We are excited to launch the next Showdown. Community participation over the past several months has been extraordinary. Of course we’re thrilled for our winners who were each given the opportunity to show their work in London at the Saatchi Gallery. Perhaps this time it will be you?
As you may have noticed, the past two showdowns were “themed” (Drawing & Collage). What’s more, we invited internationally acclaimed artists, Dexter Dalwood and Wangechi Mutu to judge the finals, two updates that have proven very popular. In that same vein, our next Showdown will be style based- – Abstract Art and will be judged by another internationally acclaimed artist, Peter Coffin.
As we continue to evolve the competition so that artists and collectors alike have a great experience, we wanted to update you on a some additional changes. We’ve received a great deal of feedback and have made what we feel are very positive adjustments. Changes are as follows:
Submissions:
- When you submit your work, it must be within the style of “Abstract” ( you will be asked to “check a box”).
- Your work cannot have been included in a previous Showdown or Saatchi competition.
- Your submission (the Original and/or a Print) MUST BE LISTED FOR SALE during the entire competition.
- Top 300 works must remain for sale for at least 3 months following the Showdown.
Note: an original must be available to show in the gallery should you win 1st or 2nd place.
Judging Process:
- Your work will be judged singularly, instead pitted against another work of art as it has been in the past.
- Your work will be judged on a scale from 1-5 instead of yes/no which had been the case in the past.
- The work will be loaded “randomly” each time to ensure that all submissions receive equal attention.
First Round: Community Voting + Curated Voting
- The 50 submissions with the most votes will automatically advance to the second round.
- An additional 250 submissions will be selected by the Saatchi Online team to advance to the second round.
- This ensures that we have a selection of community favorites as well as work selected by our professional team.
- Submissions begin Tuesday, February 28th.
Second Round Voting
- Judging panel, which will be led by Rebecca Wilson, Director Saatchi Gallery London, will select 30 works to advance to the finals.
Final Voting:
- Internationally acclaimed artist Peter Coffin will select 1st and 2nd place winners from a group of 30 finalists.
- Top two pieces will show at the Saatchi Gallery London.
- 1st place ($1,000 US) | 2nd place ($500 US) prize money.
Good luck. Have fun.
Siamo entusiasti di lanciare il prossimo Showdown. La partecipazione della Comunità nel corso degli ultimi mesi è stata straordinaria. Naturalmente siamo entusiasti per i nostri vincitori che hanno ciascuna dato l’opportunità di mostrare il loro lavoro a Londra presso la Galleria Saatchi. Forse questa volta sarai tu?
Come avrete notato, negli ultimi due showdown erano “a tema” (Drawing & Collage). Cosa c’è di più, abbiamo invitato artisti di fama internazionale, Dexter Dalwood e Wangechi Mutu per giudicare le finali, due aggiornamenti che si sono rivelati molto popolari. In questo stesso spirito, la nostra Showdown prossimo sarà style-based – Abstract Art e saranno giudicati da un altro artista di fama internazionale (annuncio a breve).
Mentre continuiamo a evolvere la concorrenza in modo che gli artisti e collezionisti hanno una grande esperienza, abbiamo voluto aggiornare i clienti su un alcune ulteriori modifiche. Abbiamo ricevuto una grande quantità di feedback e hanno fatto ciò che sentiamo sono adeguamenti molto positivi. Le modifiche sono i seguenti:
Argomenti:
Quando si invia il tuo lavoro, che dovrà avvenire entro lo stile di “Abstract” (vi verrà chiesto di “verificare a box”).
Il vostro lavoro non può essere stata inclusa in uno scontro precedente o concorrenza Saatchi.
L’invio (l’originale e / o Stampa) devono essere elencati in vendita durante tutta la gara.
Top 300 opere deve rimanere in vendita per almeno 3 mesi successivi alla Showdown.
Nota: un originale deve essere disponibile a mostrare nella galleria dovrebbe vincere 1 ° o 2 ° posto.
A giudicare processo:
Il tuo lavoro sarà giudicato singolarmente, invece contrapposto un’altra opera d’arte come lo è stato in passato.
