Work of Art: The Next Great Artist
Work of Art: The Next Great Artist is an American reality competition show that airs 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 is 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.
Season 1
Judges
Contestants
Fourteen artists competed in the first season of Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. In the order eliminated:
- Amanda Williams, 34 — Resides in: Chicago, Illinois
- Trong Nguyen, 38 — Resides in: Brooklyn, New York
- Judith Braun, 61 — Resides in: New York City, New York
- Nao Bustamante, 41 — Resides in: Troy, New York
- John Parot, 39 — Resides in: Los Angeles, California
- Jaime Lynn Henderson, 24 — Resides in: Chicago, Illinois
- Erik Johnson, 30 — Resides in: Chicago, Illinois
- Ryan Shultz, 26 — Resides in: Chicago, Illinois
- Mark Velasquez, 32 — Resides in: Santa Maria, California
- Jaclyn Santos, 25 — Resides in: Manhattan, New York
- Nicole Nadeau, 25 — Resides in: Manhattan, New York
- Miles Mendenhall, 23 — Resides in: Minneapolis, Minnesota -- Runner-up
- Peregrine Honig, 32 — Resides in: Kansas City, Missouri -- Runner-up
- Abdi Farah, 22 — Resides in: Baltimore, Maryland -- Winner
Contestant progress
Episode |
1 |
2 |
31 |
4 |
5 |
62 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Abdi |
HIGH |
HIGH |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
HIGH |
LOW |
LOW |
WIN |
WINNER |
Peregrine |
IN |
IN |
LOW |
IN |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
LOW |
RUNNER-UP |
Miles |
WIN |
WIN |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
LOW |
IN |
WIN |
HIGH |
RUNNER-UP |
Nicole |
IN |
HIGH |
IN |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
HIGH |
IN |
OUT |
|
Jaclyn |
IN |
IN |
LOW |
HIGH |
WIN |
IN |
LOW |
WIN |
OUT |
|
Mark |
HIGH |
IN |
HIGH |
IN |
LOW |
HIGH |
IN |
OUT |
|
Ryan |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
LOW |
HIGH |
OUT |
|
Erik |
LOW |
IN |
IN |
LOW |
IN |
OUT |
|
Jaime Lynn |
IN |
LOW |
IN |
LOW |
OUT |
|
John |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
OUT |
|
Nao |
LOW |
IN |
IN |
OUT |
|
Judith |
IN |
LOW |
OUT |
|
Trong |
IN |
OUT |
|
Amanda |
OUT |
|
^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
Episode 1: Self-Reflexive
Air date: June 9, 2010
- Challenge: Create a portrait of one of your fellow artists.
- Challenge winner: Miles
- Bottom three: Amanda, Erik, Nao
- Eliminated: Amanda
Episode 2: The Shape of Things to Come
Air date: June 16, 2010
- Challenge: Create a sculptural piece from items selected from an electronics graveyard.
- Challenge winner: Miles
- Bottom three: Jaime Lynn, Judith, Trong
- Eliminated: Trong
Episode 3: Judging a Book By Its Cover
Air date: June 23, 2010
Episode 4: A Shock to the System
Air date: June 30, 2010
- Challenge: Create a shocking piece.
- Challenge winner: Abdi
- Bottom four: Erik, Jaime Lynn, John, Nao
- Eliminated: John, Nao
Episode 5: Art That Moves You
Air date: July 7, 2010
- Challenge: Create a work of art based on your Audi experience.
- Challenge winner: Jaclyn
- Bottom three: Jaime Lynn, Mark, Ryan
- Eliminated: Jaime Lynn
Episode 6: Open to the Public
Air date: July 14, 2010
- Challenge: Create a piece of public art.
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- Guest judge: Yvonne Force Villareal
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- Red Team: Abdi, Mark, Nicole, Ryan
- Blue Team: Erik, Jaclyn, Miles, Peregrine
- Challenge winner: Red Team
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- Individual winner: Nicole
- Bottom two: Erik, Miles
- Eliminated: Erik
Episode 7: Child's Play
Air date: July 21, 2010
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- Challenge winner: Peregrine
- Bottom three: Abdi, Jaclyn, Ryan
- Eliminated: Ryan
Episode 8: Opposites Attract
Air date: July 28, 2010
- Challenge: Create an artwork about opposing forces: Heaven and Hell (Mark/Peregrine); Male and Female (Miles/Jaclyn); Order and Chaos (Abdi/Nicole).
