I'm a watercolor painter. I have NEVER encountered anyone with the opinion that you should not sign your artwork. On the contrary, signing it is a symbolic ritual indicating completion as much as informing the viewers of the identity of the artist.

@bodyofhope

3 ай бұрын

THANK YOU! I've never heard of such a strange opinion in the art world. She's doing a terrible disservice to her "students." I hope they're at least signing the backside of their works.

I'm glad that they changed tack on this show as the seasons progressed. I hate that we have 21 artists and we don't even get a look at half the paintings. Very frustrating, I feel like cattle being shoved along in the direction the judges want me to go. I was really surprised and disappointed by their choice this episode. I feel it was based on his self portrait rather than the work he did during the competition. I LOVED the vibrant colored 3/4 portrait, but we didn't even get to see it finished. But I still enjoy the show and am overjoyed to have the opportunity to watch these older episodes.

@southernlady5085

3 жыл бұрын

Agree totally. As one who is learning this craft, I would have liked more time with all the painters as they moved through the creative process and with their completed works rather than the constant comments and focus upon the judges. Also,not signing a work is dreadful advice in this day and time.

@mountainpeakcloud8442

Жыл бұрын

@@southernlady5085 The judges were not saying they shouldn't sign their work, just not to sign it on the front of the painting. The common practice of contemporary painters is to put all the information, title, medium, size, date and name on the back, because sticking a signature on the front is not only distracting to the actual work, but recalls the older convention of the old masters, which feels cheesy to do these days. The general idea is, if it doesn't help the actual painting in anyway, is shouldn't be on the front.

Need to show all the paintings from all the artist. Not just the final 3.

As an artist I must disagree with the judges

@paulwalters461

Жыл бұрын

DUDE. Not even CLOSE. The winner had one of the worst paintings I've ever seen on this show.

"And we're not sure who painted this masterpiece because some idiot who fancied herself an art expert said not to"

I almost completely disagree with most of what the judges had to say in this one.

@danilude

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, there were great paintings that they didn’t selected, don’t understand why

@brainbowcreativerecoveryce4552

3 жыл бұрын

@@danilude judges have NO clue

@ryanbennettbennett4059

2 жыл бұрын

Its more about being "different" and "contemporary" then just a great painting to them. Drives me crazy.

@brandontrottier4734

2 жыл бұрын

same

@pauladouglas9891

10 ай бұрын

The winning portrait made a handsome man look strangely bloated, really not the most accomplished

As a painter, this show fills me with inspiration and hope. Real hope. It's so encouraging to see in real time that the best style is always ones own.

I have the impression that the final three were chosen randomly. How could they not choose any work depicting this lady lying down? There were definitely better paintings there.

@kathleenchristopher2958

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree.

@wildfoxdeers

3 жыл бұрын

@@kathleenchristopher2958 We were also surprised! Glad to see we're not the only ones ^^"

@dawidlipka6547

3 жыл бұрын

@@wildfoxdeers Mhm, the most square face won this episode :D

@danilude

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, there were great paintings not selected

@astroloq-astrologyportal6335

2 жыл бұрын

Well, we need 2 more Tai Shen and 2 fewer curators. ;)

Wow, PLEASE get new judges

I can't believe that expert hates signatures on paintings and actively discourages people from doing them. AND isn't she the one who deals???? She should know that signatures are practically integral to a piece and especially establishing a history of a piece. Feels disrespectful to ask artists to not sign their work.

@miniskillet0587

5 ай бұрын

As someone who was told not to sign my work because I'm not Picasso. I can tell you yes it feels very crummy and disrespectful.

@bodyofhope

3 ай бұрын

​@@miniskillet0587 VERY!

Someone got robbed! (I would also question both the selection of judges and models). No shortage of disappointment in this one!

@southernlady5085

3 жыл бұрын

Also the pressure one judge placed on the winner as he was painting “to have drips” was inappropriate. I felt the drips were out of place on the winning portrait. I felt he did it solely to please the judge as it didn’t serve a real purpose in his painting. It didn’t add anything to the character of the portrait he painted.

@southernlady5085

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on, Nan.

@marianastancu1043

2 жыл бұрын

@@southernlady5085 ‘

Even though they may not have won I think that each and every artist is a winner and I hope they all know that.

they shouldve picked the one of the freud lady staring at the viewer. shame.

35:03 are they kiddin' me, that one is incredible, dark and disturbing, those judges have to retire, except for this one Frank Skinner, he's cool.

