Work of Art: Naturally!

Work of Art

By SexyPanda | Monday, August 9, 2010 | 12:00 pm | 27 Comments
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“There, there.  You just stink at this, honey.”  “Right back atcha.”

Well, hello!  It’s great to see you all back to TVgasm the crap out of Work of Art.  More people are watching than you realize (true of many things), and this show has stimulated a lot of really interesting conversations about art.  (Also, lots of discussion about reality show editing and perception.)  Also, weird people say stupid things, and I get to poop on it for fun.  Let’s go!

Last week, a team challenge brought the downfall of the obvious and one-note Mark Velasquez.  His downfall came at the hands of his partner, Peregrine, who shot down his ideas, failed to come up with awesome ones of her own, then blamed him when the whole thing went to shit.  As of tonight, I’m feeling conflicted about The P.  Is she cool?  Is she an asshole?  Is she both?  Last week, too, Abdi was knocked down a few more pegs, to the point where he’s really questioning everything and feeling like a total failure.  Miles and Jaclyn won for their tar wall plus mastur-painting.  Shrug.

This week’s show starts with a question from Miles:  “Do you think Capt’n Crunch would be a good dad?”  HA!  I have to admit, that is pretty funny.  Miles seems so earnestly quizzical about it, too.  Abdi chimes in with, “It seems like he’s away from home a lot.”  Even more HA!

crunch“And I like to fuck ladies of the night when I’m in port! You may have siblings out there!  Who knows?”

The artists are sitting up in the roof loft of the Beaverhausen, having breakfast and enjoying each other’s company.  I say that last part because it really does seem that everyone likes each other a lot–there’s mutual respect flowing around the room now that the weaker artists are gone.  (Well, almost.  I’m looking at you, Boobs.)

Bill Powers strolls in, wearin’ his shades and tryin’ to be cool.  “Hey guys.”  Why is he there?  Since when is a judge playing host or mentor?  Anyway, he tells the group to get ready to head out of town.  Dress warmly, he adds.  The P isn’t sure if they’re taking a flight, road-tripping, or just heading to Sarah Jessica Parker’s house.  What?!  Since when would reality show contestants go to an executive producer’s house?  Silly Peregrine.

Into the Audis they go!  On the way to wherever they’re going, the artists muse about this being the last challenge. Abdi’s really stressed out and feels like he’s lost what he’s about as an artist.  Nicole knows it’s a biggie, being the last challenge before the finale.  Jaclyn stays mute, coldly watching the landscape go by from behind her sunglasses.

They end up in Connecticut, at Sherwood Island state park. I think they must be filming in early fall.  Some of the leaves have already turned and dropped, but many of the leaves are still green.  But it’s pretty cold.  And I did some Googling to find that they did casting for this last summer.  And the year dates on the artists’ pieces are 2009.  So, that means fall.  (Now you know, those who are looking for casting for the second season!)

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Little Brown Riding Cape China meets the artists in the driveway.  Everyone’s huddling against the cold as China explains the challenge.  Well, first she reminds us that today is the last challenge before the finale, and that it’s a double-elimination this time.  Only three of the five are going to the finale.  And I can’t help but think that almost all of them belong in the finale (except maybe Boobs), which is some kind of comfort to me. Like, it’s almost more about statistical chance than about talent at this point.  Still, they’ve got to kick ass this week or they may be going home.

woa902I love the idea of these capes, but really, aren’t they cold?  And how do you hook your purse over your shoulder?  Fashionable, but impractical.

Boobs only smiles once this whole episode, and here’s her time.  She’s excited about maybe winning the show and getting to have a solo show at the Brooklyn Museum.  So far, she says, she hasn’t done a solo show, and she doesn’t have financial backing to do it.  So she thinks she “needs” this more than the other artists do.  Oh, suck it, Boobs.  You’re not entitled to it any more than anyone else is.

This week’s challenge is all about nature.  Be inspired by it, and then use it in your art.  Specifically, they need to use parts of this park in their art, be it rocks or sand or leaves.   Just nothing with a heartbeat, please!  (Ew, I’m sad that they needed to spell that out.)   Nicole is the most excited about this–she “yay!!!”s and jumps up and down.  Nature is her thang, and she’s ready to rock.

Jaclyn’s not quite as excited.  Her face is tight as she looks heavenward.  Miles tells us that Jaclyn’s a city girl, that nature isn’t really her cup of tea.  So she’s looking all around in fear, has no connection to this park.  By contrast, Miles later tells us how he loves the woods and nature, that it’s the perfect antidote to his OCD.  (Take a shot, those of you playing the drinking game!)

The artists head off to explore the park.  Peregrine tells us how she grew up in San Fran, in that art commune.  Her park was Golden Gate park, which is actually an urban park.  So her piece will have to respond to that–she wants to stay true to herself and her own memories of parks.

woa906“I gathered up a bunch of passive-aggression and back-handedness, in case I need it later!”

Abdi parks himself (get it?) on an outcropping of rocks overlooking the water.  It’s a dreary, cold day on the beach, and he’s seeking peace and some answers for his artistic vision.  My heart weeps a little for him, because he KNOWS he’s losin’ it.  He says he needs to find God, needs to get out of this funk.  Peregrine stops by to silently place a shell on his knee.  They both giggle.  See?  They all just like each other.

Nicole’s in the woods, picking up every acorn she can find.  She explains that acorns are the seeds of trees, which give life to so many other things.  We see photos of her and her twin sister, being tomboys when they were little.  Climbing trees, playing with turtles and frogs–Nicole’s really comfortable with this challenge.  It’s a part of her.

woa903She does look a little nypmh-y.  Wood nymph, not sex nymph.  Nymph.  Nymph.  Nymph.  Word’s lost all meaning.

Miles also grew up a tomboy (ha!).  He’s rooting around (get it??) in the woods for artwork stuff to use.  He has a tuft of grass in one hand and sticks in the other.  This is where I start to think about the actual challenge itself, both for the artists and for myself, if I were to be in their shoes.  How do you incorporate actual pieces of forest, marsh, or beach into a piece of art without it being schlocky?  Miles finds a big hunk of fungus growing off a dead log and knows that this is his inspiration.  Death feeding on life.  Ah, such a teenaged boy stereotype, Miles.  First the wall punching, now this.  What’s next, playing with deadly gases??

Jaclyn’s not very inspired at this point.   She’s got a cold, and it’s cold outside, so she can’t fall back on her usual nudie shots.  (She actually says this.  I’m not making it up.)  She’s wandering around with an umbrella, taking random shots.  She throws the umbrella into the water along the shoreline and takes a bunch of photos of it.  Time’s running out for their nature study, and this is all Jaclyn’s really got.

woa904That umbrella is naked!  I knew she’d go there!

