Work of Art: The Next Great Artist

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Work of Art: The Next Great Artist
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Starring China Chow
Jerry Saltz
Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn
Bill Powers
Simon de Pury
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers Sarah Jessica Parker
Eli Holzman
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network Bravo
ReleaseJune 9, 2010 (2010-06-09) –
December 21, 2011 (2011-12-21)

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist is an American reality competition show that aired on the cable television network Bravo, in which up-and-coming artists compete for a solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum and a cash prize of $100,000. The show was produced by Pretty Matches Productions and Magical Elves Productions, the same company that created Project Runway and Top Chef . The series premiered on June 9, 2010. Work of Art was renewed for a second season in September 2010 which began on October 12, 2011.

Contents

Seasons

SeasonPremiere DateFinale DateNo. of
Artists		WinnerRunners-upMentors
1 June 9, 2010August 11, 201014Abdi Farah Peregrine Honig
Miles Mendenhall		 China Chow (Host/Judge)
Jerry Saltz (Judge)
Bill Powers (Judge)
Simon de Pury (Mentor)
2 October 12, 2011December 21, 201114Kymia NawabiYoung Sun Han
Sara Jimenez

Season 1 (2010)

Contestants

ArtistAge 1 Artistic specialtyOccupationResides in 2 Finish
Amanda Williams 34Abstract PainterArchitecture Professor Chicago, Illinois 14th
Trong Nguyen38Installation ArtistMuseum Curator Brooklyn, New York13th
Judith Braun61Mixed MediaLandlordNew York City12th
Nao Bustamante 46Performance ArtistProfessor Troy, New York 11th/
10th
John Parot39PainterArt Studio Manager Los Angeles
Jaime Lynn Henderson24Painter/IllustratorFreelance Artist Lawton, Oklahoma 9th
Erik Johnson30PainterUnemployed Homer Glen, Illinois 8th
Ryan Shultz26Realist PainterPrivate Art TeacherChicago, Illinois7th
Mark Velasquez 32PhotographerFry Cook Santa Maria, California 6th
Jaclyn Santos25Realist PainterStudio Assistant Manhattan, New York5th
Nicole Nadeau25Industrial Designer/SculptorWaitress New York, New York 4th
Miles Mendenhall23Installation ArtistStudio Assistant Minneapolis, Minnesota 3rd/
2nd
Peregrine Honig 32Painter/SculptorBoutique Owner Kansas City, Missouri
Abdi Farah22Figurative Painter/SculptorArt Teacher Dover, Pennsylvania 1st

^Note 1 : Age at the time of filming.
^Note 2 : City of residence at the time of filming.

Contestant progress

ArtistsProgress by episode
123 1 456 2 78910
AbdiHIGHHIGHINWININHIGHLOWLOWWINWINNER
PeregrineININLOWINININWININLOWRUNNER-UP
MilesWINWINININHIGHLOWINWINHIGHRUNNER-UP
NicoleINHIGHINININWINHIGHINOUT
JaclynININLOWHIGHWININLOWWINOUT
MarkHIGHINHIGHINLOWHIGHINOUT
RyanININININLOWHIGHOUT
ErikLOWININLOWINOUT
Jamie LynnINLOWINLOWOUT
JohnININWINOUT
NaoLOWININOUT
JudithINLOWOUT
TrongINOUT
AmandaOUT

^Note 1 : John had his book cover published by Penguin Books; he did not receive immunity.
^Note 2 : Beginning with this episode, the winners no longer received immunity.

  (WINNER) The artist won Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.
  (RUNNER-UP) The artist was a runner-up for the season.
  (WIN) The artist won that episode's challenge.
  (HIGH) The artist was selected as one of the top entries in the challenge, but did not win.
  (IN) The artist neither won nor lost that week's challenge. They also were not up to be eliminated.
  (LOW) The artist was selected as one of the bottom entries in the challenge, but was not eliminated.
  (OUT) The artist lost that week's challenge and was out of the competition.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuest JudgeOriginal release dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
11"Self-Reflexive"N/AJune 9, 2010 (2010-6-9)TBAN/A

Challenge: Create a portrait of one of your fellow artists.

