I think Miles has a unique advantage in this show in that his anxiety/OCD issues make him think about things in an entirely different way. I think the notion of turning out art on demand within 24 hours would make most people resort to the easy, the literal, the comfortable, and unknowingly cliché - I know I'm having a hard time thinking through the open mic challenge myself.

I also like the body girls work, and think it's her own ambivalence to her body/sexuality and relationship to men and power that's driving the interest. Still curious to see how this all plays out and what challenges are conjured up

The show makes me very anxious during the "process" parts for that very reason. That whole, "go on, think of an idea! Do it! Think of something creative!" really sets me on edge.

Total agreement. Makes me wonder how many pieces I've admired over the years were done by people I would have disliked personally. Intriguing.

SO glad the worthless cutesy chick is gone. Did they only include her because they wanted one Christian? Her art barely cracks the teen level conceptually.

I think they did a good job to populate the field with a number of different artists, performance artist, Architect, photographers, outsider artist - I suppose the Christian gal rounded out the variety - so far though ost of these "specialist" have been weeded out, but I like that selection of media also plays a role in what the artists present.

I've now caught up with every episode, and I'm enjoying this show a lot.

Miles sets off my BS radar, and he gets on my every nerve, but I really like his work.

I loved John's winning Time Machine book cover, but that was the only thing of his that I liked. The little ladder really sold it. I might even buy this if I run across it.

Nothing on the shocking show shocked me, not even the Andres Serrano stuff. (Which I find really beautiful, what I've seen at least.)

Christian gal was really irritating, so yay, she's gone. I'm also ready for hip art school boy to go away. (The one who did the self-portrait tryptich)

Fun stuff.

Nooooo! :)

I'm sorry... the chick dorm is called the William BEAVER House?

Could be worse, until 2001 Arcadia University was Beaver College (and even better Beaver College, until 1972 Beaver College was a women only school). It is located in Beaver, Pennsylvania.

And of course the women of Oregon State University have had to put up with a lot of hassle over the decades.

This show has been sparking a lot of discussion in various circles I'm involved with. I had a fun time at the Art Walk last night talking about it with a few of the artists in the show. I will ALWAYS appreciate things that provoke discussion.

Last night's show was one of those that makes me question the whole setup. it was clearly a manufactured drama. I presume that the loser was informed ahead of time that he had been selected to go (maybe he was told this well in advance, like near the beginning of the whole process.) The whole teamwork set-up provides a perfect opportunity for the producers to interject phony conflict and create "spontaneous" outbursts. I didn't buy a moment of it. This makes me wonder about all that has come before and will transpire hence. It's still very enjoyable, but this ep was naked BS.

(This squares with what I learned from a local girl who made it to LA on American Idol a few years back. She was offered a chance to appear for three or four weeks, take on a manufactured obnoxious persona and then be sent home. She declined the exposure and money that would have represented, and I don't blame her a bit.)