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Artists, builders and video makers from across six continents competed in this year's ‘IMAGINE' 3D Art and 'FLAGSHIP' building design challenge run by The University of Western Australia.

The four categories attracted 841 entries from around 30 countries.

The 3D Art Challenge was won by London based artist, Nish Mip for an "immersive" and interactive work called ‘Umbrellas'.

San Francisco based architect William Tomlinson won the 3D building design challenge in which builders, designers and architects were asked to create a full 3D design and concept for the Cultural Precinct Flagship building at UWA.

Mandurah based artist Fiona Gordon's ‘The Abyss' won first prize for best non-interactive artwork.

UWA Bachelor of Environmental Design student Bradley Curnow shared first prize with Germany's Laurina Hawk s ahead of professional international video makers in the video challenge to feature 3D artworks in a creative manner.

"Showcasing these amazing virtual artworks was a delight.  I wanted to present them in a way that would challenge and inspire people to look at virtual art as not only legitimate, but a way of the future," Bradley Curnow said.

The competition was organised and run by UWA School of Physics manager Jay Jay Jegathesan and UWA Fine Arts graduate, Kirsten Harris.

The judges included UWA Cultural Precinct Director Professor Ted Snell, along with representatives from The University of Texas San Antonio, University of Massachusetts, National University of Singapore, Curtin University, the WA Department of Culture and Arts, Screen West and Raging Pixel Productions.

"What was most exciting was the obvious increase in the standard of entries, the increasing sophistication of the conceptual basis of the works and the extraordinary skill in rendering them within the virtual world," Professor Snell said.

Media references

Jay Jay Jegathesan (Physics)  (+61 8)  6488 2740  /  (+61 4) 17 180 564
Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8)  6488 5563  /  (+61 4) 32 637 716