Il tuo lavoro sarà giudicato su una scala 1-5, invece di sì / no che era avvenuto in passato.
First Round: votazioni Community + votazioni curato
Le 50 osservazioni con il maggior numero di voti passa automaticamente al secondo turno.
Altri 250 contributi saranno selezionati dal team di Saatchi Online per avanzare al secondo turno.
In questo modo abbiamo una selezione di piatti della comunità così come i lavori selezionati dal nostro team di professionisti.
Invii inizio Martedì 28 Febbraio.
Secondo turno di votazioni
I componenti della giuria, che sarà guidata da Rebecca Wilson, Director Saatchi Gallery di Londra, selezionerà 30 opere per passare alle finali.
Votazione finale:
Artista di fama internazionale (da annunciare) selezionerà i vincitori 1 ° e 2 ° posto da un gruppo di 30 finalisti.
Prime due pezzi mostra alla Saatchi Gallery di Londra.
1 ° posto ($ 1,000 US) | 2 ° posto ($ 500 US) premio in denaro.
Buona fortuna. Buon divertimento. Restate sintonizzati per i dettagli sul nostro giudice.
Its Great and very exiting to here about the Showdown. I am looking forward to participate in the same. Please let me know some more details about submitting the Paintings. As I am From India, What do I need to do? How do I apply?
Thank you SAATCHI Gallery!
Regards!
Vishwajeet Kumar
Grazie Carlo per la traduzione…
I have refrained from submitting my work in the SHOWDOWN until now because the work submitted is required to be listed for sale and I am not ready yet to sell my work and this is stopping me from taking part.
I would be very grateful if you would consider of changing the MUST BE LISTED FOR SALE condition to optional as this would enable members like me to take part in the SHOWDOWN.
Yours Truly
Luli Rezari
How can I submit my painting?
all art is immoral. For emotion for the sake of emotion is the aim of art, and emotion for the sake of action is the aim of life.
oscar wilde
Tutta l’arte è immorale. Perchè l’emozione per l’amore dell’emozione è lo scopo dell’arte, e l’emozione per amore dell’azione è il fine della vita.
These are really good and effective changes to the judging process. Well done saatchionline!
Great I look forward to participate
Dear Saatchi,
I will be happy if you will send me the Showdown Updates.
I participated in the last one with great pleasure and enthusiasm.
Thank You,
norah Manor
Great changes to the Showdown judging process. Now, its actually worth entering. And, I will… Thanks!
In what format should I send the work?
And where should I send it to?
Thank you,
Gaby
Your judging process changes are to be applauded. Well done for spotting the control of the ‘networkers’. Everyone now has a better chance of a fairer appraisal.
agree!
I heartily agree. Now the contest wont be judged so heavily in favor of who has the most friends. ( A commodity that many talented artists do not have.)
Or don’t entertain
Thank you for submitting my work for ABSTRACT SHOW DOWN
Very pleased with the new showdown format. Now it is not about how many friends you have but the works of art. Look forward to participating again.
Thank you Mr Saatchi for giving us this opportunity.
David
absolutely!
This will be my first showdown, so in what format should I send the work?
And where should I send it to?
thank you
Simona
Okay, so how do I get in to this ABSTRACT ART session??
My most recent paintinf will `blow your aocks off!!’
Kay Lipton (Brisbane Studio)
I am away from home, can my site designer send jpegs of my work for me? If yes tell me how to do it. Thanks Madelon
I love the idea of an Abstract Showdown at Saatchionline!!! Thank you!
Margo, thank you for the changes to the competition and for inviting me. I have been in several Saatchi Showdowns. It used to be a competition about who got more votes from friends, such as I like you and you like me. Now it seems that the voting is more art related. Are the works shown randomly as they were before? Because it seems that this random presentation of the works is based on luck rather than quality of work. In other words, a piece may be excellent but if it is not displayed at the time someone is voting the artist is out of luck because the community voter does not have time to sit and wait until all the works are displayed in the presentation. It would be worthwhile that you please explain to the audience how the voters will see the works. Also, what date the voting starts.
Regards,
Jose Herazo-Osorio.
some important points here.