@southernlady5085

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed it is dark and disturbing. Seemed like the artist focused on the loss and tragedy rather than hope and triumph.

@irhsounds5715

3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree. They seem to gloss over the really skilled paintings that are often the most intriguing and simultaneously creative and choose one or the other..

IMO, too much judge talk, and not enough visual focus on paintings.

Why did you not even properly show the amazing looking portrait of the athlete… the one from the 10 year in Florence practicing guy

Really pick the one that looks completely out of missaligned in proportions of the face.

This show makes me cry 🥲 I wish they showed it from a less biased point of view so the audience could connect with any of the artists, not just the judges favorites

That judge slapped that female sitters leg in a very disrespectful manner!!

@danielmayor4942

3 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY she's not an animal!

@jociamponelli1008

2 жыл бұрын

I like the judge generally but totally agree!!!

@sami-tw7qk

2 жыл бұрын

it’s a shame because i used to have the most respect for /him/ among the judges. i tended to agree with him more often. i lost so much respect for him. this whole episode is so disappointing. at least the art created is beautiful

@veracalvin6858

2 жыл бұрын

@@sami-tw7qk small gestures can be very revealing.

@naniaprillia7386

2 жыл бұрын

Even the sitter’s mood change drastically

The blond girl that says at 4.40 something, "I would recommend my artists not to sign their painting", is probably the dumbest advice I have ever heard. Yes I agree, when a signature is bad, it can ruin a painting, then advice your artist to practice their signature.

@LarWolkan

3 жыл бұрын

i agree 100%

@YetiintheSun

3 жыл бұрын

It's like she's from the fashion world , rolling her eyes and saying It's just not done. Nobody needs to practice their signature (!)... just don't listen to judges like her who dwell on superficial things.

@LarWolkan

3 жыл бұрын

plus a signed work of art is always worth more.....

@christopherjames3451

3 жыл бұрын

She’s the same individual who had a grown man & honored guest remove his shirt. I wonder how he felt about it. Lol maybe it’s just me, I felt bad for him. Am I alone on this?

@altitudechallenged

3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherjames3451 same here. I felt a bit uncomfortable seeing how he's just reduced to a shirtless dude with abs.

Wow they really messed up this time.

SO interesting to see how the show has evolved from this.

Thanks so much for sharing these episodes of Portrait Artist of the Year. We really enjoy them.

Since when is an Artist not supposed to sign his work? What is this woman talking about?

@willbe939

2 жыл бұрын

What would Picasso have to say about this? His signature was an artistic statement in itself!

@SirSneakerPimp

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Professional mamby pamby.

@Watkinsstudio

2 жыл бұрын

She is ignorant about art and talks too much, a bad combination.

@reillyfitzgerald

Жыл бұрын

I was scrolling down to find someone with this response. The "not signing" a piece of art idea is very narrow minded. I ALWAYS told my students to sign their work and date it (year), as I myself do. It doesn't have to be ostentatious but will be very useful at some point in the future. How many unsigned "masterpieces" have to go through an extensive and exhausting process just to possibly identify the creator and then estimate at which point in the artist's career it was produced? (I even forget when I painted many of my own pieces! - lol)There is an entire show just based on this detective work called "Fake or Fortune". Always sign your work and date it!

@bodyofhope

3 ай бұрын

​@@reillyfitzgerald now apparently, those paintings will be disregarded by snooty people like these! I've never heard of such a thing.

uh... that was the worst painting in my opinion, the proportions are extremely bad. they chose it because its "unique"? oh please, the only thing unique about that painting is the fact no part of his face looks like the model

this new format it's so frustrating i wish i could get to know each artist and to see every painting made

@katewilliams9973

2 жыл бұрын

It’s series 1, it’s old format

It seems the two lady judges have well respected "business" positions in the art world, however they are not artists. Thus it just comes down to their personal opinion which I wasn't really impressed with. Their choices in previous landscape competitions were similarly disappointing. And that bit about a signature was quit annoying.

@seni8871

3 жыл бұрын

gotta remember not only artists look at art but your point is still valid

@filipkawa9371

2 жыл бұрын

Where do you watch landscape competition? I would really love to see it. Is it on yt?

I love the winning portrait. Instead of striving for resemblance like so many others, it won on inventiveness and true spirit of the subject.

@endlessstudent3512

9 ай бұрын

Like so many others? It is literally the Essence of a portrait...resemblance and likeness. It is a joke to every other painter here who actually got their subject right. It did not remotely look like the man he was painting. It should never have won. But the judges also seem to struggle with remembering what the competition is about. I feel for those other artists here...loosing to someone who painted someone in his head but certainly no one who was in the room.

