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"When the ordinary becomes timeless."
FAME FRAME Gallery presents The Poetry of Things — an exhibition-competition devoted to the quiet beauty of objects and the silent stories they carry.
Still life has always been a space of contemplation, where ordinary things are transformed into vessels of meaning. In this exhibition, objects are not merely arranged; they are observed, felt, and reimagined. A cup, a fruit, a folded fabric, a forgotten tool — each becomes a fragment of lived experience, charged with memory, atmosphere, and emotion.
The Poetry of Things invites artists to slow down and engage with the material world through attentive eyes and deliberate composition. Light, texture, balance, and absence play equal roles, allowing simplicity to unfold into depth. These works reveal how stillness can speak, and how the smallest details can hold quiet power.
This exhibition seeks to celebrate the art of noticing — reminding us that poetry often lives not in grand gestures, but in the presence of things left still.
Still life has always been a space of contemplation, where ordinary things are transformed into vessels of meaning. In this exhibition, objects are not merely arranged; they are observed, felt, and reimagined. A cup, a fruit, a folded fabric, a forgotten tool — each becomes a fragment of lived experience, charged with memory, atmosphere, and emotion.
The Poetry of Things invites artists to slow down and engage with the material world through attentive eyes and deliberate composition. Light, texture, balance, and absence play equal roles, allowing simplicity to unfold into depth. These works reveal how stillness can speak, and how the smallest details can hold quiet power.
This exhibition seeks to celebrate the art of noticing — reminding us that poetry often lives not in grand gestures, but in the presence of things left still.
ARTISTS’ ENTRY OPENS ON
1.3.2026.
1.3.2026.
Winning works will be unveiled here on
21.3.2026.
21.3.2026.
Belov Sergey, White vases are arranged against a black background
Mood image
Mood image
winners
First Prize Winner
Olga Tkachova,
Still Life with Pomegranates
Olga Tkachova,
Still Life with Pomegranates
Oil on canvas 50 x 60 cm
Czech Republic
"I painted this still life as a reflection on the dignity of objects that bear the imprint of our touch. At the center of the composition is a bronze jug, its curves smoothed by imaginary years, preserving memory. Next to it is a pomegranate. I was drawn to the contrast between concealment and revelation.
This work is my attempt to find poetry, to listen to what inanimate objects might say if we were patient enough to hear them."
Czech Republic
"I painted this still life as a reflection on the dignity of objects that bear the imprint of our touch. At the center of the composition is a bronze jug, its curves smoothed by imaginary years, preserving memory. Next to it is a pomegranate. I was drawn to the contrast between concealment and revelation.
This work is my attempt to find poetry, to listen to what inanimate objects might say if we were patient enough to hear them."
Merit Award Winner
Artoliya, Lace of Spring
Artoliya, Lace of Spring
Quilling (paper filigree)
Bulgaria
"This piece conveys an impression of lightness, where finely shaped paper coils open into floral patterns reminiscent of lacework.
It celebrates refinement in its smallest details."
Bulgaria
"This piece conveys an impression of lightness, where finely shaped paper coils open into floral patterns reminiscent of lacework.
It celebrates refinement in its smallest details."
Merit Award Winner
Cher Pruys, Bottled Light
Cher Pruys, Bottled Light
Acrylic on 300LB Hot Press
Canada
"This lineup of empty bottles, appears to have bottled the sunlight that strikes their varied surfaces. The empty vessels transform into a collection of prisms, illuminating them with warmth and radiant joy in the most poetic of ways."
Canada
"This lineup of empty bottles, appears to have bottled the sunlight that strikes their varied surfaces. The empty vessels transform into a collection of prisms, illuminating them with warmth and radiant joy in the most poetic of ways."
Merit Award Winner
Kylo-Patrick Hart, Cascade
Kylo-Patrick Hart, Cascade
Digital photograph
United States
"The combined poetic beauty of shape, hue, lighting, and reflection."
United States
"The combined poetic beauty of shape, hue, lighting, and reflection."
Honorable Mention
Anna Bentkowska,
Trapped light
Anna Bentkowska,
Trapped light
Acrylic on canvas, 50x40 cm
Polska
"From the series "Industrial Silence". Light enclosed in an oil tank dazzles in the empty hall of the rolling mill. It captivates and tempts, lingering in the memory, ensuring returns and repeat visits. It invites you to contemplate so many charming phenomena up close, arousing admiration as if it had forgotten where it was."