I will participate, Mahaloness Shane.
This looks good and nicely challenging,Angeline Kyba
Sounds good!
must get involved in this.
How does one enter the showdown?
How does one enter the showdown?
For a period I worked with oil paintings on canvas. The technic is alla-prima.
I went tor some time to New York C. 1980. After the I travel to many places to see all sortes of deers. Small, big, bambe’s ….
Recently my story is deers and robots. The present and future…
Phil Bloom. 24 febr. 2012.
Yes, it,s looks better then before. Thanks for inventation.
wonderful idea, i prepare to send you my abstract paintings
please inform me about the way i can participate in this
Thank you
Being cosidered a painter is in itself a triumph, bvut when your work is classified as abstract is an indiscribable honor, (my never ending dream). Therefore, only If I find myself “held together” enough to produce something reasonable acceptable, I will compete with the high standard of abstract artists at Saatchi Online.
Thanks for your information, you did a good job!!! Challenging is much better!!
I am waiting for the moment to showdown, kind regards Robusier
can I submit my abstract 3D work e.g. photographs
please inform me about the way i can participate
Thanks
Well done! the changes you have made, especially enabling 250 to be chosen by your team, make the first round much fairer.
I almost decided to stop entering showdown simply because it was about twitter
and facebook networking votes – not about the quality of ideas and
experimentation involved in the artwork. Community voting is like have
cheer leaders – it distracts from the game itself. The new changes should
completely eradicate this system of buddy votes for in-house selection only.
Super idea!! Thanks for the information!Could you please tell me how can i sent you my work?I l’m very interested to participate!
THANKS A LOT MR SAATCHI!Great opportunity!!
Stella
These changes will improve the conditions for pretenders.
Thank you
Thank you for this opportunity, I’m looking forward to participating. What do I have to do?
wonderful idea, I prepare to send you my abstract paintings
please inform me about the way I can participate in this
Thank you
wonderwonderful idea, I prepare to send you my abstract paintings
please inform me about the way I can participate in this
Thank you for this opportunity
Please tell me how to submit my abstract art for showdwn
Hello I’ve received my email for Showdown how do I now enter please?
I will participate…tank you!
Sometime it is safer to not put yourself in line for rejection
Desejo participar do Showdow, com pinturas abstrata.
Thanks for the information. How do we proceed to participate?
I’ll be there !
also participate in this showdown co enthusiastically
Hola !!! Congratulations for Saatchi works !!!
Como debo de nacer para submit una pintura abastracta ? Intento pero no puedo ..es que no es posible hasta el 28 de febrero ?? Gracias de informarme y un abrazo desde Madrid !!
abstract paintings 2011
name: from morning till night
this group of paintings was inspired with town and perspective, lights and windows, also nature around us. we can see how town look from cosmos, like Google search, our homes are just some little forms like circle or rectangle with own different colors, depending of the time of day.
every day we watch in others windows, doors, usually closed. unfortunately we can see towns street and buildings without green parts like it isn’t very important. now our world have too many cars and buildings, no place for some green parts to feel it enough in urban surrounding.
this paintings offer some experience like tour from the other world and we are in some plain and see it from other perspective. moon and sun across our small world and lives, up and down, so we have to feel conscious about our surroundings: street, windows and look outside and inside of human construction.
we have place which we own down by step and place where we spent our time, also we have place which is free mentally, like vision how we can create… our geometrical space and box can be like interesting labyrinth when we have to find way out and inside, like a play even if we are not architect. we have to remind ourselves how really we live and behave in our own little spaces…
communication- intercourse; harmony- disharmony, construction -composing lights and dark …
from morning till night – we are drawing some map of our behaving, walking and thinking, opinion
Great! How do I submit to this?
I want to participate, I’m quite excited.
how to represent the music, sounds around us, small things like wind and way how this goes through us, maybe abstract way. all associations of minds and emotions which goes up and down resemble like composition of paintings.
best rule is that rules doesn’t exist, there is only perfect game and concentration.
how to show by art our love to colors and it combinations and forms
this dont have the end like nature plants or others forms how they grow up and died…
you can see few works abstract of mine on facebook profile ksenija kovacevic, subotica, 25.08.1974.
albums abstract, for showdone
i am a your member. i am not able to find the tool to upload my image for ABSTRACTS showdown, please help me
i am a member. i do not find the tool to upload my image for ABSTRACTS showdown, please help…
how do I submit the work
I went through the website several time but cant find the link. I am already a member.
