Student stories: Stefan Schaffeld
Congratulations to OCA student Stefan Schaffeld who was recently shortlisted for the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2020.
Chosen out of more than 3,856 artworks entered by over 1,672 artists, the shortlist includes 30 artists from South Korea, India, Netherlands, Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, Norway, Pakistan, Austria, USA, Japan, Italy, and the UK working across a variety of mediums including sculpture, painting, photography and digital media.
The Prize continues to build its focus on supporting diversity in the visual arts. Prevalent themes in this year’s 30 shortlisted artists are representative of the wider idea’s entrants were exploring through their submissions and include climate change, gender politics, mental health, civil rights and cultural history.
Visit https://www.artprize.co.uk/shortlist-2020.html to find out more about the prize and shortlist.
Stefan’s practice responds to social and cultural expectations that result in a destabilised Self. His current body of work raises questions about the superficiality of beauty and the desire to seek meaning in relation to our body and skin. Through physical processes of material transformation, he explores how vulnerability and fragmentation are deliberately censored from our images, and how folds and invisible marks are flattened out. His practice is informed by his experience of a mental crisis that precipitated persisting feelings of vulnerability and fragmentation. His shortlisted artwork: Sculptural Skin can be seen below;
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Thank you very much for featuring me for my shortlisted work. A piece of work that actually was created at the end of my OCA course unit ‘Studio Practice’ (level 2) . I am very happy that it was already seen by the assessment team during Nov 19 assessment as a physcial piece of work. I am very honored to have already achieved such a recogntion
A fantastic achievement, Stefan! I’ve seen all the shortlisted work on Instagram – some very interesting pieces. Congratulations on your great work!
Geraldine Leahy
Thanks, Geraldine. Yes, the shortlisted works and artists are amazing. Such an incredible variety from diverse background. To be part of this group of 30 artists makes me feel more connected
Congratulations on being shortlisted Stefan, that’s fantastic!
Thanks, Emma 🙂 yes, it is an ongoing excitement
Today, Wed 19th Aug 2020, I will be featured on all social channels from Ashurst Art Prize – for one entire day:-)
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ashurstemergingartists/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/theartprize/
TW: https://twitter.com/TheArtPrize
web: https://www.artprize.co.uk/shortlist-2020.html
There was a delay due to tech issues on their site. It will today, Friday 21 Aug 2020, they promote me on all channels
Congratulations to Stefan. I’m very happy to see Stefan on this shortlist.
Thank you, Nina – it is a great time for me but also nerve wracking until they announce the winners in Oct20
This is fantastic! Well done