Abdi’s inspired by some of the black gravel under their feet, and he scoops up a bunch to use as a drawing material for his piece.  He knows he’s got to incorporate nature into his piece, but he also needs to stay true to what HE does.  He doesn’t do tree-branches art, so he shouldn’t worry about collecting tree branches.  Good.  Abdi, keep going with this resolve!  The artists pack up and head back to the studio.

woa905“I gotta trust this gravel.”

Remember when I said, “I wish we got to see more of what the artists are actually doing when they make their art”?   Well, we got our wish.  Now there’s almost too much “This is what I’m doing, and this is why.”  I might have to condense some of it for us, lest we get bogged down in the details.  At the end of the day, it’s the final piece that matters, and its impact in the gallery, rather than the process.  Though some artists rely on that process to give them cred during crit (Miles?).

Peregrine’s working on a sculpture.  She’s using the boots they wore in the park as a plaster base for her papier mache statue of a human figure.  It ends up being plaster/papier mache legs with tree branches where the torso, arms, and head would be.

Abdi was inspired by the waves crashing along the shore at the park.  He felt almost baptismal about it.  His piece starts out with him taking photos of himself lying flat on a table, as though dead, napping, waiting to be reborn, or waiting for God.  From there, he mashes up the gravel and dirt from the park with some charcoal and starts drawing his piece.  It’s a huge piece, which is fine by me–I love Abdi’s choices of scale most times.  And man, that kid can draw.

woa907I love Abdi.  Abdi, if you’re reading, can I PLEASE get a print of this piece?  Pretty please?

Everyone is hard at work, except Jaclyn.  She’s huddled under a blanket on the studio couch, napping the day away.  Maybe she thinks that if it can work for Miles, it can work for her!  Really, she has a cold and feels like crap.  Since no good art will be made when Boobs feels like crap, she’s just going to nap the day away and start fresh tomorrow.  She’s obviously stalling because this challenge just doesn’t work for her skill-set, which is human figuration and boobs.  I’m SURE she could come up with a good boobs piece that incorporates nature if she just thought about it a little more!  C’mon, Jaclyn!

Nicole’s making big plaster forms, as usual.  She tells us about her grandfather, who was of the Algonquin native Indian tribe, and how he influenced her love of nature.  My first time watching this, I didn’t see that she was using all those acorns she collected on the inside of some weird dome shape she was plastering.  I was sad that she’d chosen not to use them, but there they are.  So where were they in the finished piece?  I have to watch more closely.  Anyway, Nicole’s piece is an homage to her family and to nature.  And there’s a lot of form-making and plaster molds involved.  As usual!

Actually, right now, Nicole’s plaster domes look like boobs.  Peregrine says so, then comes by with two red dots to place upon the domes like nipples.  “Yay, they’re done!”  Nicole cheers.  HA!  Can you imagine THOSE being her final project?  Sounds like something I would do.  Nicole jokes about talking to the judges about her plaster tits. “Jeanne, tell me your honest thoughts on my piece.”  Peregrine laughs and shakes her head.  Nicole and Peregrine have a fun relationship with each other.

woa909“Boobs!”

Miles is scanning his big hunk of fungus (heyooooo!).  He’s also really excited to play with mustard gas, which he explains is the combination of ammonia and bleach.  Not quite, but I appreciate the 10th grade pipe bomb attempt.  Seriously, though, what would he do, artistically, with mustard gas?  What’s the point?  Besides killing everybody, what would it “do” to make art?  The other artists are worried about his mad scientist routine, and ultimately, Miles realizes it’d be wrong to kill everyone.  So instead, he’ll use plain bleach to create random patterns on a piece of kraft paper. I know this is really all a joke, but it’s not really funny and doesn’t seem to have a point, other than to show Miles as a crazy genius.  And we’ve already gotten than impression by now, so let’s move on!

woa908Oh, I am SO waiting for him to nail-gun his own hand one day.

I’m starting to see that I’m not really writing a whole lot of jokes today, that the snark machine is on idle.  I think it’s because at this point, this show has become a little more serious to me.  To all of you, I think.  Am I right?  I mean, it’s still just a reality TV show and it’s still not a perfect representation of the art world, and Jaclyn’s still relying on her boobs to see her through, but….it’s real.  It’s become personal.  Am I nuts?

Back to the Beaverhausen for the evening.  Jaclyn knows she’s up shit’s creek and didn’t take any of the stones from that creek for her piece, so she’s gotta get something awesome working tomorrow morning, first thing.  Peregrine and Nicole clink glasses full of weird drinks (OJ and red wine?).

It’s already the next morning, and the artists are hard at work.  Abdi’s mashing the gravel together with his charcoal, and Jaclyn’s playing with her photographs on the computer.  She seemed to find some kind of a connection with the “confined” rocks at the shoreline and the infinity of the water beyond.  Boobs Lightyear also took photographs of that same umbrella from the park in the water of the tub back at the apartment, and she intends to use all of those images together for her piece.

woa911Miserable.

Miles is framing out a huge table out of 2x4s and wrapping the surface in plastic sheeting.  Obviously, for him, the process is the piece.  He also squawks about not wanting to have extra time, so he creates these elaborate projects to make sure he’s not sitting around with extra time.  Nicole jokes about jello-wrestling in Miles’ piece and he pops an immediate boner.

Everyone’s still hard at work, and we start to see the final iterations of the projects emerging.  Jaclyn’s got some photos of the umbrella in the water at the shoreline, and she’s got some photos of herself crouched naked under an umbrella that’s in the tub back at the Beaverhausen.  She asks the group if they object to her using this photo from back at the house in her piece.  Peregrine says nothing but gets a big bitch-face and starts to hyperventilate.  Seems that the rules state that they’re not allowed to work outside of the studio time alloted to everyone, so Jaclyn’s bathtub photo is actually a breach of the rules.  Peregrine is still hyperventilating and looking around with wild anger.  Jaclyn’s like, “Dude, if you don’t want me to, I won’t.  Just say it.  Jeez.”  Finally, Nicole pipes up with, “It’s just that we’re all given the same amount of time, and…” and Jaclyn just backs down.  “Fine.”  Jaclyn’s pissed, and I think it’s more because of Peregrine’s overall reaction to the whole thing rather than just simply being told no. And I can’t say I blame her.  What was that about?  (And yes, I’ve done some preliminary reading this week–I couldn’t help myself–and I know that many of the artists broke the rules during the show.   And they all asked first.  So, this is actually no biggie to most of the contestants.  Which is why Peregrine’s reaction is doubly strange.)  (Feel free to elaborate more in the comments, my mortar friends!)

