After all, having quickly tired of the emotional intensity of the experience of the whole, some of us might choose to concentrate our attention upon only one quarter of the statuette. Should we perhaps call this gesture cute and Postmodern or not? Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. The trophy. Tracey Emin's redesign of the Brit Awards statuette won't be winning, Tracey Emin's design of Brittania statuette unveiled, Dapper Laughs is officially in the running for a Brit Award, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. Artist Tracey Emin will design this year's Brit Awards trophy, Tracey Emin: The Last Great Adventure is You, Brit Awards 2015: Tracey Emin to design trophy, Read more: Tracey Emin's new show - review, Tracey Emin's bed returns to the Tate after record sale, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. The provocative British artist will re-work a “blank canvas” trophy following Philip Treacy’s monochrome design used at the awards earlier this year. The statuette is a queasy, scent-bottle, little-girl's-party-frock-pink in colour, and Britannia's shield has been whisked from front to back, re-emerging as a flimsy, Japanese-y parasol of sorts attached like a pair of lightsome butterfly's wings. share your thoughts in our comments section below.all comments are reviewed for the purposes of moderation before publishing. It's a big one next year! She has always been keen to embellish her art with texts of various kinds, usually written in her own handwriting in order to inject an element of deeply touching, special pleading to the mix, their moods often dictated by the wind's listing. In 2007, the artist became the second female artist to represent Britain at the 52nd Venice Biennale and was also made a Royal Academician. We must ask ourselves these questions. Since 2011, the Brit Awards has invited artists and fashion designers to retool the music prize’s statuette. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? In Emin's design, Britannia rises up from her base like a hesitant bottle of mildly phallic, upmarket lavatory deodoriser, says Michael Glover.
It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. Her statuette has a text added to it, too, a few poorly expressed words of yawning tedium and dullness, which, mystifyingly, are repeated three times over. Treacy has made memorable … Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Should one decorate the surface or have the audacity to change its form altogether? On everything you give to others.