Do Opposites Really Attract? Mark Velasquez, Heaven, and Hell on BRAVO’s “Work of Art: The Next Great Artist,” Episode 8

by Alicia | Aug 3, 2010 | Art Writing, BRAVO's Work of Art, News, Writing

In Episode 8 of Work of Art: The Next Great Artist, three artist pairs were selected at random, and given an assignment to jointly create works of art about opposing forces. Peregrine Honig and Mark Velasquez worked on “Heaven and Hell,” Nicole Nadeau and Abdi Farah...

Remembering Childhood: Work of Art, Episode 7

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...

A Public Display: Work of Art, Episode 6

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...

Emptiness and AUDI on BRAVO’s Work of Art, Episode 5

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...

Shock to the System is Inspiration on a Thread: Which Artist Can Endure BRAVO’s Work of Art: The Next Great Artist? Episode 4

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,...

What’s in a Time Machine? Peregrine Honig, a Hyperreal Time Machine, Not by H.G. Wells, Episode 3

by Alicia | Jun 30, 2010 | Art Writing, BRAVO's Work of Art, News, Writing

There is Peregrine Honig my friend, and there is Peregrine Honig the Artist, who I follow on Facebook and Twitter, through Google Alerts, and on Bravo TV’s Work of Art. In Episode 3 of the show, 11 of the original 14 artist contestants were faced with the challenge of...