Random blog on the 2011 Turner Prize's winner.. :/

So I recently came across the Turner Prize TV show on 4od, very few artists showed their pieces and explained the background information and why they use certain styles and techniques to do so. To my shock horror, Goldie was one of the art critic, I had not realised until i researched some of his artwork, he is very much how i would have imagined him to be in the art industry if i had to. Very urban and street feel to Goldie's work, i really liked some of his pieces its a shame he's on the down low. It is quite ironic how the most enjoyable part of the show was finding out Goldie is also a street artist as well as a nutter.... i mean rapper :) some of his pieces were inspirational in my own work at the moment which is designing and printing music posters and i love the urban street technique. I was disappointed with the artists chose for the show this year and their work and can merely say that one artist out of all 4 contestants should have been the winner but wasn't. The winner was Martin Boyce, Scottish sculptor, creating an open space into an almost urban and surreal landscape. Although im sure \boyce as an artist has many fans that will appreciate his work, i cant say i can, from watching and seeing the deliverance of his work i was not gripped, i didn't feel that wow factor. However no contestants had me feeling a strong love for their work but one man called George Shaw in which he painted his surroundings and what he has been used to seeing all his life, starting from a child, i could appreciate his art,  liked his style, the meaning for his work, and the story it depicted of his hometown which ha changed so negatively over the years and his perception of rapid change.