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- Challenge winners: Miles, Jaclyn
- Bottom two: Abdi, Mark
- Eliminated: Mark
Episode 9: Natural Talents
Air date: August 4, 2010
- Challenge: Create a piece inspired from nature and landscape incorporating materials gathered from a Connecticut nature preserve.
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- Guest judge: Michele Oka Doner
- Challenge winner: Abdi
- Bottom three: Jaclyn, Nicole, Peregrine
- Eliminated: Jaclyn, Nicole
Episode 10: The Big Show
Air date: August 11, 2010
- Challenge: The remaining artists return home, where they have three months to develop a final exhibition using themes of their own choosing.
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- Winner: Abdi
- Runners-up: Miles, Peregrine
Season 2
Judges
Contestants
Fourteen artists competed in the second season of Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. In the order eliminated:
- Ugo Nonis, 33, line artist[1] — Resides in: Paris, France
- Kathryn Parker Almanas, 29,[2] photographer[3] — Resides in: Brooklyn, New York
- Jazz-Minh Moore,[4] 32, figurative painter[5] — Resides in: New York City, New York
- Leon Lim, 31, installation artist[6] — Resides in: Kedah, Malaysia
- Mikey Tewz,[7] 30, street artist[8] — Resides in: Chicago, Illinois
- Bayeté Ross Smith, 35, video artist[9] — Resides in: New York City, New York
- Morgan "Sucklord" Phillips,[10] 42, toy art designer[11] — Resides in: New York City, New York
- Michelle Matson, 29, sculptor[12] — Resides in: Bridgewater, New Jersey
- Sarah Kabot,[13] 34, installation artist/sculptor[14] — Resides in: Cleveland, Ohio
- Dusty Mitchell, 32, installation artist/sculptor[15] — Resides in: Mountain View, Arkansas
- Lola Thompson, 24, sculptor[16] — Resides in: Los Angeles, California
- Sara Jimenez, 26, figurative painter[17] — Resides in: New York City, New York -- Runner-up
- Young Sun Han, 28, performance artist/photographer[18] — Resides in: Skokie, Illinois -- Runner-up
- Kymia Nawabi, 30, drawer/painter[19] — Resides in: New York City, New York -- Winner
Contestant progress
Episode |
1 |
2 |
31 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Kymia |
IN |
IN (+) |
HIGH |
WIN |
IN |
HIGH |
LOW |
IN |
WIN |
WINNER |
Young |
IN |
IN (-) |
WIN |
IN |
WIN |
WIN |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
RUNNER-UP |
Sara |
HIGH |
IN (+) |
IN |
LOW |
IN |
HIGH |
WIN |
WIN |
LOW |
RUNNER-UP |
Lola |
HIGH |
LOW |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
LOW |
LOW |
IN |
OUT |
|
Dusty |
IN |
IN (+) |
LOW |
HIGH |
HIGH |
WIN |
IN |
LOW |
OUT |
|
Sarah |
IN |
IN (+) |
IN |
IN |
LOW |
LOW |
HIGH |
OUT |
|
Michelle |
WIN |
HIGH |
LOW |
IN |
IN |
LOW |
OUT |
|
The Sucklord |
LOW |
IN (+) |
IN |
LOW |
LOW |
OUT |
|
Bayeté |
LOW |
WIN |
IN |
IN |
OUT |
|
Tewz |
IN |
LOW |
IN |
OUT |
|
Leon |
IN |
IN (-) |
OUT |
|
Jazz-Minh |
IN |
IN (-) |
OUT |
|
Kathryn |
IN |
OUT |
|
Ugo |
OUT |
|
^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
Episode 1: Kitsch Me If You Can
Air date: October 12, 2011
- 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.
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- Challenge winner: Michelle
- Bottom three: Bayeté, The Sucklord, Ugo
- Eliminated: Ugo
Episode 2: Art Movement
Air date: October 19, 2011
- 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.