So Jaclyn stalks off in a huff and tears down the stuff she’s already printed out.  The other four are all talking together, I think about Peregrine’s piece.  Simon arrives for the studio visit and mentorship.  I think the artists like Simon as a person, but they kinda don’t care for his visits.  What we’re seeing, at least, isn’t very helpful and it often trips up the artist’s current line of thinking.  Abdi’s been especially prone to this kind of detour.  But some might argue that’s because his vision isn’t as strong.  I wouldn’t disagree.

Simon starts his visit with Abdi.  Simon asks Abdi if he thinks it’ll be enough that he incorporated the gravel into his piece as a working medium.  This is a classic example of a set-up where Abdi COULD go off in a totally new direction, thinking that Simon’s question means he’s on a road to failure.  This time, though, Abdi is unwavering and knows that, yes, this is what he’s doing and he’s okay with it.  I immediately cheer.  Whether or not Abdi goes home or wins today, he stood true to what he wanted.  Yay!

abdi baptism googleLook at what happens when you Google “Abdi baptism”.  Someone running a 5K?  Baby shoes?  Dictators?  MJ? Huh?

Simon comes to Jaclyn next.  She’s sitting on a stool, staring into space.  She barely looks at Simon as he addresses her, and he’s confused about why she’s not working.  I think he’s just being kindly, but he’s perhaps maaaaybe being a little passive-aggressive as he asks, “You are a little tired?”  No, Jaclyn whines, she has a cold.  Simon expresses his grave condolences to Jaclyn on her cold.  He shall send out a foot soldier immediately to procure medicines and tinctures to cure the young miss of her ailment.  Or, he’s like, “Jesus Christ, buck up.”  One of those is closer to the truth.

Anyway, she keeps whining about how she “messed up” her other pictures and isn’t sure what she’s doing, wah wah.  Simon keeps trying to get something from her, but she’s cold and pretty impolite.  He hopes she won’t address the judges this way tomorrow!  Again, love the Simon PA!  He asks if she cares about making it to the finale.  She keeps looking away and saying, ”We’ll see…maybe something will come to me. I just don’t know.” And other really defeatist things.  I could say that Jaclyn knows her number is up because she can’t figure out a way to do something nekkid for this piece, but that seems too obvious.  I just really think she’s tired, she’s not feeling well, and she doesn’t connect with nature at all.  So now she’s just…uninspired and ready to go.  I really don’t think she tried at all with this challenge.

Miles gets the Simon treatment next.  It’s pretty amusing to watch Simon listening to Miles as he runs through his elaborate Mousetrap of a piece.  “I wanted to do this mustard gas bloom, but I changed my mind, so I did it with bleach, but I have to do it on a larger scale, so I made this 20-ft frame and then put my 7×7 panel under it and I fashioned this disc with screws set into it and I pull down on this and the disc with screws goes down and the plastic pops and I pour the bleach and it hits the panel below.”  Simon says, “Okay.”  HA!  Miles starts to worry that he’s gone overboard with this one, but…well, too late now.  And besides, stay true to yourself and all that jazz.

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Nicole’s Simon visit is next.  We’re spared a lot of the same explanation of all the elements of her piece, which is great.  Again, Nicole is clever, but her stuff is pretty boring.  Simon seems worried about the scale of the piece, which is to say he thinks it’s too small.  Nicole isn’t worried because there are some pretty awesome small things in nature.  That’s right, hippie-chick.  Also, please please please do something different with your hair!  I really hate that top-bun.

woa913“They really DO look like breasts.  Just like this!”

Simon heads over to Peregrine next.  She explains her tree-torso’d sculpture as being a pain in the ass teenager in nature.  Whatever that is.  Simon’s not really into it, though.  He says it needs some kind of a counterpoint, and Peregrine says she’s working on that part, that it hasn’t come to her yet.  She asks if Simon likes it, and he says, “It grows on you…”  Peregrine provides the air-quotes and they both giggle.  (We’re seeing a lot of The P this week, and I have to mention again the weird speech pattern her mouth makes.  Like, she keeps her teeth all clenched and her mouth barely moves.  Doesn’t her face hurt?  (It’s killing me!))

woa912“Haha, yeah, it sucks, huh?”

For what it’s worth, Miles is talking about his need for control in a way that doesn’t make me want to slap him.  Abdi’s helping him as he pokes the holes in the plastic tarp with his medieval contraption.  Miles knows he’s got control issues and wants to stop, but he keeps gravitating towards them.  Then he gets upset because after all that controlled mechanical work, the resulting bleach spot isn’t what he wanted. But, in a moment of growth, he just lets it be and hopes the judges like it.

Abdi’s fondling Nicole’s life force.  Not THAT!  Her ball.  No, not that either!!  Get your mind out of the gutter! Her little ball of resin or whatever that’ll sit in the center of her piece, I mean!  Apparently, all that mold-making was to make THAT ball.  Huh?  I don’t understand Nicole’s art or methods very well, I think.

Miles stops by to consult with Peregrine.  When she mentions “nature” and “teenagers,” he says, “Well, duh, ya dope.  Teenagers having sex in the woods.”  A-ha!  Peregrine knows this is the way she wants to go.  Some may call Miles Manipulation on this, but I don’t.  I think Peregrine would have gone there somehow, Miles just gave the idea a jump-start.  The P heads off to start drawing people doin’ it.  She ends up putting these little drawings in the tree like ornaments.  It’s a little strange, but fun in a whimsical way.

woa914“Sex.”  “Okay!”

Jaclyn’s got an idea!  Holy shit!  So, she prints out a bunch of shots of the water, then strings up a pipe in front of it, then affixes a bracelet to a rock, then hangs that rock from the pipe in front of the photos.  It looks as boring and stupid as it sounds.  She says the pipe will give the viewer a horizon line that changes as they move their position.  Thing is, the photos already HAVE a horizon.  So, the water will have two horizons?  Are we in an endless pool?

Man, these days are flying by quickly.  It’s already time to go home for the night, and then it’s already the next morning!  Nicole’s hair is wet and hanging down her back.  She looks lovely.  Abdi’s taking a quiet moment near his bed to meditate and pray.

