VIDEO Work of Art complete episode 1 “Self-Reflexive”

ByAsa Hawks

In case you missed it, here is the full premiere episode of Work of Art: The Next Great Artist that includes brief introductions to the contestants and the judges. In the episode, titled “Self-Reflexive,” the artists were paired up and asked to create portraits of their partners in whatever medium they preferred. Watch the video and see photos of each of the contestants’ final portraits!

Work of Art’s Abdi Farah bio, video, photos and links

ByAsa Hawks

Bravo’s new fine art reality show competition Work of Art: The Next Great Artist is fully underway with two episodes already under its belt and the third installment set to air later tonight. As I mentioned in a previous post in which I profiled printmaker/installation artist Miles Mendenhall, a few of the contestants have already seemed to distance themselves from the pack right out of the gate.

In my opinion the top two contenders are Miles and 23-year-old Abdi Farah, who have both finished in the top three in each of the first two episodes. Keep reading for a little background info on Abdi, including images of his work from the show and prior as well as my arguments for why he should make it to the final three!

VIDEOS Miles Mendenhall from Work of Art

ByAsa Hawks

While doing research for our profile of Miles Mendenhall from Bravo’s Work of Art: The Next Great Artist I ran across a number of videos featuring this young printmaker and installation artist from Minnesota. Instead of trying to cram them into an already long post, I decided to gather them all up here! So keep reading to watch Miles talk about the meaning of art and wipe out while skateboarding with his pals!

Profile of Work of Art's Miles Mendenhall

Work of Art’s Miles Mendenhall bio, photos, video and links

ByAsa Hawks

23-year-old printmaker and installation artist Miles Mendenhall from just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota is emerging as one of the star’s of Bravo’s inaugural season of their fine art reality competition series, Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Read all about Miles’ background, see examples of his work and watch a video interview with the bed-headed OCD-afflicted eccentric!

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Who is Bravo’s ‘Work of Art’ judge Bill Powers

ByStarcasm Staff

Bravo will debut its Project Runway inspired reality competition show Work of Art: The Next Great Artist tonight featuring 14 aspiring artists competing for $100,000 and a show at the Brooklyn Museum. In our Work of Art profiles we have met sexy show host China Chow, mentor Simon de Pury and judges Jerry Saltz and Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn. Now we’re going to take a look at the final judge, Mr. Bill Powers: co-owner of Half Gallery, Editor-in-Large of Purple Fashion magazine and all around hip dude.

Work of Art's Jerry Saltz
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Meet Bravo’s ‘Work of Art’ judge Jerry Saltz

ByDarren O

On June 9th Bravo will kick off it’s fine art inspired reality competition show Work of Art: The Next Great Artist that will feature 14 aspiring artists competing for $200,000 dollars and a show at the Brooklyn Museum. In previous articles we have focused on the show’s sexy host China Chow and gavel-wielding show mentor Simon de Pury. We want to turn our attention now to one of the judge’s who will decide the fate of the contestants, New York Magazine senior art critic – Jerry Saltz. Read on to find out more about the New York Magazine senior art critic.

Who is Bravo’s ‘Work of Art’ judge Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn?

ByDarren O

Work of Art: The Next Great Artistis Bravo’s newest reality competition featuring 14 fine artists competing for $200,000 and a show at the Brooklyn Museum. Sitting on the judge’s panel will be host China Chow, Simon de Pury, Bill Powers, Jerry Saltz and Salon 94 co-founder Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn. Read a brief bio of Jeanne and find out what qualifies her to be Work of Art‘s Nina Garcia!

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Who is Bravo’s ‘Work of Art’ mentor Simon de Pury?

ByDarren O

Bravo kicks off its Project Runway inspired fine art reality competition show Work of Art: The Next Great Artist June 9th, featuring 14 aspiring visual artists competing for $200,000 and a show at the Brooklyn Museum. The announcement has sparked a good deal of debate about whether or not a Project Runway type format can work when trying to measure the talents of visual artists trained in different media against one another, but that debate pales in comparison to the more important question:

Who did they get to be their Tim Gunn?!?

The answer: Simon de Pury. Keep reading to find out more about this charismatic gavel guru of the art world including photos, video and brief bio. Will he be able to “Make it Work?”

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Who is Bravo’s ‘Work of Art’ host China Chow?

ByDarren O

Find out all about the sexy China Chow who will be hosting the upcoming Project Runway-inspired reality show on Bravo titled Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. The show will bring in 14 aspiring artists in a competition for a high profile show and a large cash prize. See photos, and video of the lovely Chow and find out what qualifies her to be the Heidi Klum of the art world!

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Video: Bravo to premier ‘Work of Art: The Next Great Artist’ reality show

ByDarren O

Bravo is rolling out a new reality series that I think has a great chance to be a wonderful show. Much in the style of ‘Project Runway’ the new show ‘Work of Art’ takes 14 aspiring artists and puts them in a competition for a generous cash prize and an all-important showing at a nationally recognized museum. Check out the VIDEO preview.