Challenge winner: Miles
Bottom three: Amanda, Erik, Nao
Eliminated: Amanda
22"The Shape of Things to Come" Jon Kessler June 16, 2010 (2010-6-16)TBAN/A

Challenge: Create a sculptural piece from items selected from an electronics graveyard.

Challenge winner: Miles
Bottom three: Jaime Lynn, Judith, Trong
Eliminated: Trong
33"Judging a Book By Its Cover"Jonathan SantloferJune 23, 2010 (2010-6-23)TBAN/A

Challenge: Design a book cover for one of six classic novels, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , Dracula , Frankenstein , Pride and Prejudice , Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and The Time Machine .

Challenge winner: John
Bottom three: Jaclyn, Judith, Peregrine
Eliminated: Judith
44"A Shock to the System" Andres Serrano June 30, 2010 (2010-6-30)TBAN/A

Challenge: Create a shocking piece.

Challenge winner: Abdi
Bottom four: Erik, Jaime Lynn, John, Nao
Eliminated: John, Nao
55"Art That Moves You" Richard Phillips July 7, 2010 (2010-7-7)TBA1.2 [1]

Challenge: Create a work of art based on your Audi experience.

Challenge winner: Jaclyn
Bottom three: Jaime Lynn, Mark, Ryan
Eliminated: Jaime Lynn
66"Open to the Public"Yvonne Force VillarealJuly 14, 2010 (2010-7-14)TBAN/A

Challenge: Create a piece of public art.

Red Team: Abdi, Mark, Nicole, Ryan
Blue Team: Erik, Jaclyn, Miles, Peregrine

Challenge winner: Red Team
Individual winner: Nicole
Bottom two: Erik, Miles
Eliminated: Erik
77"Child's Play" Will Cotton July 21, 2010 (2010-7-21)TBAN/A

Challenge: Create a piece based on what ignited your artistic expression, using only supplies found at the Children's Museum of the Arts.

Challenge winner: Peregrine
Bottom three: Abdi, Jaclyn, Ryan
Eliminated: Ryan
88"Opposites Attract" Ryan McGinness July 28, 2010 (2010-7-28)TBAN/A

Challenge: Create an artwork about opposing forces: Heaven and Hell (Mark/Peregrine); Male and Female (Miles/Jaclyn); Order and Chaos (Abdi/Nicole).

Challenge winners: Miles, Jaclyn
Bottom two: Abdi, Mark
Eliminated: Mark
99"Natural Talents"Michele Oka DonerAugust 4, 2010 (2010-8-4)TBAN/A

Challenge: Create a piece inspired from nature and landscape incorporating materials gathered from a Connecticut nature preserve.

Challenge winner: Abdi
Bottom three: Jaclyn, Nicole, Peregrine
Eliminated: Jaclyn, Nicole
1010"The Big Show" David LaChapelle August 11, 2010 (2010-8-11)TBA1.48 [2]

Challenge: The remaining artists return home, where they have three months to develop a final exhibition using themes of their own choosing.

Winner: Abdi
Runners-up: Miles, Peregrine

Season 2 (2011)

Contestants

ArtistAge 1 Artistic specialtyOccupationResides in 2 Finish
Ugo Nonis33Line Artist [3] Art Director/DesignerParis, France14th
Kathryn Parker Almanas 29 [4] Photographer [5] Photographer Brooklyn, New York13th
Jazz-Minh Moore [6] 32Figurative Painter [7] Freelance ArtistNew York City12th/
11th
Leon Lim 31Installation Artist [8] Graphic Designer Kedah, Malaysia
Michael "Tewz" Chlebowski [9] [10] 30Street Artist [11] Arts Educator Chicago, Illinois 10th
Bayeté Ross Smith35Video Artist [12] Arts EducatorNew York City9th
Morgan "Sucklord" Phillips [13] 42Toy Art Designer [14] CEO, Suckadelic IncNew York City8th
Michelle Matson29Sculptor [15] Artist Assistant Bridgewater, New Jersey 7th
Sarah Kabot [16] 34Installation Artist/Sculptor [17] Assistant Art Professor Cleveland, Ohio 6th
Dusty Mitchell32Installation Artist/Sculptor [18] Elementary School Art Teacher Mountain View, Arkansas 5th/
4th
Lola Thompson24Sculptor [19] BaristaLos Angeles
Sara Jimenez26Figurative Painter [20] Gallery InternNew York City3rd/
2nd
Young Sun Han28Performance Artist/Photographer [21] Exhibiting ArtistSkokie, IL
Kymia Nawabi30Drawer/Painter [22] WaitressNew York City1st

^Note 1 : Age at the time of filming.
^Note 2 : City of residence at the time of filming.

