Then, it would have been difficult to imagine any abstract composition being selected for the exhibition, let alone winning a prize.

But he remained defiant as he handed over his latest abstract composition.

An artist who began with abstract composition has moved, in the space of just a few years, to interactive installations.

And so, gratifyingly, are abstract compositions, as well as those clever creations that negotiate the wobbly line between abstraction and the description of something recognisable.

His oil paintings are done in a classical realist style, and subjects include portraiture, photorealist abstract compositions, and historical illustration.