS had submissions from these 62 countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tobago, Togo, Trinidad, Turkey, United Arabian Emirates, UK, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
20 international art collectors asked to score art:
Andrew Cameron & Marcus Hamilton — Australia
Jason Stuckless — Toronto, Ontario
Floyd M. Elwell, III — Rancho Mirage, California
Jan Gold — Roseville, California
Michael Gregg Michaud — Los Angeles, California
Judi Evans — Los Angeles, California
Alec Wilder — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Eddie Dyer — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Michelle Foglesong Wilson — Las Vegas
Thomas Zora — Las Vegas
Paul Iacono — Chicago
Ron Lundin — Naples, Florida / Chicago, Illinois / Vail, Colorado
Jay H. Brewer — Orlando, Florida
Celeste Miller — St. Petersburg, Florida
Alan McMullen — Fannettsburg, Philadelphia
Brian Townley — Waco, Texas
Blaine L. Richards-Miller — Wichita Falls, Texas
Aimee Unakis — Georgetown, Illinois
Karen Valentine — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mitchell Antesky — Toledo Ohio
