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13 years ago @ Art Fag City - The Work of Art Recap:... · 0 replies · +1 points
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Anyway, a bunch of contestants talk about getting ideas in their downtime. That's fine. It's the working in the downtime that's not cool. I mean, you see how frequently they're down to the wire. To me that's more significant. That said, as Judith mentions, I think it would have been better if no rule bending occurred.
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Academic: Realistic life drawings of the figure. I've used the term derisively, arguably unfairly (I know this was not a life drawing, but in this case close enough), but it's not like Fischbach gallery is making real inroads in the contemporary art scene, which is the best home this art could find. I don't know what Doner is, but I assume you're talking about Abdi. I found the techniques very cheesy. The wash as water in particular is a problem.
Nicole's work did seem model like to me, so I really disliked it for that. I looked at both and I thought: Which would look better in a gallery? Miles took that prize without question. Nicole's work seemed better suited to Eleven Rivington, a gallery that manages to consistently show undeveloped art.
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So even if the cheating was pervasive and she suffered unduly, I have a hard time feeling any sympathy.
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The cliche parts of Abdi's work:
The "water" treatment with the charcoal. I've seen that a million times and it smacks of undergrad.
The line drawing on top of charcoal rendering. Sometimes this can be effective, but you have to have the skills of Goya to pull it off. Abdi is not of this level.
Mind you I haven't seen the work in person - but from the close ups they showed on the TV I wasn't convinced.