Voting is now open for the 2008 New Sensations competition. This year there will be two winners - one chosen by the judges - artist Yinka Shonibare MBE, Maureen Paley, the founder of the London gallery, Maureen Paley, critic and broadcaster Matthew Collings, and David Roberts, collector and founder of Gallery One One One in London - and won chosen by a public vote.
To vote for your favourite artist out of the four finalists please click on the links below. You will be able to view each of the artist's work on their profile page, watch a Channel 4 film about each artist and cast your vote.
New Sensations was launched in 2007 by Channel 4 and The Saatchi Gallery to find the most exciting and imaginative artistic talent in the UK. The competition is open to all art students graduating from BA and MA courses at UK colleges and universities in 2008. An exhibition of 20 shortlisted artists, including four finalists chosen by the judges, took place at The Truman Brewery, Brick Lane in London from 14-19 October, and the four finalists of the competition were given a £1000 bursary to make a new work presented at the exhibition. The judges' winner will be awarded £3000 as prize money, and the winner chosen by the public will receive £1000.
The two winners of the 2008 New Sensations competition will be announced on Friday 31 October. The dates for the 2009 New Sensations competition will be announced early next year.
To watch Saatchi Online TV's tour of the 2008 New Sensations exhibition, including interviews with each artist, click here.
THE 2008 FOUR FINALISTS ARE:
Mark Davey
Mark Davey The Slade School of Fine Art, London
Davey makes ordinary elements of everyday life extraordinary - specifically lights, making them kiss and touch, move and swing or rub themselves over other materials. Using motors, the fragility and precarious repetition of the bulbs' movement is shown off, enticing a point of collapse, which never quite arrives.
Amy Moffat
Amy Moffat Wimbledon College of Art, London
Moffat works from early 20th century postcards, using specific colours to erase the original information contained in the cards. The documentary purpose of the postcard is turned into a sensory experience, creating a feeling of the familiar and uncanny. Her paintings become less about what they portray and more about the act of portrayal itself.
Robert Sherwood
Robert Sherwood Chelsea School of Art & Design, London
The central theme of Sherwood's paintings is the conflict between the organic forms of idealised landscapes and the artificiality of modern structures and technologies. Through different languages of paint application, he plays with perspective, leaving an awkward and disorientating view of the world.
Camilla Wills
Camilla Wills Wimbledon College of Art, London
Wills works with a process of appropriation that draws upon significant and aspirational imagery, such as movie logos, ancient boulders and rocket launchers. Objects and paintings are displayed together and used as props to produce a narrative, or narrative potential.
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