Li Hongbo Wins 2017 Sovereign Asia Art Prize for Paper Sculpture Work
Beijing artist Li Hongbo, renowned for his paper sculptures that extend, has been awarded the 2017 Sovereign Asia Art Prize. He will receive $30,000 for his work titled Desire, created in 2014, which depicts tiny human figures emerging from a cleaver blade. Additionally, the Schoeni Prize was awarded to Indonesian artist Yogie Achmad Ginanjar, who garnered $1,000 through public voting for his hyperrealistic portrayal of a punk rock biker entering a mosque. Finalists in the competition included Abdul-Rahman Abdulla from Australia, Bui Cong Khanh from Vietnam, Imrana Tanveer from Pakistan, and Youki Hirakawa from Japan. This award seeks to enhance the global profile of artists in the Asia-Pacific region.
Key facts
- Li Hongbo won the 2017 Sovereign Asia Art Prize
- He received $30,000 prize money
- His winning work is Desire from 2014
- The artwork features tiny silhouettes cut from a cleaver blade
- Yogie Achmad Ginanjar won the Schoeni Prize with $1,000
- Ginanjar's painting depicts a punk rock biker entering a mosque
- Four other artists were finalists from Australia, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Japan
- The prize aims to give Asian artists greater international exposure
Entities
Artists
- Li Hongbo
- Yogie Achmad Ginanjar
- Abdul-Rahman Abdulla
- Bui Cong Khanh
- Imrana Tanveer
- Youki Hirakawa
Institutions
- Sovereign Art Foundation
- Art Asia Pacific
Locations
- Beijing
- China
- Australia
- Vietnam
- Pakistan
- Japan
- Indonesia