To recap, one judge is an artist, himself, and appreciates a particular style, one judge makes her living describing art and has a handle on what happens to be selling well and the third judge has seen too much of a particular style, tainting her eyes, so that "refreshing" to her is simply something she does not see on a regular basis; perhaps not the best selection of a panel.

@susanhuntley9262

Жыл бұрын

And none as wise and talented as you

@mountainpeakcloud8442

Жыл бұрын

Well, as someone who's been in the art world for a few decades, I can see where they're coming from. They have to select art, not just based personal subjective likes (opinions we all have), but also on what feels like a development in painting. Painting is a discourse, and there has a lot that has been done in painting over the centuries, so what's considered engaging in contemporary times are works that some how attempt to push beyond the established conventions. What seems like a technical masterpiece, may be relatively dull and irrelevant within the discourse of painting, because they could be a dime a dozen. What the judges are trying to do is find works that go beyond the mere established technique, convention etc. and find something that possibly offers something new to painting.

@jillsmiley7701

10 ай бұрын

Food for thought

always excited to see another episode thank you!

tiny bit disappointed with the winning portrait.

I like seeing these earlier episodes which I hadn't seen yet thought I'd seen all episodes at least once!

The most interesting paintings (to me) weren't even in the final 3. The winning face is a round ball while the sitter's face is much slimmer. The judges commented on the eyes. Eyes alone do not a portrait make.

@littlecm5950

3 жыл бұрын

I think the same

All so talented. Thank you!

I love this show it’s wonderful. I was hoping you would choose his piece it was fantastic!

@endlessstudent3512

9 ай бұрын

No it wasn't. Guy was anrecognisable. And thus the job is failed.

Love the series; interesting how they're picking the winners differently than in past seasons; both by the judges and the sitters.

@a697ag

3 жыл бұрын

This is the first season of this show. Format changed after this initial season

@sharit7970

3 жыл бұрын

@@a697ag Thanks for the explanation; now it makes sense!

Thank you for posting!

This is such an excellent show!

dissapointed with the result . What is wrong with a well done traditional portrait?

@reeeeeeeam511

Жыл бұрын

That’s how I feel with this whole series. They overvalue expression over technique.

@BarbieBud

Жыл бұрын

I so agree

It's a pity that the organizers of such an interesting show didn't bother with the subtitles in the videos.

How disrespectful when you slapped her thigh. I was so disgusted and mad. Ruined the whole video.

Winner did not deserve even the short list

There is a show judging tattoo artwork. It was clear from the beginning that the judges weren’t picking what the audience found to be the best. Granted, this is all subjective, but they started to allow regular people in the audience to vote as well. Changed the whole dynamics of the judging for the BETTER.

Nick’s was fantastic and I’d like to be painted by him.

영광입니다 이렇게 작가들의 그리는모습

😂the results

Gregory's work is for me THE BEST.

I do love what they do in later seasons! I don't miss that female judge in the blue dress, how creepy is that to ask the athlete to take his top off because he has the 'ideal' body shape, as an artist myself if that was the case why not ask all of them to take their tops off (joking of course) but you can learn a lot from all body shapes and this isn't a life drawing class

@JiveDadson

3 жыл бұрын

Clearly, she had a wide-on for Mr. Ideal.

@michael13419

2 жыл бұрын

When he came out, he was barefoot. I think that him posing shirtless was worked out ahead of time, but the judge instructed him to take off his shirt for a bit of added drama. That's just my interpretation.

I'm tired of these judges.

Lesson art of the day... the worse you paint... the more chances of winning!!!🤣🤣🤣

It’s safe to say I did not agree with what the judges had to say 😔

I love the painting and artist they chose this time. His work and technique is so refreshing.

They’re all AWESOME but my favourite is the pencil. Who is he

I knew he would win, i can feel so much power and depth through his portrait. It is like a multilayered rose unfolded as it is blossoming, the eyes are right in the center, radiating emotions from them. What an amazing piece of art! The other paintings are also well-done, but they are lack of power to make you contemplate.

@debrafischer807

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you. I love this artist technique of painting. It’s so different and refreshing.

not the best were chosen :-(

Why haven’t you posted all of the episodes?!

I don't agree with their choices

Totally wrong winner. The lino was by far the best. Bah.

@sunck2262

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think the Lino was the best, but the best certainly wasn’t the one they deemed winner

Art is subjective

Could we have captions in the future, please?

painting of Lady was better than other.,disappointed by judging .

