Meal time and clean up had yielded to quiet time; company had headed home and my boys were off into the night to visit friends nearby. I settled in with 1949’s Holiday Affair, a simplistic romance between a war widow (Janet Leigh) and a sales clerk (Robert Mitchum). Sparks fly between these two over an […]
Work of Art Season 2 Finale: Kymia Takes the Win!
Next Great Artist? That particular television hype isn’t to my liking, but the Season 2 Finale of Work of Art provides a worthy competition for Young, Sara J, and Kymia, as all three put together an exhibition at the Phillips de Pury Gallery. By now, you already know that Kymia Nawabi takes the grand prize […]
Role Models for Parenting?
Lisa Belkin, well-known columnist on motherhood and work-life balance, poses a provocative question relative to positive parenting examples in her Huffington Post article, “Are There Any Good Parents on the Screen.” As she lists show after show (with their poor maternal models), I realize that most of her mentions – I haven’t seen. As I […]
Work of Art Season 2 Episode 9
Exiled to Main Street, USA? Not exactly. But the remaining Season 2 artists – Kymia, Lola, Sara J, Young, and Dusty – enjoy a bit of train travel to the small New York town of Cold Spring for this latest challenge. They are to explore their picturesque environment, seek out its inhabitants, spend $200 however […]
Work of Art Season 2 Episode 8 Sell-Out Makes Out
It’s the classic conflict – creativity confronts commercialism! The remaining six participants on the second season of Work of Art pair up in teams of two, and take to the Tribeca streets to sell their stuff. The team that earns the most will be safe from elimination, and as extra incentive, there’s a $30,000 pot […]
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What we value… in abundance.
Work of Art Season 2 Episode 7: (Car) Parts is Arts?
Rolling right along, it’s time to rev those engines for the car parts challenge! Take one red Fiat 500, deconstructed, and gather ye axles and pistons while ye may. The mission is to create a work of art showcasing at least one component of the vehicle, while impressing guest judge, performance artist (and automotive designer) […]
Work of Art Season 2 Episode 6 (Street Art)
Stow the spotlights! Can the canapés! This week, the remaining eight artists take to the streets as they get in the mood by covering China with graffiti. It’s the Street Art Challenge! The participants are paired up and assigned massive stretches of exterior brick wall as their canvas. A little extra incentive? A $30,000 cash […]
Work of Art Season 2 Episode 5 Ripped From the Headlines
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Simon rousts the artists in the early a.m., they take a road trip beyond the city skyscrapers, and find themselves watching the New York Times presses roll. The challenge? They’re to rip their inspiration from the headlines – literally – and incorporate newspapers into their artwork. Extra incentive? A […]
Eat, Pray, Love… And?
Zapping around on cable during a sleepless night, I tuned into Eat, Pray, Love on the tube. It seemed a reasonable selection; like many women I enjoy a good relationship film, and I anticipated gorgeous scenes of countries I’ve never visited. I’m also well aware of the irritation raised in some circles over this book […]