SAN FRANCISCO TO HOST RED BULL DOODLE ART 2017 GLOBAL FINALS

Subrata Patowary, the winner of the India leg, and Hunaid Nagaria, winner of the global Snapchat wildcard competition, will travel to the global finals from India

Over the course of the past few months, more than 40,000 students from over 40 countries across the world showcased their skills in local competitions, with the aim of representing their country at the Red Bull Doodle Art Global Finals 2017 in San Francisco fromJune 21–24. After a month-long application period, followed by a week of public voting, a Guwahati-based artist, Subrata Patowary was judged winner – from amongst the top 20 finalists. Judges for the India leg were Santanu Hazarika, who was the Red Bull Doodle Art World Champion at the last edition in 2014, and Ranjan Engti, a young Assamese artist.

The virtual reality experience
The Red Bull Doodle Art Global Finals in San Francisco will take doodling on a futuristic journey, with the competition being a virtual reality experience for the first time. All national winners will come together at the Academy of Art University, where they will be coached on how to up their 3D artistic skills and create their final piece of art by painting in 3D.

The young artists’ final masterpieces will come to life in a global virtual gallery, which art lovers can step into, to experience art in an innovative and immersive way. Within this VR art world, viewers can teleport themselves into 47 different art galleries, one representing each talented student artist around the world, using a VR headset. You can not only see the artwork that the artist created but also experience it, going around or inside of it and even (virtually) touch it.

The 2017 Red Bull Doodle Art Global Winner will be chosen by a jury and will be announced on June 24, at the opening of the Global VR Gallery.

Red Bull Doodle Art Global Finals 2017
San Francisco is not only known for the famous Golden Gate Bridge or its cable cars, but also as one of the biggest innovation hubs in the world. The city has an eclectic atmosphere with unique scenes and new ideas at every corner. Merging groundbreaking technology with its thriving multicultural art scene, there is no better place to bring the Global VR Gallery to life.

The jury consists of artists such as:
Sunni Brown, a.k.a. ‘Dr. Doodle’, is a global speaker, professional info-doodler and expert meeting facilitator. She was named one of the ‘100 Most Creative People in Business’ and one of the ‘10 Most Creative People on Twitter’ by Fast Company.

Santanu Hazarika is a self-taught artist from India, whose artworks are mostly inspired by a surrealistic and symbolic approach to nature and science. Hazarika’s life changed completely after he won the Red Bull Doodle Art 2014 Global Final.

The final masterpieces will be exhibited at the Global Virtual Gallery in the Academy of Art on June 24th from 1pm – 7pm, where art lovers can fully experience doodles in virtual reality from around the world! The VR Gallery can also be accessed onredbulldoodleart.com.

What is a doodle?
A doodle is an unfocused drawing made while the mind is otherwise occupied.

What is Red Bull Doodle Art?
Red Bull Doodle Art is a worldwide art competition, which gives university students across the globe a platform to translate their inspiration and imagination into art.
This year more than 40,000 students from over 1,000 universities in 40+ countries participated in Red Bull Doodle Art.

One doodler from each participating country has the unique opportunity to join the global final at Academy of Art University in San Francisco and compete against students from all around the world. The winning artwork from each country will be on display at the Global Virtual Gallery. The global winner will be chosen by a panel of judges, criteria being style and creativity.