Winners Chosen in the Graffiti Contest
After considering almost 4,900 entries and receiving more than a half a million votes from the community, our judges have finally selected the art and text winners in our Facebook Green Graffiti contest. The top 150 art submissions that remained after the voting ended are nothing short of phenomenal. I can only imagine what the judges went through to select the winners.
And now, without further ado, the winners in the Graffiti portion of the contest. Best Overall will receive a green Inspiron laptop, and the winners in the other categories will each get Dell 22′ Ultrasharp Widescreen Flat Panel Monitors:
Best Overall:
Nick Tustin (USA)
Show Us How You Can Improve the Environment Now:
John Calder (Canada)
Creative Vision of a Green Future:
Anna Leychenko (USA)
Most Inventive Green Technology:
Benjamin Rennich (Canada)
Sustainable Architecture:
Craig Nolin (Canada)
The winner in the text portion of the contest also will be receiving a green Inspiron laptop. The entry encapsulated the spirit of the ReGeneration movement beautifully with an interpretation of a classic Japanese haiku. I love the concept of ReNewal and ReTurning expressed in the entry, as if time were cyclical, and we can look to the future simply by considering our past. But enough words from me. I’ll let the entry speak for itself:
Text Entry:
“The old pond;
a frog jumps in -
the sound of water.
- Matsuo Basho
For me, it is not just going green, it is going back to green. This famous Japanese haiku has a zen peace that is in essence the color green. An overgrown mossy pond, an olive green frog, and even the splashy sound of green. Now if we can truly regain the reverence and respect the ancients had for our world, we can then move forward and actually go green.”
Kevin Todd (USA)
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to the entire community for helping to make this contest a success. We have a lot of exciting stuff planned for the future, so be sure to join the movement and share your green ideas. Some interesting discussions are taking place in Cafe RE, and I’m in there often myself, so stop by for a chat by when you’ve got a spare moment. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas on greening our planet.
awesome drawings!
by JP / May 7, 2008
Kevin–
Congrats on the text description. Awesome to see art expressed through words.
by Tendra H / May 7, 2008
i love this web site. to me going green will help us have a better future for us and many more to come.
by katie / May 7, 2008
yo dude nick lives in my town… that is sick!
by Mike Small / May 7, 2008
wow those are soo good and i am really glad people are actually thinking about ways to make our earth better! i am doing my part and im glad to see people thinking about doing theirs
by darlene / May 7, 2008
Congrats to everyone! I need to go to art school. I want to win the next one!
by Rob / May 7, 2008
holy crap. this is awesome! i wish i had half of your talent! OH MY GOD!
by James / May 7, 2008
wowwww!!!! Those pictures are awesome, and to think that they can be made using Graffiti. I can varely draw witrh it, and here are creations that look like…well, real-life artwork. The text was also good, although it took the text below the haiku to really understand it, but I am not that great in English, so I think it was just me!
by Arag / May 7, 2008
These are so cool! What imagination.
by Laura / May 7, 2008
Amazing!!! I love how much time these people have
by Jessie / May 7, 2008
Jeez. Kevin, the winner of the text portion, is my brother. And since he will be in Brazil for the next years, I get his new Inspiron laptop! Yeah I kinda feel bad, but his Graffiti skills are sick and I’ll take good care of it for when he gets back.
Congratulations to my brother and all those who worked hard in an effort to protect the environment.
by Ethan Todd / May 7, 2008
Wow. Amazing. These pictures make you think about what it would be like if the world was actually “green”!!.
by Rick / May 7, 2008
Kevin - very deep, young grasshopper! As was pointed out to me, you even have the yin yang thang goin’ on in your picture. I am particularly fond of frogs and have heard tell, “it isn’t easy bein’ green”…..you go though!
by Dori (the fish) / May 8, 2008
these people have alot of talent. these people are so good on the computer imagine how good they are on paper and pencil. wow i want to see it!!!
by Raj Meat Market / May 8, 2008
all was AMZGN!!!!
by David / May 9, 2008
AWESOMEEE i need some lessons on that
by Kristel Simon / May 9, 2008
Wow, you guys all amaze me. Congrats on seeing your hard work pay off
by Kelli Jo / May 9, 2008