Could Nao Bustamante be the "villain" on Work of Art?
At one point, she tells a judge: "I'm not responsible for your experience of my work."
RPI professor -- and performance artist -- Nao Bustamante made it through the first episode of Work of Art, Bravo's "next great artist" reality show (like Project Runway or Top Chef).
Said Bustamante in her introductory clip on the show: "I feel like I've already won... and so I feel like I could be really generous with my criticism." The interspersed video then shows her "ehh-ing" other competitors' work. And a little later, after she offers a luke-warm critique of another competitor's piece, the competitor says: "Nao's really rude." Oh, the reality show drama (there's always someone edited to be the "villain" or "oddball").
When we talked with Bustamante last week about her appearance on the show, she said it was "more intense than I expected."
You can watch the full episode here. The first elimination challenge was to create a portrait of a fellow contestant. Her partner didn't seem to cooperate -- and it's probably fair to say that Bustamante went abstract.
Earlier on AOA: RPI's Nao Bustamante on Bravo's "Work of Art"
screengrab: Bravo TV
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I wonder if she uses that phrase often, because last week I saw a guy in Union Square selling a shirt that said...
"I'm not responsible for your experience of my work."-Nao Bustamante
Hmmm, fishy.
... said Lila on Jun 11, 2010 at 5:40 PM | link