ArtPrize is a radically open competition. Open to any artist in the world who can find space. Open to anybody in Grand Rapids, Michigan who wants to create a venue. Open to a vote from anyone who attends. Designed as a very different art competition, the goal is for the general public and artists to collide, exchange ideas and come away changed.

1. Sheila Wyne ArtPrize Artist Profile Page

2. Sheila Wyne ArtPrize Venue Page

3. You Can Make It Happen Through Kickstarter

4. ArtPrize Home Page: General Information

5. View Sheila's Kickstarter fund-raising page for "Spore".

See below, for a list of all the contributors who backed the Spore project, via Kickstarters.

Sheila Wyne's 2010 ArtPrize Entry

SPORE
From the Land Marks Series

The "Land Marks Series" is an ongoing meditation on the transformation of the landscape resulting from our actions.

The etymological roots of "spore" relate to seeding and sowing. In biological science the term refers to cells that reproduce into complex organisms. Spores coat the earth’s surface and are found floating as high as 14 miles in the air.

The term continues to evolve. "Spore" now also refers to a popular video game that starts with microscopic organisms and evolves them into complex civilizations.

The large eleven foot tall artwork, "Spore", repurposes the snath – the long wooden handle of the scythe. The basic component is over 100 snaths circling a sphere. The ends of the sphere are open and allow a view through the center of the piece at the viewer's eye level.

The compound curve of the snath, designed over the ages according to the ergonomics of the human crop-cutting motion is reconfigured in "Spore" and asks us to contemplate the hands that through the ages have transformed our world.

See the CG rendering of Sheila’s entry to the ArtPrize competition below.
To learn more about ArtPrize go to: http://www.artprize.org/

3D modeling and rendering by Mike James - mikejamesmedia.com

Thank you to all Spore backers!

Without the backing of the 146 people who took the time and the risk to join me in this effort, the Art Prize experiment would not, could not have been successful. Thank you one and all for your support and encouragement.

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