All: The link for submission will go live tomorrow. You’ll simply visit the SHOWDOWN tab at the top of our page and you’ll see a “submit work” button. We will be posting “step by step” submission details later today as well so we’ll answer all of your questions. Stay tuned. Excited to see all the submissions.
Hi Margo.
I try to find the submision botton but at this moment it´s not possible submit any work.
I read people comments and must of them talk about this topic.
Could you explain how submit the works?
Regards.
Muy interesante…a ver si tengo la suerte de poder subir la imágen requerida
para participar…
Mi saludo sincero al equipo coordinador…
Gracias a todo el maravilloso equipo de saatchi on line por vuestra invitacion y reconocimiento a todos los que dejamos nuestra obra nuestra ilusión y parte de nosotros mismos en este amado y grandioso oficio del Arte.
Gracias por dar a conocer nuestro trabajo y el fruto de nuestros sueños.
I was really looking forward to submit my abstract work, but could not log in
))))))))
properly, something went wrong with my password.?
Now, I am panicking because I cannot get in and had being a member
for quite some time.
Please, saatchi help me!
I had such great hopes for this fantastic chance.
Best wishes and good luck for all the artists
Still staying tuned but as of 11:13 on 28, there are no instructions re submitting work nor this:
” We will be posting “step by step” submission details later today as well so we’ll answer all of your questions. Stay tuned. Excited to see all the submissions.”
Are you working to US timezones?
Thanks in advance, Euphrosene
Ok…Today is the 28th…but there’s no link to register or submit to the Showdown. How do we enter?
Hallo Saatchi Showdown,
I would like to submit & enter the shodown competion and I found that ther is no Submit form to upload to subsequentlly enter showdown competion and this was at 12.50 MEZ. time.Will the submition instruction be later to our time on saatchionline.
I hope you can answér my question.
with kind regards
Linda Patchett
where’s the Showdown entry facility? I had an email and the dates statyed were:
“Submission period: 2.28.12 – 3.13.12″
???
Please advise how to submit work to the showdown. I already dispaly work on your site but cant find the submission process or link
Please advise??
Will appreciate to receive links to submit art works to the showdown
Still not open for submissions? Curious.
Not open for submission yet? Or I am missing something?
“Submissions begin Tuesday, February 28th.”
huh?
Relax….it‘s still early in LA
There are also two weeks to submit…
19.12 and still no way to upload/enter showdown????? have i missed something???
No encuentro el enlace para subir mi obra y tengo otra pregunta cuantas obras puede presentar cada autor una o más
i am a member. i do not find the tool to upload my image for ABSTRACTS showdown, please help…
All Showdown is open and ready for submissions. We look forward to your participation.
While you’re planning your submission for showdown, why not take a few hours to learn how to make Cine Film/Super 8 or 16mm? Join the Jotta and no.w.here lab workshop on March 3rd: http://www.jotta.com/jotta/contemporaryart/home/article/v2-events-symposia/2095/jotta-workhop-artist-introduction-to-nowhere-lab
Alotofhappeecampers now tg!
closing date for showdown, starting 28 Feb? Just heard about it . thanks adrienne
Really interested in this showdown.. but where do i send my submission?
Where & how to submit Abstract Art Images. What information to be provided
Ved Nayar 6.3.2012
Why is ‘Vote for Jason Fairchild’s Submission’ being singularly promoted by Saatchi Online on Google for the Abstract Showdown?
See here:
http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&sugexp=frgbld&gs_nf=1&pq=%20site%3Asaatchionline.com%20saatchi%20online%20showdown&cp=0&gs_id=r&xhr=t&q=saatchi+online+showdown&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&oq=saatchi+online+showdown&aq=0&aqi=g1g-v2g-b1&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=3b4776ae0d4532dc&biw=2560&bih=1259