ADA IAPLC 2011 – Aquascape Art

IAPLC 2011 World Ranking 14 ‘Firmament’

World Ranking No.14Aquascaper: Chow Wing KiCountry: HONG KONGAquascape Title: FirmamentSize: W120 x D55 x H50 (cm)Evaluation:This is a typical mountainous layout, expressing a majestic landscape created by heaping up the stones. The position of fish swimming in a flow is also good. There’re several species of small fish, with no uniformity. In the natural environment, vegetation changes according to the altitude and direction of mountain slopes. The layout could look more natural if the creator…

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IAPLC 2011 World Ranking 1 ‘ Delicate World’

World Ranking No.1Aquascaper: Long Tran HoangCountry: VIETNAMAquascape Title: Delicate WorldSize: W150 x D81 x H48 (cm)Evaluation:This year very strong layout from Vietnam received the grand prize. The composition of rocks heaped up in a fine balance gives a strong impact, like a superb view found in the ocean floor. Not only its uniqueness in its layout style, Mr. Long Trang Hoang utilized the distinctive aquarium size ratio, and created short-distance and long-distance view skillfully for…

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IAPLC 2011 World Ranking 2 ‘Song of Forest’

World Ranking No.2Aquascaper: Xue HaiCountry: TAIWANAquascape Title: Song of ForestSize: W150 x D60 x H50 (cm)Evaluation:The Gold Prize winner is from Taiwan, and it gives an impression the layout look like 2010 grand prize winner layout. But what makes this layout attractive is creator’s fussing over details. The ferns and mosses on gloves of each and every tree are used to express epiphyte, and cosmetic sand and pebbles a stream running through forest floor. Various…

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IAPLC 2011 World Ranking 3 ‘Brotherhood’

World Ranking No.3Aquascaper: Dmitriy ParshinCountry: RUSSIAAquascape Title: BrotherhoodSize: W120 x D45 x H45 (cm)Evaluation:The first Silver Prize winner is from Russia, and the layout is an image of Russian forest. In this year’s contest, we received many layout with an image of forest, due to the influence of last year’s grand prize winning layout, but this layout shows the highest level of completion. Here the creator expressed a deep natural feeling by rugged bark textures…

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IAPLC 2011 World Ranking 4 ‘Alongside’

World Ranking No.4Aquascaper: Cliff HuiCountry: HONG KONGAquascape Title: AlongsideSize: W120 x D45 x H50 (cm)Evaluation:The second silver winner is from Hong Kong, and his layout gives a good impression of natural feeling and perspective. He combined both stones and driftwood, and expressed a natural feeling by attaching several species of moss on those layout materials, and emphasized perspectives by spreading cosmetic sand from open space in the center toward the backside. The use of driftwood…

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