ABOUT ART STARS 2011

Following on the success of the 2010 ART STARS campaign, Polo Jeans Co. Ralph Lauren launched an open-call competition for 2011 geared towards career development and education.

This contest is dedicated to young artists and designers, by offering opportunities through a commission-based project, series of talks at universities and creative spaces throughout Europe, and a week long in-studio session with a Mentor from 2010 project.

Encouraged to submit a proposal inspired by Americana imagery interpreted through their own practice, entrants could use mediums such as painting, photography, video, light, sound, text as well as experimental approaches including 3D and performance.

The ART STARS Judges comprised of prominent figures in the arts, culture, and media industries selected the winning artists for 2011.View the brief

WINNERS


David Addison

Karolina Liszewska

Robin Cracknell

Tomy Karaiskos

Olga Migliaressi Phoca

Matthew Nevin

Esther Katrine Barfred

Inga Greve Klemensen

Pablo Salinas

Lyndsay Martin

Oskar Rink

Alexander Short

Vijay Patel

Buff Diss

Marco Tavolaro

Seif Alhasani

Polo Jeans Co. Ralph Lauren Art Stars

Polo Jeans Co. Ralph Lauren Art Stars

In January 2010, Polo Jeans Co. Ralph Lauren commissioned over 40 of Europe’s most exciting young contemporary artists to customise stars made from the finest American denim.

With the iconic Stars and Stripes flag for inspiration, each young artist was tasked with creating something totally unique: beyond the shapes and sizes of the Art Stars, the only limit was their imaginations...

Each Art Star will appear in a Polo Jeans Co. store, before joining a public exhibition in London in late 2010.

Contemporary art and fashion aficionados will have the opportunity to own one of these exclusive Art Stars.

All the stars created will be brought together in a public exhibition in London in late 2010 and auctioned in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.

Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people with cancer between the ages of 13-24.

Teenagers don’t stop being teenagers because they have cancer, which is why Teenage Cancer Trust builds specialist units in NHS hospitals, staffed by teenage cancer specialists.

These units are designed for and by young people and aim to give teenage cancer patients the very best chance of a positive outcome whilst being as close as possible to normal life.

State-of-the-art facilities keep patients occupied during long, and often grueling stays, whilst bringing teenagers with cancer together so they can support each other.

Visit www.teenagecancertrust.org to find out more.

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