Back at the studio, everyone has an hour til the show.  Nicole’s piece has some hair on it that Peregrine says looks like Chewbacca pubes.  Also, where did those acorns go?  They’re definitely gone now. Jaclyn’s scrambling to finish her pipe rock piece, and Abdi is really close to not getting his piece framed in time.  Miles gives him a hand and they wrap it up just in time.

In the “We’re back!  No, we’re not!” segment this week, we watch the artists as they wax wonderful about Simon.  Some even try to do a Simon impression. Nicole does a horrible job, and Miles’ sounds like a dirty truck driver named Marge.  Still, they love the guy and it shows.

Okay, onto the show.  First, we meet the judges.  Jeanne’s back from Europe, thank God.  Jerry and Bill are here as always, and our guest judge is Michele Oka Doner. Apparently, her art incorporates nature quite a lot.  Nicole and Abdi seem most excited to see Michele.

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Lots of people this time.  I wonder what people think when they only have five pieces to look at?  I guess that’s why there’s booze at these things.  Booze and bullshit.

Why does China only state the obvious?  I know she’s here as eye candy, and because her dad was famous in the art world, but don’t you think she would have picked up something smart to say along the way?  Maybe it’s just her declarative delivery or something, I don’t know.

Here’s where my inner sap comes pouring out.  When I saw Abdi’s finished piece in the gallery, I immediately welled up with tears and got tight in my throat.  Something about that piece just totally moves me.  I don’t know what it is, but the play of light on this very stark charcoal drawing is just amazing.  The drift of the charcoal beneath Abdi’s body is haunting, too.  It just all works so well together.  I have one complaint, but I’ll let Jerry speak it later.

Actually, he’ll speak it now!  Abdi’s crit is first.  Michele Oka Doner loves Abdi’s piece, calling it his heart and soul.  Jerry gives a back-handed compliment first, saying that he’s glad the cartoon element is gone.  He thinks this is more Abdi’s work than anything they’ve seen for a while.  BUT, and you knew something negative was coming, he doesn’t love the frame.  He calls it Palm Beachy.  He’s right—the frame doesn’t work for me, especially because it boxes in this ethereal piece in trashy cherry wood.  I think Abdi’s piece would have worked best for its message by remaining unframed.  That naked edge would have been so soothing.

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(I’ve only come to realize in the last few years how important a frame is to a piece of artwork in a show.  My stepmother does many shows and often tells me how she decided on the mats and framing for a certain piece.  We also talk about it when we’re at shows together, looking at others’ work—if something’s really off, it can ruin a piece.  It may seem obvious to talk about it now, but think about it when you’re at your next art show.  As Camila Alves says, “[Frames] are important.”)

Peregrine is next.  She explains her own relationship to parks, in that she grew up in San Francisco, where the homeless lived in the parks.  She ended up feeling creeped out by nature as a result.  Jerry blinks at her as she speaks.  I can’t tell if he’s hatin’ or not.  Bill and Jeanne love the piece, but they feel like she didn’t take it far enough for them to really get behind the piece.  Jerry compliments Peregrine on the path she’s been taking lately, and makes sure she knows it, even if he really doesn’t like this piece.

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Next is Jaclyn’s cold stupid rock on a pipe.  She keeps saying that she’s freeing this rock by suspending it on a pipe, but that’s a bunch of horseshit.  Bill says the rock feels confined—it’s locked to this stupid pipe.  Jeanne liked the concept.  That’s all.  Jerry was “left a little flat” by the piece.  Probably because it didn’t involve knockers.  But he’s right—it didn’t explore anything, didn’t ask you to really think very hard, and wasn’t going anywhere.  Jaclyn’s attempts to explain the piece fall flat.  She just doesn’t believe in the work, and you can tell.  But she IS wearing a tight black dress.  I’m sure she hoped the guest judge was going to be a dude.

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Nicole’s is next.  Her gigantic pubic coconut with glowing ball inside is sitting on gravel on a podium. Jerry loves the story Nicole tells to explain the piece.  But he follows that with telling her he was confused by the piece.  Michele Oka Doner says it’s awesome, and she thought Nicole took a great risk in making something so small.  China states the obvious in saying it looks prehistoric and futuristic, and that it’s organic.  Thank you.  Jeanne thinks it’s not prehistoric or futuristic enough, and she thinks Nicole really needs to work on concept.  She’s got ideas, she’s got skills with materials and texture, but her concepts are boring or muddied.  The judges ask if she’s been learning a lot from her time on the show, and Nicole agrees.  She tears up and says the show has inspired her to get out of her rut and to explore more with her art.  Good for you, let’s move on.

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Miles is next. He ended up putting the fungus itself on a shelf, with a scan of the fungus below it. There’s somehow a doormat sitting on the floor there, too.  I guess that invites you to go look at the fungus?  Then his bleach-splotched kraft paper is hung, and the torture device is sitting to the left.  Jeanne really likes it, no real complaints.  Jerry loves it, of course, and tells Miles to let go of the control issues a bit so more stuff like this can leak out.   Bill follows up to say that Miles’ work strikes him as being too clever when it’s so controlled as it’s been.  He seconds Jerry in asking Miles to let go of that control, so he can be more successful.  China asks Bill if he liked the piece, though, and he begrudgingly admits that he did.  Everyone laughs.

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So, time for discussion.  I won’t really bother to recap it because they don’t say a whole lot more than they said here at crit, and they won’t give anything away about who they choose.  It’s just five maroons sitting on chairs talking about people and their art.  Granted, they have a tough decision to make. Jaclyn’s clearly going home, but another one needs to leave too.  Who’s it going to be?  The editors are trying to throw us off.

The winner this week?  Abdi!!!  I admit it, I outright cried.  I’m not even riding the cotton pony!  I love this piece so much, AND I’m so glad he finally found his way.  Abdi’s a polarizing figure, but you have to admit that the boy has got SKILLS.  I can’t wait to see what he brings to the finale.  (And no, I don’t think he’ll win.  But I bet I cry if he does!)

They play with us for a second to announce who’s the second person going to the finale, but duh, it’s Miles.  Y’all knew it, right?

So, that means two people are going home.  All that’s left is Peregrine, Nicole, and Jaclyn.  Well, let’s not dilly-dally—Jaclyn is indeed going home.  (And awkwardly asks Nicole and Peregrine for hugs before she leaves the room.)  So, we’re down to this:  one stays, one goes.

And it’s Peregrine who stays!  She makes a totally genuine “holy shit!” face when her name is called.  She even says, “What??!”  Nicole’s got poise, though, man.  She just smiles, thanks them for the opportunity, and goes in for a bear-hug on ol’ P.   Everyone heads back to the studio for more hugs, and… we’re out.

woa922“Yeah, I’m sorry that you sucked, too.  P.S.  It’s called DayQuil.”

