by Alicia | Jul 22, 2010 | Art Writing, BRAVO's Work of Art, News, Writing
What does it mean to be an artist? Where do artists draw inspiration? That’s what the producers of BRAVO’s Work of Art: The Next Great Artist, decided to ask the artist contestants in this week’s episode, “Child’s Play.” For this week’s challenge, the artists were...
by Alicia | Jul 15, 2010 | Art Writing, BRAVO's Work of Art, News, Writing
Creating meaningful art work on one’s own in a short period of time is hard enough, but working on a collaborative project with a team of artists who, as past episodes have revealed, do not share each other’s vision? I was shocked when I learned about this week’s...
by Alicia | Jul 14, 2010 | Art Writing, BRAVO's Work of Art, News, Writing
Last week on BRAVO’s art reality TV show,Work of Art: The Next Great Artist, the artist contestants were given the challenge of driving three Audi cars from the Audi showroom to 47th & Park, and then making a piece based on their journey. The Audi drive was not...
by Alicia | Jul 13, 2010 | CenterstageChicago.com, Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, Journalism, News, Writing
Turkey is the birthplace of yogurt, and Turks are the yogurt experts, especially at Berry Moon, a Lincoln Park fro-yo joint. Turkish owners and yogurt fanatics Tayfur Arsu, Akif Keskin and Aziz Kork know delicious low-fat, high-quality yogurt. Click here to read my...
by Alicia | Jul 7, 2010 | Art Writing, BRAVO's Work of Art, News, Writing
In last week’s episode, artists had to create a “shocking” work of art. Even Art World hardhitter Andres Serrano showed up as a guest judge. Before starting the competition, he gave the artist contestants a private tour of his work, including the infamous Piss Christ,...
