Richard Wright has won this year’s Turner Prize. The winner was announced last night at Tate Britain.

The artist was nominated for his intricate wall paintings, which feature images and patterns from medieval paintings, graphics and typography.

For the Turner Prize 2009 exhibition he has produced a beautiful gold leaf work, which is painted directly onto the gallery wall.

The painting will be destroyed at the end of the show, so make sure you catch it while you can!

Turner Prize 2009 is at Tate Britain until 3 January.

The Turner Prize exhibition opens today at Tate Britain and, as ever, it’s guaranteed to be controversial.

Roger Hiorns’ work includes a heap of dust from an atomised passenger jet engine, and sculptures made from cows’ brains.

Enrico David’s exhibits include two papier-mâché egg men, while Lucy Skaer’s installation features the huge skull of a sperm whale.

Richard Wright’s work is the most traditional: an intricate gold-leaf painting on a white wall in an otherwise empty room.

Is it art? The exhibition’s on until 3 January, so head down to Tate Britain and decide for yourself!