Next week!  It’s the finale!  Apparently, it’ll be like Project Runway, where the artists get to go home for a bit and work on pieces to bring back for the big show.  Peregrine shows Simon her drawings of women barfing—apparently, she feels a little sick about the whole thing and this is her release.  She made hundreds of them.  Ha!  There’s apparently a final surprise for the artists, too.  I can’t tell if it’s a happy surprise or an “I’m fucked” surprise.  The guest judge for the finale is David LaChapelle, which is a bit of a holy shit.  Past judges and contestants come back for the show.  Cotton candy is given to the guests.  The preview ends with a dramatic noise behind China saying, “Winning this competition could change an artist’s life.”  BOOM.

Come back next week!!!  It’s our last dance, our last chance…

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Time for an update! I used to be a tall, athletic editor who lived on the East coast. Oh, I still am, only now I've gained back all the weight I lost, which changes my life-tone quite a bit. Now that I'm married, I have a lot less time to watch Bravo and Food network. We usually end up watching Big Bang Theory reruns ("all of my friends, all of my friends, all of my friends") or Wipeout. Or WWE Raw. Wow. How life has changed!  Join me as we chat about my breast friend Patti Stanger and her love minions. Or maybe we'll talk about art during Work of Art. Whatever we're watching, don't be shy--tell me what you think!

27 Comments

  1. 1
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted August 9, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    Yay!! (haven’t read it yet…but so excited)

  2. 2
    salvadoralexio
    Posted August 9, 2010 at 1:23 pm

    I could have sworn that that “holy shit” face made by P. was totally contrived. If you tivo it and look at her face she gives a very faded, secret smirk the second they announce she will be staying and THEN goes into the h.s. face.

    Watch it again and see if you agree!

  3. 3
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted August 9, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    I don’t take this show or the contestants seriously at all. HA! I crack myself up.

    Anyway, I’m glad Peregrine is the third in the finale. I thinks he was genuinely surprised she made it. Partly because she really didn’t know what to do with her piece, partly because Nicole’s better at explaining her thought process and doubted herself less during the competition and partly because I really think they became good friends. I’m also most interested in seeing what she does when she’s engaged and has the time to develop her own ideas instead of working within a challenge.

    Nicole really thought herself out of the finale. She has a lot of ideas but never seems to evaluate them critically. She just builds on them and makes symbolic leaps of logic and faith and assumes people will see the brilliance she put into them…and then ends up with a hairy, glowing dessert.

    But if she was really in the rut she says she was in, I’m glad she got a jump start back into art. I still think she should go into design, though. She has a lovely, minimal and elegant aesthetic that would be awesome in home furnishings, and I mean that as a compliment.

    But Abdi’s polarizing? He’s like a kitten. Jerry may not like him, but that gets him soundly reamed on his blog and I think he’s more skill than inspiration who needs to stop being the perfect straight A student and he might have something deeper to say, but I thought he was the closest contestant to being universally beloved.

    Finally, I think Miles should have left the torture device in the studio because it detracted from the impact of the overall piece, but it was interesting to see self-doubt and second guessing creep into his thought process. If only to confirm that he’s not just a robot-brained oddball.

    As for Jaclyn, eh. I tried to understand her and gave her the benefit of the doubt, but she’s so humorless and self-aggrandizing that I just don’t care. She claims that she tried to leave during the final challenge, twice, but I guess they wouldn’t let her and now she’s saying that Bravo is “blacklisting” her and didn’t let her give her exit interview, but Bravo and Magical Elves both let Keith flap his yap over getting kicked off of Project Runway because controversy spurs viewership, so I doubt she was actually blacklisted. More likely she balked at whatever restriction Bravo puts on all the contestants when they give their interviews and thinks it’s all because she’s a special little snowflake.

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    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted August 9, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    Wow, SexyPanda…everything you said was so on point. I agree with everything, from how personal the show has become for me, like I’ve invested so much more than my time. It’s not like Real Housewives or Top Chef, where I can watch and then be done with it…no, this show occupies many of my aftershow thoughts, as well. Gosh, I’m gonna be so bummed after next week when it’s over.

    I also would like a print of Abdi’s piece…I need it on my wall, stat! I wish Jerry could give him praise without all the passive-agression. Peregrine’s work was shit and he praised her ‘spreading wings’. Abdi’s work was great and he seemed to begrudge him a compliment making sure to throw in how ‘academic’ it was. Methinks he was cranky because he didn’t get to see Jaclyn go au-naturale.
    I believe Jaclyn gave up because she couldn’t get naked in the cold, wet woods. It’s funny because she could’ve just photographed herself clothed for her project and given it some significant meaning, right? But that’s not even an option to her; boobs are so much more…artistic.

    I wanna say more, but real life in stepping in and yanking me away. I’ll be back…

  5. 5
    Lea
    Posted August 9, 2010 at 6:58 pm

    abdi is way too cartoony himself for me to really be full on “teeam abdi”. the goofy facial expressions and hot pink bow tie (really??? i mean, a 22 year old guy is REALLY wearing a hot pink bow tie???) just annoy me. but he does seem like a total sweetie, i think he just needs to “man up” abit.

    peregrin (sp?) annoys me too. i think it mostly has to do with her wardrobe. and the fact that i think her art is really “arts and crafts-ie”, and it’s just not working for me!

    i’ve *never* understood nicole’s art. i looked at her web page too and i just don’t get it. it’s like, hippy weirdness. and to me, just being weird alone doesn’t equate good art. but she seems really cool, top bun excluded. i’m definatly sorry to see her go though.

    miles seems like a jerk but i’ve always kinda liked that in a guy. i don’t “get” his art either. maby i’m just not very artistic? or maby this challenge sucked.

    and jackie, well, i’ve been most interested in jackie from the begining when i accidentally stumbled across one of the marathons a few weeks ago. i like her and i do like her art. it’s ballsy in that it foucuses too much on her bewbs. i feel like of all the artists she and ryan were the only ones i actually understood.

    i love your re-caps sexy-p and your right about this show kind of “getting inside” your head. i’ve never actually looked up any other reality show contestants but i now i regularly read jackie’s blog (i don’t think any of the others keep a blog (?)). i’ve been reading alot of the articles and discussions this show has provoked, and it really only leads me to one conclusion. most ppl that are really into the art world are usually overly educated asshats, throwing words around like “lay people” to describe those not throughly educated in modern art. to me great art should be able to speak to the masses, not just those groomed for “higher thinking”.

