ART EXHIBITION OPENS ADMIDST CONTROVERSY
Kumamoto's traditional July Art Competition opened yesterday morning, but what should have been a gentle appreciation of the pastoral arts was rocked by the late, unpopular entry of Shikazu Ginkami, controversial only child of former Kumamoto Mayor, Shinehide Ginkami.
Famously suspended from high school in 1996 for refusing to draw a red sun as opposed to a yellow one, and for sketching peaches the right way up on a plate, his entry - "Kurt Russell holding a pickled egg" - has set tongues wagging amongst the competition organisers and participants. Several ladies have threatened to boycott the competition if Ginkami's entry is allowed to be judged, and are prepared to take their 15 paintings of flowers somewhere else.
The organisers plan to make an announcement within the next few days.
Famously suspended from high school in 1996 for refusing to draw a red sun as opposed to a yellow one, and for sketching peaches the right way up on a plate, his entry - "Kurt Russell holding a pickled egg" - has set tongues wagging amongst the competition organisers and participants. Several ladies have threatened to boycott the competition if Ginkami's entry is allowed to be judged, and are prepared to take their 15 paintings of flowers somewhere else.
The organisers plan to make an announcement within the next few days.
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