Work of Art

I watched the season finale of Bravo's "Work of art - the next great artist" last week.  I did not have the opportunity to see any of the earlier episodes of this inaugural season.  Partially due to a lack of time raising 4 teenagers and partially because I despise reality television. See all the details and artists bios at  www.bravotv.com/work-of-art.

I must say I was impressed with the quality of the three finalists.

Third place was Minneapolis' own Miles Mendenhall.  He is a print maker who explored multiple layers of photography taken from a cell phone camera.  He has also been doing work with High Point Center for Printmaking through a Jerome scholarship.  I look forward to seeing more of his work and would love to show it in our new gallery.

Second place was Peregrine, who created a carnival atmosphere with her three dimensional sculptures, complete with a cotton candy machine.  Very fun to see in a museum but makes me come back to the age old question, would you buy it?

The winner was Abdi who created a series of sculptures and paintings that showed he has skills.  Being the winner got him $100k plus a show at the Brooklyn Museum.  Both high on any artists wish list.

So the verdict is still out on whether this show will see season two.  It definitely could use a new writer and editor as the quality of the production left a lot to be desired.  I'll be waiting by the phone.

Greg Hennes
8-16-10