Contestant progress

ArtistsProgress by episode
123 1 45678910
KymiaININ (+)HIGHWININHIGHLOWINWINWINNER
YoungININ (-)WININWINWININWININRUNNER-UP
SaraHIGHIN (+)INLOWINHIGHWINWINLOWRUNNER-UP
LolaHIGHLOWININHIGHLOWLOWINOUT
DustyININ (+)LOWHIGHHIGHWININLOWOUT
SarahININ (+)ININLOWLOWHIGHOUT
MichelleWINHIGHLOWININLOWOUT
The SucklordLOWIN (+)INLOWLOWOUT
BayetéLOWWINININOUT
TewzINLOWINOUT
LeonININ (-)OUT
Jazz-MinhININ (-)OUT
KathrynINOUT
UgoOUT

^Note 1 : Young had a two-page spread published in Entertainment Weekly; he did not receive immunity.

  (WINNER) The artist won the season of Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.
  (RUNNER-UP) The artist was a runner-up for the season.
  (WIN) The artist won that episode's challenge.
  (HIGH) The artist was selected as one of the top entries in the challenge, but did not win.
  (IN) The artist neither won nor lost that week's challenge. They also were not up to be eliminated.
  (LOW) The artist was selected as one of the bottom entries in the challenge, but was not eliminated.
  (OUT) The artist lost that week's challenge and was out of the competition.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuest JudgeOriginal release dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
111"Kitsch Me If You Can" Mary Ellen Mark October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)TBAN/A

Challenge: The artists must use pieces of "bad" art, such as a painting of dogs playing checkers, a velvet cowboy, and a sculptural golden peacock as their canvas.

Challenge winner: Michelle
Bottom three: Bayeté, The Sucklord, Ugo
Eliminated: Ugo
122"Art Movement"Jeanne Greenberg RohatynOctober 19, 2011 (2011-10-19)TBAN/A

Challenge: The artists must use parkour, a discipline where participants overcome obstacles using only their bodies to move from point A to point B in the most creative and inventive way possible, as their inspiration.

Team Loop: Jazz-Minh, Kathryn, Leon, Lola, Tewz, Young
Team Play With Me: Bayeté, Dusty, Kymia, Michelle, Sara, Sarah, The Sucklord

Challenge winner: Team Play With Me
Individual winner: Bayeté
Bottom three: Kathryn, Lola, Tewz
Eliminated: Kathryn
133"Make It Pop" Rob Pruitt October 26, 2011 (2011-10-26)TBA0.62 [23]

Challenge: The contestants must create a piece of pop art that captures the popular culture of their time.

Challenge winner: Young
Bottom four: Leon, Dusty, Michelle, Jazz-Minh
Eliminated: Jazz-Minh, Leon
144"Back to School" Sarah Jessica Parker November 2, 2011 (2011-11-2)TBAN/A

Challenge: The artists are challenged to create a piece of art inspired by the original artwork of the child they are paired with.

Challenge winner: Kymia
Bottom three: Sara, The Sucklord, Tewz
Eliminated: Tewz
155"Ripped from the Headlines"Adam McEwenNovember 9, 2011 (2011-11-9)TBAN/A

Challenge: The artists must create a piece of art that illustrates a headline which strikes a chord with them.

Challenge winner: Young
Bottom three: Bayeté, Sarah K., The Sucklord
Eliminated: Bayeté
166"Street Dealers"N/ANovember 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)TBAN/A

Challenge: The artists are challenged to leave their mark on New York with a work that embodies the subversion of street art.

Challenge winners: Dusty and Young
Bottom four: Lola, Michelle, The Sucklord, Sarah
Eliminated: The Sucklord
177"La Dolce Arte" Liz Cohen November 30, 2011 (2011-11-30)TBAN/A

Challenge: The artists must utilize one automobile component from a Fiat 500 and transform it into a piece of art.