Polska
"From the series "Industrial Silence". Light enclosed in an oil tank dazzles in the empty hall of the rolling mill. It captivates and tempts, lingering in the memory, ensuring returns and repeat visits. It invites you to contemplate so many charming phenomena up close, arousing admiration as if it had forgotten where it was."
Honorable Mention
Barbara Chaudhry,
Morning Sunshine
Barbara Chaudhry,
Morning Sunshine
Oil on Canvas
United States
"Morning Sunshine casting shadows upon the wall and on the bright yellow pitcher containing 3 yellow roses."
United States
"Morning Sunshine casting shadows upon the wall and on the bright yellow pitcher containing 3 yellow roses."
Honorable Mention
Belinha Silva,
Precious Heart
Belinha Silva,
Precious Heart
Porcelain
Portugal
"This Limoges porcelain vase, shaped like a heart, has been partially carved into the first layer of enamel to create delicate relief. It is inlaid with semi-precious stones, glass threads and various mediums, and enhanced with lustres, pigments and 24-carat gold.
The piece required seven firings between 740° and 900°C."
Portugal
"This Limoges porcelain vase, shaped like a heart, has been partially carved into the first layer of enamel to create delicate relief. It is inlaid with semi-precious stones, glass threads and various mediums, and enhanced with lustres, pigments and 24-carat gold.
The piece required seven firings between 740° and 900°C."
Honorable Mention
Diane George,
Mexican Pottery
Diane George,
Mexican Pottery
Photograph
United States
"This is a photograph of Mexican pottery in the courtyard of a hotel in Cozumel."
United States
"This is a photograph of Mexican pottery in the courtyard of a hotel in Cozumel."
Honorable Mention
Dominique Loukidis,
Music box
Dominique Loukidis,
Music box
Collage -Artprint on Dibond
Switzerland
"Objects, created and shaped by humans, are both the products of their insipiration and their continuity. In this collage, the composition highlights the violin, in order to express the symbiosis between human beings and music."
Switzerland
"Objects, created and shaped by humans, are both the products of their insipiration and their continuity. In this collage, the composition highlights the violin, in order to express the symbiosis between human beings and music."
Honorable Mention
Eldon Ward,
Ristra
Eldon Ward,
Ristra
Acrylic on panel
United States
"A composition celebrating the ristra - a traditional, ornamental, method of drying, preserving, and displaying chile peppers in the American Southwest."
United States
"A composition celebrating the ristra - a traditional, ornamental, method of drying, preserving, and displaying chile peppers in the American Southwest."
Honorable Mention
Erika Beck,
Home after the Rain
Erika Beck,
Home after the Rain
Acrylic on canvas
Australia
"Shedding Wet Layers
After being unexpectedly caught in the rain, there is a vivid image of hastily removing damp apparel. The wet clothing is quickly discarded and replaced with something more comfortable and dry, offering immediate relief from the discomfort. The abandoned garments are left behind, awaiting their chance to be dried and once again worn."
Australia
"Shedding Wet Layers
After being unexpectedly caught in the rain, there is a vivid image of hastily removing damp apparel. The wet clothing is quickly discarded and replaced with something more comfortable and dry, offering immediate relief from the discomfort. The abandoned garments are left behind, awaiting their chance to be dried and once again worn."
Honorable Mention
CHUANG CHING WEN,
Frozen in Time
CHUANG CHING WEN,
Frozen in Time
Macro photography
Taiwan
"On a dried cabbage leaf, a cluster of ants appears completely motionless, their bodies layered tightly together.
The scene feels suspended between life and stillness, as if a fleeting moment has been frozen in time."
Taiwan
"On a dried cabbage leaf, a cluster of ants appears completely motionless, their bodies layered tightly together.
The scene feels suspended between life and stillness, as if a fleeting moment has been frozen in time."
Honorable Mention
Jack Farkas,
10. 12. 25.
Jack Farkas,
10. 12. 25.
Oil Pastel
United States
"In this work, I reflects on the subtle alchemy of autumn’s transition—the gathering of light and shadow as summer fades into fall. Through a careful balance of warm and cool hues, I seek to evoke the strength and abundant grace found in the season’s harvest, inviting a moment of contemplation."
