Geek Art Contest Winners from Abilene’s Art Walk are Announced [GALLERY]
The Geek Art Contest was held during August Art Walk at the Center For Contemporary Arts (CCA) in downtown Abilene. First off what is “Geek Art?” It’s were computer science related students from TSTC submitted their version of art using computer components and parts. That said, the judges recently announced who the Geek Art winners and all the other participants in the contest. The Geek Art will remain on display through the end of the month at CCA.
Jerry Hayes a local geek artist as well as three signature artists from the CCA, Patty Rae Wellborn, Linda Murray and Van Lebus, judged the art on a 1 to 5 point scale in 5 categories, with the maximum score being 100. The categories were Originality, Creativity, Quality, Presentation, and Composition & Design.
Here are our winners:
Best Overall: “Techno Lotus” by Jackie Horst, winning a $250 scholarship
Best of Show: “Syncing Daisy” by Devin Crenshaw, winning a $250 scholarship
3rd: “Urban Motherhood” by S.M. Tracy, winning a gift-card from Best Buy
4th: “Processing Beauty” by Justin Humphreys, winning a gift-card from Best Buy
Honorable Mentions:
Most Imaginative: “Syncing Daisy” by Devin Crenshaw
Most Useful: “Processing Beauty” by Justin Humphreys
Most Functional: “Processing Beauty” by Justin Humphreys
Most Intricate: “Techno Lotus” by Jackie Horst
Most Vivid: “Techno Lotus” by Jackie Horst
Most Creative: “Urban Motherhood” by S.M. Tracy
Most Delicate: “Spyder Web” by Dalton Harris
Most Thought Provoking: “Circuit Soldier” by Ben Knighton
Most Innovative: “Cyber Mask” by Scott Voss
Most Use of Available Materials: “Randomly Epic Bot” by Tim Simmons
Here’s a sampling of the Geek Art on display at the Center for Contemporary Arts