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- Guest judge: Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn
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- Team Loop: Jazz-Minh, Kathryn, Leon, Lola, Tewz, Young
- Team Play With Me: Bayeté, Dusty, Kymia, Michelle, Sara, Sarah, The Sucklord
- Challenge winner: Play With Me
-
- Individual winner: Bayeté
- Bottom three: Kathryn, Lola, Tewz
- Eliminated: Kathryn
Episode 3: Make It Pop
Air date: October 26, 2011
- Challenge: The contestants must create a piece of pop art that captures the popular culture of their time.
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- Challenge winner: Young
- Bottom four: Leon, Dusty, Michelle, Jazz-Minh
- Eliminated: Jazz-Minh, Leon
Episode 4: Back to School
Air date: November 2, 2011
- Challenge: The artists are challenged to create a piece of art inspired by the original artwork of the child they are paired with.
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- Challenge winner: Kymia
- Bottom three: Sara, The Sucklord, Tewz
- Eliminated: Tewz
Episode 5: Ripped from the Headlines
Air date: November 9, 2011
- Challenge: The artists must create a piece of art that illustrates a headline which strikes a chord with them.
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- Challenge winner: Young
- Bottom three: Bayeté, Sarah K., The Sucklord
- Eliminated: Bayeté
Episode 6: Street Dealers
Air date: November 16, 2011
- Challenge: The artists are challenged to leave their mark on New York with a work that embodies the subversion of street art.
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- Challenge winners: Dusty and Young
- Bottom four: Lola, Michelle, The Sucklord, Sarah
- Eliminated: The Sucklord
Episode 7: La Dolce Arte
Air date: November 30, 2011
- Challenge: The artists must utilize one automobile component from a Fiat 500 and transform it into a piece of art.
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- Challenge winner: Sara
- Bottom three: Kymia, Lola, Michelle
- Eliminated: Michelle
Episode 8: Sell Out
Air date: December 7, 2011
- 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.
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- Guest judge: Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn
- Challenge winners: Sara and Young
- Bottom two: Sarah, Dusty
- Eliminated: Sarah
Episode 9: Exile on Main Street
Air date: December 14, 2011
- Challenge: The artists must create an undated version of Americana.
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- Guest judge: Richard Phillips
- Challenge winner: Kymia
- Bottom three: Sara, Dusty and Lola
- Eliminated: Dusty and Lola
Episode 10: Elimination
Air date: December 21, 2011
- Challenge: The finalists present their collections to the judging panel to determine who will be "The Next Great Artist."
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- Winner: Kymia
- Runners-up: Young, Sara
References
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- ^ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Bravo. 2011-10-12. No. 1, season 2. 18:12 minutes in.
- ^ "Bio: Kathryn". Work of Art, Season 2. New York City, New York: Bravo. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. http://www.bravotv.com/work-of-art/season-2/bio/kathryn. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- ^ Interview Magazine
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- ^ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Bravo. 2011-10-12. No. 1, season 2. 5:14 minutes in.
- ^ "Michael Tewz (Work of Art)". PopTower.com. http://www.poptower.com/michael-tewz-work-of-art.htm. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Bravo. 2011-10-12. No. 1, season 2. 5:41 minutes in.
- ^ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Bravo. 2011-10-12. No. 1, season 2. 6:48 minutes in.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (12 October 2011). "'Work of Art: The Next Great Artist' recap: Enter the Sucklord". Entertainment Weekly. http://watching-tv.ew.com/2011/10/12/work-of-art-bravo-sucklord/. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Bravo. 2011-10-12. No. 1, season 2. 2:06 minutes in.
- ^ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Bravo. 2011-10-12. No. 1, season 2. 6:06 minutes in.
- ^ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Bravo. 2011-10-12. No. 1, season 2. 6:21 minutes in.
- ^ "Bio: Sarah". Work of Art, Season 2. New York City, New York: Bravo. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. http://www.bravotv.com/work-of-art/season-2/bio/sarah. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- ^ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Bravo. 2011-10-12. No. 1, season 2. 2:34 minutes in.
- ^ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Bravo. 2011-10-12. No. 1, season 2. 4:32 minutes in.
- ^ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Bravo. 2011-10-12. No. 1, season 2. 8:12 minutes in.
- ^ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Bravo. 2011-10-12. No. 1, season 2. 3:52 minutes in.
- ^ "Kitsch Me If You Can". Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Bravo. 2011-10-12. No. 1, season 2. 1:34 minutes in.
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