United States
"In this work, I reflects on the subtle alchemy of autumn’s transition—the gathering of light and shadow as summer fades into fall. Through a careful balance of warm and cool hues, I seek to evoke the strength and abundant grace found in the season’s harvest, inviting a moment of contemplation."
Honorable Mention
Jason Shih,
Circus Child
Jason Shih,
Circus Child
Alloy parts and painted
Taiwan
"There was a child lost in the border of the world.
Feeling so lonely as if he were lost in time and space.
He had nothing but made a wonderful dream beyond this world, Dreaming of a circus that was full of joy and laughter.
Gradually, he forget whether the circus or the child was true."
Taiwan
"There was a child lost in the border of the world.
Feeling so lonely as if he were lost in time and space.
He had nothing but made a wonderful dream beyond this world, Dreaming of a circus that was full of joy and laughter.
Gradually, he forget whether the circus or the child was true."
Honorable Mention
Lael J Salaets,
Vending Machine
Lael J Salaets,
Vending Machine
Colored pencil on grey paper, 22 x 16”
United States
"A modern oasis amidst empty hallways and waiting rooms."
United States
"A modern oasis amidst empty hallways and waiting rooms."
Honorable Mention
Leonora de Lange,
A rhythm Runs through it
Leonora de Lange,
A rhythm Runs through it
Acrylics on canvas board
United Kingdom
"Being from a musical family, with my parents and brother all being professional musicians, and playing a couple of instruments myself and my love of music, I created this painting based on a passion of mine. Sold it to another lover of music."
United Kingdom
"Being from a musical family, with my parents and brother all being professional musicians, and playing a couple of instruments myself and my love of music, I created this painting based on a passion of mine. Sold it to another lover of music."
Honorable Mention
Netta Ganor,
Three Lemons
By the courtesy of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists worldwide
Netta Ganor,
Three Lemons
By the courtesy of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists worldwide
Oil on canvas
Israel
"Organic lemons rest beside a ceramic jug painted with its own stylized lemon. Real and illustrated fruit facing one another. The tension between natural texture and decorative image creates a quiet dialogue between reality and representation."
Israel
"Organic lemons rest beside a ceramic jug painted with its own stylized lemon. Real and illustrated fruit facing one another. The tension between natural texture and decorative image creates a quiet dialogue between reality and representation."
Honorable Mention
Robert Snyder,
Reinterpretation of Utility
Robert Snyder,
Reinterpretation of Utility
Wheel-thrown and hand-built porcelain, fired to cone 5 then luster fired with silver and copper lusters
United States
"This work presents itself as a reinterpretation of the teapot form through an industrial and mechanical lens. The traditional expectations of domestic ceramics are transformed into a vessel associated with comfort and ritual; an object that evokes machinery, pressure systems, and engineered utility."
United States
"This work presents itself as a reinterpretation of the teapot form through an industrial and mechanical lens. The traditional expectations of domestic ceramics are transformed into a vessel associated with comfort and ritual; an object that evokes machinery, pressure systems, and engineered utility."
Honorable Mention
Smylie,
Duetoplasmic
Smylie,
Duetoplasmic
Artist hand printed lithograph edition of 15.
Canada
Canada
Honorable Mention
Tanya Markvart,
Retrospection
Tanya Markvart,
Retrospection
Acrylic ink on birch board
Canada
"Retrospection" (40x30 inches) employs acrylic ink on birch board, with intentional incorporation of the wood grain, to reflect on the space in which individual and collective memories and histories reside. The objects in the painting rest in an open drawer - a symbol for the open, interior space wherein personal and shared stories remain. An antique film camera with an open casket contains dried roses - a metaphor for the unfinished stories of our lives, the creative processes by which they unfurl, and their embedded latencies, which hold the potential for renewal as time unfolds."
Canada
"Retrospection" (40x30 inches) employs acrylic ink on birch board, with intentional incorporation of the wood grain, to reflect on the space in which individual and collective memories and histories reside. The objects in the painting rest in an open drawer - a symbol for the open, interior space wherein personal and shared stories remain. An antique film camera with an open casket contains dried roses - a metaphor for the unfinished stories of our lives, the creative processes by which they unfurl, and their embedded latencies, which hold the potential for renewal as time unfolds."
