World’s Best Still Life Realists: MARTÍN, CHAPMAN, CASTLEMAN, KUPERMAN, NEWTON, XIAOXIA, TAKACHE & PROTOPAPA / 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS

Thom Bierdz
5 min readJun 29, 2024

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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 37. REALISM — STILL LIFE repressed
SPAIN, AUSTRALIA, USA, CHINA, LEBANON & ITALY.

ART COLLECTORS — CONTACT THE WINNERS HERE: CATEGORY 37. REALISM — STILL LIFE

1st Place PACO MARTÍN SPAIN www.pacomartin.art “Tangerine Reflections” 27x42cm Color pencil on paper.

2nd Place — Tie PIPPA CHAPMAN AUSTRALIA www.pippachapman.com “Sharp Contrast” 12x22" Oil on canvas.

2nd Place — Tie DOUGLAS CASTLEMAN USA douglas-castleman.pixels.com “Wine With Cheese” 15x20" Transparent watercolor on paper.

3rd Place — Tie PIPPA CHAPMAN AUSTRALIA www.pippachapman.com “The Artists Palette” 30x40" Oil on canvas.

3rd Place — Tie EUGENE KUPERMAN USA http://www.kuperart.com “The Devil Is In The Details” 18x18” Oil on polyester on birch plywood.

4th Place — Tie DOUGLAS NEWTON USA https://douglasnewtonpaintings.com/ “Many Chocolates” 24x30” Oil on canvas.

5th Place — Tie CHEN XIAOXIA CHINA 306881448@qq.com “The Imprint Of Time” 82x110cm Watercolor on paper.

5th Place — Tie DOUGLAS CASTLEMAN USA https://douglas-castleman.pixels.com/ “Airshow Mitchell” 12x36" Oil on canvas.

5th Place — Tie HICHAM TAKACHE LEBANON www.facebook.com/hicham.takache “Souvenir Collections” 20x28” Oil on canvas.

6th Place — Tie PIPPA CHAPMAN AUSTRALIA www.pippachapman.com “Eastern Enchantment” 28x14" Oil, canvas.

6th Place — Tie ROSA MARIA PROTOPAPA ITALY https://protopapa.weebly.com 20x30cm “Pumpkins And Apples” Pastel on pastemat.

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

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Thom Bierdz

One of Medium’s TOP ART CONTRIBUTORS, award-winning author, actor, film-maker, painter. 12 books: 6 on art. President of WAA & AAA & ACCA.