Challenge winner: Sara
Bottom three: Kymia, Lola, Michelle
Eliminated: Michelle
188"Sell Out"Jeanne Greenberg RohatynDecember 7, 2011 (2011-12-7)TBAN/A

Challenge: The artists work in teams to create a minimum of one piece of art to sell to the public, but that is also worthy of presenting in a gallery show.

Challenge winners: Sara and Young
Bottom two: Sarah, Dusty
Eliminated: Sarah
199"Exile on Main Street" Richard Phillips December 14, 2011 (2011-12-14)TBAN/A

Challenge: The artists travel to Cold Springs and choose locals to portrait.

Challenge winner: Kymia
Bottom three: Sara, Dusty and Lola
Eliminated: Dusty and Lola
2010"Elimination" KAWS December 21, 2011 (2011-12-21)TBA0.781 [24]

Challenge: The finalists present their collections to the judging panel to determine who will be "The Next Great Artist."

Winner: Kymia
Runners-up: Young, Sara

Future seasons

Work of Art's renewal status was unclear as the second season concluded: In late December 2011, Judge Bill Powers wrote that "We will have to see if our work of art worked for Bravo." [25] Jerry Saltz, another Work of Art judge, announced via his Vulture blog that he would not return for a third season of the show. [26] The uncertainty as to Work of Art's fate on Bravo was somewhat resolved when the Gallerist reported the show's cancellation in August 2012. [27] [28] The LA Times reported that while Bravo would not officially confirm the cancellation, "a source close to the channel said it was "unlikely" that the show would return for a third season on Bravo." [29] Work of Art's producers as of August 2012 were approaching other television networks in the hopes of continuing the show's run elsewhere. [27]

References

  1. ↑ "Bravo's 'Top Chef,' 'Bethenny Getting Married,' & 'Work Of Art' Boast Season High Ratings". Tribune Media Company. July 12, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2017.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Bravo Marks Best Wednesday Night of the Year; 'Work of Art: The Next Great Artist' Finale Hits Highs". Tribune Media Company. August 12, 2010. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 3:00 minutes in. Bravo.
  4. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 18:12 minutes in. Bravo.
  5. ↑ "Bio: Kathryn". Work of Art, Season 2. New York City: Bravo. 2011. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  6. ↑ Interview Magazine. Interview Magazine.
  7. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 4:06 minutes in. Bravo.
  8. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 5:14 minutes in. Bravo.
  9. ↑ Ng, David (October 13, 2011). "'Work of Art' recap: second-season premiere". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 5:39 minutes in. Bravo.
  11. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 5:41 minutes in. Bravo.
  12. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 6:48 minutes in. Bravo.
  13. ↑ Tucker, Ken (October 12, 2011). "'Work of Art: The Next Great Artist' recap: Enter the Sucklord". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 2:06 minutes in. Bravo.
  15. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 6:06 minutes in. Bravo.
  16. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 6:21 minutes in. Bravo.
  17. ↑ "Bio: Sarah". Work of Art, Season 2. New York City: Bravo. 2011. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 2:34 minutes in. Bravo.
  19. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 4:32 minutes in. Bravo.
  20. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 8:12 minutes in. Bravo.
  21. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 3:52 minutes in. Bravo.
  22. ↑ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Season 2. Episode 1. October 12, 2011. 1:34 minutes in. Bravo.
  23. ↑ "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'American Horror Story' Series High Edges 'South Park' + 'Psych,' 'Daily Show,' 'Ultimate Fighter' & More". Tribune Media Company. October 27, 2011. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'American Horror Story' Finale Rises, Leads Night + 'Sons Of Guns,' 'Moonshiners,' 'Top Chef', 'Hot In Cleveland' & More". Tribune Media Company. December 22, 2011. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  25. ↑ Bill Powers – Work of Art – An Alternate Universe – Blog – Bravo TV Official Site. Bravotv.com (December 21, 2011).
  26. ↑ Saltz, Jerry. (December 21, 2011) Jerry Saltz’s Work of Art Finale Recap: The Drama’s Done. Vulture.
  27. 1 2 Bravo Cancels ‘Work of Art’. GalleristNY.
  28. ↑ Bravo Cancels Work of Art. Vulture.
  29. ↑ August, David Ng. (August 22, 2012) Bravo's 'Work of Art' appears unlikely to return for 3rd season. latimes.com.
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