Selected Finalists
Anna Bentkowska — Memories from the mine - steam engine — 2025
Anna Bentkowska — Mine Engine House - a place of respect for work — 2025
Belinha Silva — Abstract I — 2022
Belinha Silva — Magnolias — 2017
Eldon Ward — El Rey — 2009
Eldon Ward — Sunny Up (On the Range) — 2017
Cher Pruys — Half Full — 2026
Cher Pruys — Impermanence — 2026
CHUANG CHING WEN — Lure and Snare — 2026
Jack Farkas — 01. 31. 26. — 2026
Jack Farkas — 09. 04. 25. — 2025
Jack Farkas — 11. 11. 25. — 2025
Jack Farkas — 12. 22. 25. — 2025
Jason Shih — Mwmory of Sea — 2023
Jason Shih — Water Bottle — 2000
Jason Shih — Water Bottle — 2000
Kylo-Patrick Hart — Roses Redux — 2026
Leonora de Lange — Lets make Lemonade — 2023
Leonora de Lange — Still, Life goes on — 2019
Netta Ganor — Wildflowers A Cat Figurine — 2025
Nicole Alger — Cara — 2023
Olga Tkachova — Chess Symphony — 2025
Olga Tkachova — Knight's move — 2024
Robert Snyder — Spherical — 2025
Robert Snyder — Spring — 2025
Smylie — Labarum — 1992
Smylie — Lunch at the Snows — 1986
Apply to Participate
Artists are invited to submit their work for participation in this exhibition.
Artist Entry
Participation fee. Submit up to 3 artworks for curatorial review and prizes.
20
€
Contest RULES
Timeline
1.3.2026
Open call announcement
1.3. – 14.3.2026
Submission deadline
15.3. – 20.3.2026
Curatorial review
21.3.2026
Winners revealed
Prizes & Recognition
Every FAME FRAME competition is designed as a moment of recognition. Beyond monetary awards, each distinction affirms the dignity of the artist’s work, ensuring it is seen, remembered, and connected with an international audience of collectors.
Our prizes embody both excellence and visibility: from the First Prize, which offers permanent placement in the Winner’s Collection, to Merit Awards and finalist recognitions that highlight artistic distinction.
Our prizes embody both excellence and visibility: from the First Prize, which offers permanent placement in the Winner’s Collection, to Merit Awards and finalist recognitions that highlight artistic distinction.
First Prize
The highest honor, awarded to the most outstanding work of the exhibition.
· 100–200 € cash prize
· Digital Certificate of Excellence
· Permanent placement in the Winner’s Collection on our website
· 100–200 € cash prize
· Digital Certificate of Excellence
· Permanent placement in the Winner’s Collection on our website
Merit Awards
Distinguished works selected by curators for their excellence and originality.
· 25–50 € cash prize
· Digital Certificate of Recognition
· Visibility among international collectors
· 25–50 € cash prize
· Digital Certificate of Recognition
· Visibility among international collectors
Honorable Mentions
Notable entries recognized for their artistic quality and relevance.
· Digital Certificate of Recognition
· Visibility among international collectors
· Digital Certificate of Recognition
· Visibility among international collectors
Selected Finalists
Curated works showcased in the official online exhibition.
· Visibility among international collectors
· Visibility among international collectors
Submission Rules
Who can apply
Open worldwide to artists aged 18 and above. Artists under 18 may participate only with the consent and completed submission form of a parent or legal guardian.
Theme
Each contest is built around a curated theme. Only works that clearly respond to the announced theme will be considered for selection.
Off-topic submissions will be disqualified without refund.
Off-topic submissions will be disqualified without refund.
Submission limit
Each entry allows up to 3 artworks (1 required, 2 optional).
Digital files: JPG or PNG, minimum 2000px on the longest side, up to 10 MB each.
Digital files: JPG or PNG, minimum 2000px on the longest side, up to 10 MB each.
Application Process
Entry Fee
· Participation requires a 20 € non-refundable entry fee.
· Entry fees are non-refundable, even if a work is not selected.
· Entry fees are non-refundable, even if a work is not selected.
Rights
· All works must be original and created solely by the submitting artist.
· Artists retain full copyright to their works.
· By submitting, artists grant FAME FRAME Gallery the right to exhibit selected works online, promote them across digital platforms, and include them in press releases or newsletters.
· Artists retain full copyright to their works.
· By submitting, artists grant FAME FRAME Gallery the right to exhibit selected works online, promote them across digital platforms, and include them in press releases or newsletters.
Artist Entry
Participation fee. Submit up to 3 artworks for curatorial review and prizes.
20
€