Rays picture - collage selected by Ansel Krut for the ING Discerning Eye exhibition 2022 at The Mall Galleries, London from 11th October to 20th November.

By Ansel Krut on his selection process:

‘’Looking at the 7,500 digital images sent in by open submission and selecting from them was two full days work, and we had to move quickly. I selected around 40 pieces. Doubtless some subtleties were lost and some works that don’t reproduce well in photograph might have been overlooked. But by and large the work I chose quite literally “jumped out” at me. So why do these particular pieces hold my attention? I hope it wasn’t just my taste, though that obviously played a part. I certainly wasn’t going for a “look” or following any agenda around selection, the work I chose is hugely varied. My chief criterion was that the work felt authentic, that it expressed the artists world view, that it was not manufactured or borrowed, but personal and honest. Forty honest artworks, that’s not bad.”

Ansel Krut, ING Discerning Eye exhibition 2022, show catalogue.