  6. 6
    SexyPanda
    Posted August 9, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    Abdi = polarizing in that you either believe in him as an artist or you don’t. Lots of people LIKE him as a person but don’t really believe in his vision.

    True, true, about the bowtie. It’s a bit saccharin, and if he were my boyfriend, I’d make him take it off before leaving the house. BUT, in some way, it works for him. Ya know?

    “A hairy, glowing dessert.” Baked Chewbacca-pube Alaska. Awesome.

    I noticed the micro-expressions on Peregrine’s face, but I didn’t pick up a nefarious vibe off of it. I can’t explain the millisecond-by-millisecond reaction I had to it, but I never questioned that she was genuinely “holy shit” about getting picked. Weird, huh? I WILL watch it again as instructed, though! (ha!) :)

    I had dinner with my stepmom, the artist, tonight. She’s not (yet) been reading the recaps or watching the show, and I think she decided back in the beginning that it probably wasn’t something she’d be interested in, art or not. But I told her how we’ve all been chiming in with really thoughtful and heartfelt discussion about the pieces and the artists, and she thinks it’s really cool. Maybe she’ll even chime in with a comment someday! (Sorry about the cursing, mom. You know I can’t help myself!)

    As an over-thanker, I know I’ve said it many times before, but thank you for reading. I love hearing from you all!

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    juddfan
    Posted August 9, 2010 at 10:42 pm

    I so hate commenting from home, but yo, I’m drawn in by this shit too! So very glad Abdi won- there was no question in my mind! I didn’t particularly like the frame, but I still thought it was a douche comment–esp based on the time they are given. Perhaps a white one wouldn’t have cut the piece so . . . Jerry hates him, and on his blog, he was arguing to cut Abdi, coz it was one strong piece . . sigh . . . thankfully the judges said he was being an ass!!! What else is new.
    I never commented on China, but heck, I really like her! She can host any show I watch–she comes across more real than a lot of them.
    Still don’t hate Jackie, and I liked her piece way better than Miles. I was impressed she could do something at the last second, and I like the glimmer of water without it being literal.
    Miles piece sucked donkey D*ick for me–HATE–just so damn ugly, of course Jerry liked it . . .sigh again! I do think it was the editors that gave him the boner for the jello wrestling comment, could easily be out of context. I esp hated the mat and the black blob! I did like the moss tho . . .
    Peligrino’s piece was pretty f-in’ lame if you ask me–looked like Jamie’s piece in ways that got her cut. I do think she’s interesting and perverse, but her faces have gotten to me–that rage, Jackie was sick and wasted the whole first day, so I hardly think it’s that diabolical to do a little something at home. I think she knew she was toast, who would be inspired by that!
    I so love you all and the discussion here, it’s been awesome this season, and i can’t wait for the finale, tho I dread Miles will win. I don’t hate him, I just really resonate to color and Abdi is the one I would go see, by a mile!!!
    Felt bad for Nicole, but the space coconut was beyond fug. I don’t get why she spends all the time lining it with acorns and then covers it in plaster, and once again, no color at all. At least P does use color. I did like the ball tho . . .
    It will be interesting to see what they all come up with. I hope Abdi uses the win to soar!!!
    Loved the artist judge–she rocks and was very kind and esp understanding about the time restrictions, etc.

  8. 8
    bigjr6633
    Posted August 9, 2010 at 11:02 pm

    I wouldn’t call Abdi a polarizing character, everyone seems to like him and he seems like a sweet person, I’m rooting for him but he’s probably won’t win judging by the previews. Anyway Great Recap SexyPanda!!!

  9. 9
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted August 10, 2010 at 7:42 am

    @ Sexy Panda – I see what you’re saying about Abdi. I guess I just look at the “reality show contestant” element first and judge the word polarizing against Jeffrey Sebelia. I do think he is an artist. I just don’t know whether he’s willing to let go of all his conventions and inhibitions to become a good one.

    And as much as it seems like Jerry has a crush on Miles, he’s expressed some ambivalence toward Miles in his blogs. The only judge to unequivocally say “I’m a big fan of Miles” in his blog is, surprisingly, Bill. He’s the only judge who’s been shown criticizing Miles during a crit, but he seems to think very highly of him as an artist.

    I liked Miles’ piece, too, although I agree that Abdi should have won. The torture device wasn’t necessary and it was overthought, but it was cohesive and the images had a narrative with the fungus and the placement and scale created an installation that was meditative.

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    betty lane
    Posted August 10, 2010 at 8:13 am

    Sexy Panda, these recaps really have been the best. I too feel like this has been a deeper experience than just watching a reality show, and not simply because I’m an artist. I think even if I were a casually creative person, I would be intrigued with this show & all that it entails. I too feel like we have all bonded in a way over the show. it is very refreshing to have such a likable cast & to actually be ROOTING for the contestants (and being sad when ones like Ryan leave) is an extremely nice change of pace. and your recaps just brings everything full circle. I only wish that I had more time to devote to watching & reading & commenting. my daughter demands much of my attention & so does my boyfriend for that matter, so I’ve been stretched thin lately.

    oh & thank you so much for the info about next season! I am going to take someone else’s suggestion & try to contact someone at Art Fag City about it. who knows what could happen? I would be beyond thrilled if me, a lowly recap fanatic, were actually on one of these shows, let alone a Bravo one (I’ve always dreamed of being on Project Runway) & about art at that!!

    oh hey & Wednesday is my boyfriend’s birthday. we’re going to get the best pizza on earth & watch Work of Art. haha, I’m going to feel like it’s my birthday too because I couldn’t think of a more perfect night.

    I did not see this episode. >:( I’m definitely going to watch the marathon but I’d like to find it online before that, so maybe I will see it soon. your recap was wonderful though & honestly it felt just like I was watching the show! so I don’t have too many solid opinions about what happened just yet. I’m not sad to see Jaclyn go in the slightest but I will miss Nicole. she’s so sweet & although I didn’t get her art much of the time either (minimalist I am not), she was the most “established” out of all of them, I believe, and had a level of sophistication that added a lot of richness to the show. yet she was young & bright-eyed enough not to have a jaded professional’s viewpoint on art, so she was just the right fit & I think that’s a lot of the reason why she went as far as she did. she totally fit the bill in terms of attitude, if not focal point. her concepts were wildly wacky though & I really loved that about her.