Enough with the judges already

Maybe I'm just sleepy so I can't find it but can someone link me to the artists' names? (A list of the artists on this episode)

All I can say that it’s a matter of taste, I don’t necessarily agree with the so-called professionals.

I thought all of the portraits From the Lucien Freud model were amazing . A bit startled that none made it into the final three…..but then, I’m not in sync with what galleries sell

여지껏 우승자 다 맞췄는데 이번엔 예상 밖이다.그래도 클로우즈업 해서 보니 개성은 확실한것 같다.

When do they finally replace these three judges with Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins?

None of my final 3 were in their final 3. Lol

What type of acrylic paint is that thin and drips like that? I haven’t seen that style before

wonder if artists whose portraits were chosen by the sitter get paid

Hmm if this was the first one of these I watched, I would not have watched another. NOne of those were my favorites. I’ll see if they get “better”.

Please Please Enable closed captioning

I prefer that one guy in the center..the texture the proportion and the colors are unique..I mean it's just my opinion ...🌸

That is the first time I strongly disagree with the judges. It is not only that I don't find his painting appealing, I also think it shouldn't be even shortlisted. There were so many paintings, beautiful paintings. His was... meh, he didn't do well through this 4h period. I think they have chosen him just because his submition was nice. Yes it was, but his competition paitning wasn't.

These judges need to get an eye test. If the subject of the painting didn’t like it, maybe there’s a reason.

love the premise of this show. but this is the worst episode - apart from lino, the other shortlisted works were really not more exceptional than the others, esp the one that captured the wicked gaze. agree w all comments on bad editing that tells us who the shortlisted are in the first 15 mins, & wanting more time on the works. hoping later seasons will hv a bit more diversity. in all ways.

I'm also disappointed in both artists, and judges. ---And, who was the artist that did the cowl self-portrait? I was so hoping to see it closer...

The judges as always are cringe but its fun and inspiring to watch the artists work

Disappointed

None of the Sue Tilley paintings made the final three?? The strongest of the show were among them.

Stop awarding the drip

The idea of the Rugby player having to STAND for 4 hours......an active man ..... cruel and unusual punishment.

What a larf having Sue Tilly to model! If old Lucien was there, it would have taken him the four hours to mix his paint for the first brushstroke… lol😂

It is very clear art is subjective. Then, some of the modern art should not be selling for millions of dollars!!

Did Tai-Shan really smack the sitter's thigh at 8:48??? Seems really disrespectful!

Too many adverts

To the artists don't be discourage by these judges as they should be picking one each in lieu of discussing a colaborated decision. Thay have had losts of practice picking what the anouncer calls a verdict... which hardly any of us agree with.

To me Pamela was the best

I don't get it!! is it a competition of the 3 top worst artist?? after the best are complimented by the judges, they always end up choosing the ones that did the worst in the competition! EVRY TIME!!! I guess is a British thing..

@Sambubdo

3 жыл бұрын

British thing methinks

I 100% disagree with the judges. The winner has no likeness at all. Wrong choice.

The predetermined scenes are nuts. Glad they stopped.

J.

Disappointed winners 😕?

I love every episode, am totally hooked on it , but now that i've watched 5 or 6 episodes, the sexism in the judges picks of "shortlists" is starting to get to me. But yeah...we all know this is no big news in the art world. I did love Nick's portrait , but Pamela and Margaret should have been standing next to him at the end.

I happened upon this series and have thoroughly enjoyed it, but the judges fell off this time. The winner simply didn't manage his time well and they pass that off as if it was some intentional stylistic choice. Just looking over the shoulders there were some amazing paintings there that got almost no camera time. That super colorful one, the one that tackled the full figure of the guy w his shirt off. This is the sort of thing that turns regular people off to art, when you start pretending there's some amazing thing there that only they're capable of seeing. Nah, it was just a rushed painting where the guy was insecure about his drawing, spent way too much time there, then hurried with the actual painting.

Signature! What idiocy is it to not want a signature on a painting? Might as well write a letter, and let everyone guess who wrote it. She should be kicked off the panel.

To hear such comment from one the judge: I seen too often this kind of painting ( meaning I'm bored) made me cringe.

Those femal judges 😂!

se mamaronnnnn, había piezas muchísimo mejores que la que ganó o que las seleccionaron para final.... >:(

Id like to do the footballer…Portrait too. Ha ha. No really id like to do his portrait the half profile. Jaw line is special too. Im rooting for the artis gregory who took Lee under his wing. Animal lover and all great stuff