RESS RELEASE:
June 17, 2011, Prix de la Photographie Paris Competition Announces its 2011 Winners
Tan Haur has received an award in the 2011 Prix de la Photographie Paris competition, which received over 4000 entries from around the world. Tan Haur received Silver in the Fine Art category for the entry entitled "Black Mountain".
About the Winner: :
Tan Haur (b. 1963) a Singaporean photographer and a multi-disciplinary artist, is well known for his multi-faceted work in the art of digital imaging, photography, painting, and underwater sketching. He graduated from the Australian National University (Master of Visual arts) with a high distinction in digital imaging and photography in 2007. Tan draws inspiration from the natural environment and nurtures an interest in Buddhist philosophy and practice, humanity and its many facets, and artificial intelligence in the making of art. To gain new perspectives, Tan immerses himself into different environments, experiencing the differences, and experimenting with different mediums and technologies in art creation and interaction, continuously in search of the relationship between Nature, Culture, Art, Media, and Technology. He emphasizes strongly the process of creating art and the journey of experiencing the subject matter; which is equally important as the final presentation. Tan Haur has received numerous distinctive arts awards and art contribution medals from France, USA, Australia, Japan, and Singapore, including the Merit award of Interior Design as a Contemporary Art Medium Competition, from the National Museum of Singapore in 2009, the Community art program award from the Ministry of Information, Communications and Arts, Singapore in 2007, First Prize Art Award from Burgmann Mixed Media Art Competition, Australia in 2006, World Wide Web Award of Excellence, Art Space 2000 International, the USA in 2005, the President's Award (Seiko Epson Japan) and the Public Art Business Excellency Award/ epSITE Digital Imaging academy and Gallery in 2004.
About PX3:
The 2011 Prix de la Photography Paris (Px3) competition is a photography competition that invites emerging and professional photographers to submit their work for juried consideration. The winners in each of the categories - Advertising, Book, Fine Art, Nature, Portraiture, and Press - have been invited to exhibit their work at Espace DUPON in Paris during July. Now in its fifth year, Px3 strives to promote the appreciation of photography, discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. Winning photographs from this competition are also published in the high-quality, full-color Px3 Annual Book.
Winner Contact:
Px3 Contact:
Jade Tran
Competition Director
Prix de La Photographie Paris
Jade Tran
Competition Director
Prix de La Photographie Paris