    Abdi’s piece did look beautiful. I can’t wait to see it on the show. he deserves the win, that adorable boy. pink bow ties rock hardcore! I want to go out to lunch with Abdi & just shoot the shit sometime. he is very deserving of going to the finale. out of all of them, I think Abdi really went through the ringer. he paid his dues. being the most naive (art-world-wise) out of all of them, that doesn’t surprise me. if he had gone home on this, I think that would’ve been too depressing for me. I hope that he makes it to the final two. he is a sweetheart. :)

  11. 11
    juddfan
    Posted August 10, 2010 at 10:50 am

    Oh yeah, Betty, you reminded me–I personally love Adbi’s style. I think it’s vibrant and adorable, and I definitely think he can make a pink bow tie work. He is way less “quirky” quotes intended, than Pelegrino, but he matches his art in ways that makes him truly genuine and unique! Best of luck trying for the show Betty! I’m pretty sure we wont get to know about it till after, due to confidentiality agreements, but I’m pretty sure we’ll see you on the blogosphere during the run!!!

    I have a friend coming for drinks and finale too! Looking forward to it, and at least we can scream together if it’s not what we hope.

    I don’t think I’m being bitter, but I really do think Mile’s piece was ug, and probably his worst yet, but I guess he did a lot of work for that splurge!

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    emma
    Posted August 10, 2010 at 11:59 am

    I totally feel you on the Abdi love. I also must really not get art because Miles’ work has seemed so ridiculous to me. The last thing from him that I found moving or interesting was his Frankenstein book cover which got no attention, and before that his death portrait of Nao (mostly because I love death portraits… creepy I know!) But really, all of his constructed wooden things including the public art I’ve just found totally boring and backyards-y. I’m sick of his stupid explanations and I thought it was really lame when he claimed the public art as an extension of his last piece when it was a group work. I mean the kid seems to know how to win a reality competition and bullshit people hardcore but Miles’ work just seems lazy (not physically – conceptually) and he totally rides on his OCD thing. Get over it dude.
    I really hope Abdi wins because I don’t really like either of the other two. Peregrine should have gone home several times but at least she makes interesting stuff with colors (sorry, can’t help it, plain wood and brown paper [and freakin' fungus which he didn't even REALLY incorporate, AND it kind of is a growing living thing which was against the rules] just gets really tiresome to my eyes. Go Abdi! :)
    Good recap again as usual, SexyPanda :D I loved the Cap’n Crunch moment at the beginning too.

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    Bridget Miller
    Posted August 10, 2010 at 12:40 pm

    I am happy to know that I am not the only one that thinks Nicole’s work is boring. Her descriptions always sound so interesting, but then the final work turns out to be rather boring. I thought her television piece was really interesting and thought provoking, but then it turned out to be so blase and colorless.

    I am glad that Jaclyn finally got sent home. Her male gaze centered art work was getting rather redundant and tiring. As for Peregrine, I am not sure if she entirely belongs in the top three. She got to the end by remaining in the middle of the pack. I don’t know who else would be apart of the top three- I guess I thought maybe it would be Nicole? I also don’t like the shit that Peregrine pulled in the challenge with Mark.

    The show doesn’t seem to really give the artist a good chance at showcasing their talents. Mostly because they have to produce art in a limited amount of time and with a limited amount of resources. I am not sure how else to explain never being completely wowed or impressed with any of the works of art produced, with the exception of the book cover challenge. Wait- I do have to say that Adbi’s work this week was impressive. I am sure that the art is more impressive when you can see it in person. Great or even good works of art take time to create and I just don’t think that good art can be made under pressure or time constraints.

    Also where is Jerry’s blog posted? Is it on the bravo site or does he have his own? I would be interested in reading it. Okay well more like I have time to kill because I have school work to do.

    Also I didn’t know that China lost both of her parents to AIDS. She had almost no reaction to Peregrine’s my little pony art work and her talking about losing family friends to AIDS. It was kind of strange since the other judge started to cry. Maybe she doesn’t open up about her personal life, but it would be hard to not have some reaction to Peregrine’s description.

    I think that I might be bitter at Peregrine because I ended up sleeping with an art major that was exactly like her. We ended up working at the same place one summer and she turned out to be a total bitch. All sweetness and light in the beginning and then she evolved into a crazed, angry girl. I thought it was because we had slept together, but she treated everyone like that. Okay tangent. Sarcastic wrote the perfect the description of Peregrine in one of her comments awhile back.

    Great recap- SexyPanda. It is your recaps that got me watching this show in the first place. I wasn’t going to watch Money Hungry because it just seemed like more of a waste of time than most other reality shows, but your first recap of it made me want to watch it.

  14. 14
    juddfan
    Posted August 10, 2010 at 1:46 pm

    hmm, looking for a clean link to post, I came across some other interesting things, not sure I can post a link, but here goes–if it doesn’t work, just google Jerry Saltz blog. He does comment back many times throughout.

    http://nymag.com/tv/work-of-art/

    Emma, amen! Sounds like we are in total harmony with our own art appreciation. And yes, the book cover, and some of his silk screens were the most interesting things I saw from him. The public art, best thing was the bent plywood for me. They totally ruined it with all the shingles and metal stuff. I also thought a bold bright color for the body and a dark or white color for the base would have made it more modern and cool (once again, to suit me . . . )

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    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted August 10, 2010 at 2:25 pm

    I’ve liked everything Miles has done except for the “shocking” drawing and the public piece, but that was collaborative.

    I don’t hate any of the other artists, but I’m just not a fan of realistic/figurative painting that doesn’t delve any deeper than the surface. I can appreciate the skill that goes into those paintings but I sincerely would rather look at a giant red dot surrounded by cement assholes than look at one of Ryan’s hipster paintings. At least the dot and the assholes can make me laugh.

    But more than that, what I like about Miles work, and I’ll accept that it could be becuase I’m dumb and gullible, is that I have to connect the dots and create my own narrative but within the confines of what he’s given me. For me, he successfully walks the line between art and abstraction while Nicole doesn’t. And contrary to what Bill says, I do feel some kind of emotion looking at his work. Maybe I’m just looking for a safe place from all the noise and stimulation, too, but while I don’t think his work necessarily has a lot of vulnerability it does have heart. It’s just not the kind of heart that’s easy to relate to.

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    juddfan
    Posted August 10, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    Def a valid point, Val, guess that’s why art is so subjective. I don’t expect everyone to agree w me, nor would it be necessary, and actually, I’m not overly a fan of figurative drawing either, but the play of light on the abdomen and the face were exquisite!!! I did feel moved when they zoomed in on it, but personally, I’d rather put the portrait from week 1 on my wall!

