A crumpled white shirt with tacks in the creases has won the spoof Turnip Prize competition.
Organised by a pub each year, the tongue-in-cheek gong is awarded to the person who has created a very bad artwork using the least amount of effort possible.
It is a parody of the world-famous Turner Prize.
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Tax in Creases by Wonga Woman, scooped this year’s award.
“I couldn’t be bothered to finish the ironing,” the 39-year-old teacher from Wedmore, near Wells, Somerset said.
“It’s a great honour to receive the fantastic prize and I am fully aware that the trophy comes with a bill for VAT, Vegetable Added Tax.”
On the shortlist this year was a blue balloon called Inflation, two sycamore seed pods called Sycamore Gap and a red flip flop shoe called Post Office Sandal.
The competition, run by The New Inn pub in Wedmore, holds a ceremony each year where winners are awarded a turnip mounted on a six-inch nail.
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It features entries from around the world, but those displaying “too much effort” are immediately disqualified.
Organiser Trevor Prideaux said of the winning entry: “I am delighted with the lack of effort taken to create this work.
“I believe that over the last 26 years the artists entering The Turnip Prize have created far better works than Alex Farquharson and The Tate Britain Gallery could ever wish to exhibit.
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“This year’s event attracted 69 entries, it’s fantastic that Wonga Woman has won, she clearly has what it takes to be recognised in modern art circles and will be remembered in art history for no time at all.”
Sadly an entry sent from California this year was disqualified because it broke the competition’s ‘no paper’ rule.
The spoof awards were created in response to Tracey Emin’s “My Bed”, which was nominated for the first Turnip Prize in 1999, as reported by What’s The Jam.
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