The Frank Malina Oundle Art-Science Prize is awarded annually to a student at the Oundle School in England for art work that involves contemporary science, new media or new technologies.

Image n°1 : Jess Matthews

The 2009 prize has been awared to Jess Matthews not only for her outstanding artwork (Image n°1) but also for her interesting use of materials. She has worked on a very large and ambitious scale using cut out pieces of MDF, which all had to be cut very precisely to create the desired effect. Within the same piece of work she had to work with Adobe Photoshop to distort the perspective of her drawings to create a painting that you feel as though you are falling into. Another piece she produced is a sculpture of a boot, with hand cut copper leaves and wire stalks that she meticulously hammered into shape. She has an extremely ‘graphic’ style of drawing which has complimented her technical ability and she has displayed the maturity, commitment and diligence one would usually expect from a more senior pupil.

© Leonardo/Olats & Roger Malina, août 2009