    For once, a slow day here at the office . . . whodda thunk!

  17. 17
    JimmyT
    Posted August 11, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    Great recaps, SP! I’m sad that the season is almost over. I love the discussions here

    @sarcasatire, I think we are sharing the same brain today. I totally agree with your take on these folks. I was indifferent about Peregrine at first, got to like her after her My Little Pony piece and it has been down hill from there. I found all the playful giggling and little jokes (like placing the shell on Abdi’s knee) to be passive aggressive ways of making fun of the other contestants and seeming like she was being nice. I have a sister who does the same thing and once you can see it, it can be really infuriating. OK, maybe I’m just projecting here. In any case, I do think that all the boob talk by her and Nicole was a similar dig at Jaclyn at a time when she was really stressed out.

    I’m glad that Abdi won, his piece was certainly the best and it is nice to see him make a comeback. I generally like Miles, but I have to say that his Rube-Goldberg process felt a little contrived and the outcome was not all that great. I can’t believe how Jerry ate it up, it seems like some of the various pieces could have been conceptually brought together better than they were…what was the connection of the fungus to the bleach/machine/control thing?

    I’m sad that Nicole didn’t go through. Her piece was a little boring but I found it better than Peregrine’s. Peregrine’s piece was lacking in execution for me. The little paper figures in the branches were a great idea but they ended up looking a little crude and thrown in at the last minute.

    Finally, I think that the guest artist probably had the best comments to make. I wish the judges were mainly comprised of thoughtful artists rather than art gallery owners and curators (I’m on the fence about art critics). For as much as they spew all of this BS about true art and constantly rail on things that are too “commercial”, the fact of the matter is that they themselves are the main players in turning art into something for sale and make a great deal of money at it. They may be selling more exclusive, high concept art rather than something that is mass produced but in the end they are evaluating artists by their marketability and appeal to buyers and I think that that affects the judging at times.

    I think that’s what happened to Nicole this week. The guest judge–the actual artist–loved it but the other judges were hung up on things like the scale of the piece which to me says more about its potential saleability that its ability to meet the challenge. I’m not saying that she should have won, but I did think that she should have stayed.

  18. 18
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted August 11, 2010 at 10:06 pm

    @JimmyT: “For as much as they spew all of this BS about true art and constantly rail on things that are too “commercial”, the fact of the matter is that they themselves are the main players in turning art into something for sale and make a great deal of money at it. They may be selling more exclusive, high concept art rather than something that is mass produced but in the end they are evaluating artists by their marketability and appeal to buyers and I think that that affects the judging at times.

    Such a great point! My suggestion to you would be to post this comment on Jerry Saltz’s blog at nymag.com. He’s already posted for the finale and is really great about answering the comments section before they climb up to 400+ comments. I would love to hear how he responds.

  19. 19
    JimmyT
    Posted August 12, 2010 at 8:51 am

    @sarcasatire: Great suggestion! I just posted a longer version of the comment in his blog. I’ll report back if he writes back, for anyone that is interested.

    P.S. Thanks SP and everyone else for the great discussion! I’ve been lurking in this site for a while and these recaps are the ones that motivated me to contribute.

  20. 20
    JimmyT
    Posted August 13, 2010 at 2:03 pm

    So Jerry wrote back on his blog. He agreed that the judging would be better if led by a thoughtful artist but place most of the fault this season on himself rather than some of the other people. In any case, here it is:

    #

    Thank you for your comments.
    You ask, “How did you feel about the line-up of judges?
    You are touching on a very sad subject for me. I thought that the best judges were a number of the guest artist judges. They had an ease with the language and repor with the art that I think that I lacked.
    I am very happy with what I learned on this show.
    I went in search of one thing about art criticism; and something else found me. That was thrilling.
    However, in all honesty I think that I failed as a judge.
    I was not articulate, perceptive, and clear. That is the ONLY job of a judge, for me. And I did not do that. If I were the producers of this TV show, I would get a charismatic artist to be the mentor (Kessler, Serrano, Phillips, Cotton); and replace me with someone like Walter Robinson, Ken Johnson, Emma Allen, Sarah Douglas, Linda Yablonski, Michael Wilson, Terry Myers, David Velasco, Paddy Johnson, many others; or my wife who is 1000-times cleared, more articulate, and perceptive than I am.
    If there is a second season I think that I should make way for someone else who would be able to do with art criticism on a very large stage, what I was simply unable to do.
    I seem to be able to do that HERE… at my keyboard; think in REAL TIME and be reasonably clear… but I was not able to do it on camera. This makes me sad. As much as I loved what I learned from being on this show.
    I cannot go into the Promised Land I was looking for. But I DID GLIMPSE IT.
    And it contains multitudes…
    Sigh.
    Thank you,
    Jerry Saltz

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    SexyPanda
    Posted August 14, 2010 at 10:20 am

    Aww. That’s more than a little heartbreaking. :( I’m glad for his humility. I think he should still be involved next year, but the guest judges, as artists, should have way more weight in how things go.

    Thanks for sharing that with us!

    (Next recap to be up within a day, I think! I’m working on it!)

  22. 22
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted August 14, 2010 at 11:31 am

    Here’s something waaaaaaay less heartbreaking to tide everyone over until the recap is up. So if you want to see Miles and Ryan in an entirely new light, click the link.

    http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=138524&id=131035174615#!/photo.php?pid=168211&id=112852608750872&ref=mf

  23. 23
    SexyPanda
    Posted August 14, 2010 at 11:36 am

    I’m gonna need a loooooooot more context on that, please. Wow.

  24. 24
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted August 14, 2010 at 11:45 am

    Would that I knew. Only Mark, Ryan, Miles…and the woman looking on in the background, really know for sure.

  25. 25
    SexyPanda
    Posted August 14, 2010 at 11:57 am

    Normally, I think the guy-on-guy thing is pretty hot, with the exception of kissing. And especially not THIS kind of kissing, where it’s totally aggressive.

    It reminds me of a dude kissing me once like I was that Resuscitation Annie doll. The only thing he didn’t do was pinch my nose shut. Ew.

  26. 26
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted August 14, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    Did anyone see Charlotte in the SATC episode where a guy does this and she’s all. “You raped my face!”

    I think Miles was playing along but Ryan was definitely into it.. or are they…barsexuals?

  27. 27
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted August 14, 2010 at 8:05 pm

    Yeah, Ryan’s pretty aggressive with Miles but now that I have the Resusci-Annie doll image in my head, it goes to a whooooole different place.

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