Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Mary Louise Schumacher posted a review on Tuesday, June 8, of the premier episode of Bravo's new reality series Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Seeing as her piece appeared a day before the show was scheduled to air, it's clear that she's got a helluva lot more pull with fancy teevee folks than we ever imagined. Work it, girl!
By and large, Schumacher casts an unflinchingly critical eye on the show, offering up a few well-placed zingers. To wit:
"All of the well-worn conventions of reality TV are here – the crazy assignments, the snooty judges and the contestants who play their respective roles. There’s the diva that thinks she’s all that, the unworldly underdog, the curvy sex kitten and the sage-if-snippy elder of the group, for instance.
But pair the predictability of that template with cringe-worthy art-world clichés about the 'essence' of art and 'living to create' and you’ve got a Dogs Playing Poker-level disaster in the making."
Haha, right on!
Although, after unwisely watching the first episode myself this morning on The Interwebs™, I'd honestly rather stare at those static card playin' pooches for some 44 minutes than waste another second on this art-n-inflatable bunny show. Yep, the ridiculously hallowed name of Jeff Koons was dropped twice in the first ten minutes, so Yippee!
Anyhoo, it is exactly at that point where the venerable Ms. Schumacher and I part ways. She's decided to keep tuning in to the series--that is, until it's inevitable and merciful cancellation--and I've decided to pave over that area of my gray matter's memory and get on with my life.
So, where do you come down? Watch the show yourself here and chime in with your thoughts, criticisms and one-liners. A word of warning, however: If you value your current state of intelligence, don't watch it alone.
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