This past weekend, auditions for the Untitled Art Project wrapped up in New York City. Hundreds lined up outside White Columns, some camping out overnight, to be quickly rejected from the artist reality show competition. Randy Kennedy at the Times surveyed the scene on Saturday morning, finding “…a ghoulish portrait of a face that appeared to be Michael Jackson’s melded with Elvis’s; a crazily beaded mannequin torso with the sparkly word “GIRL” attached like a tiara to the top of its head; a Caravaggio-esque painting of St. Sebastian, skewered and suffering,” along with “one artist [who] was slowing traffic considerably as he applied bright blue swirly paint to the body of a topless woman who was wearing only a flesh-colored thong.”

That unnamed body painter would be Andy Golub, pictured with his live art specimen below. There’s no news yet on how he fared in the auditions, but if reports are true, that the “first level of screening only judges contestants on whether they look the part” are true, then he certainly stood a good chance.

Created by Sarah Jessica Parker’s Pretty Matches Productions with Magical Elves, the producers of “Project Runway” and “Top Chef,” The Untitled Art Project is looking for 13 “contemporary artists” who “believe in their art and want the world to know.” Casting begins next month in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, and New York at White Columns on July 18th and 19th. But first you have to fill out the 23-page application and contract which asks among other things:

Have a girlfriend?

Have a boyfriend?

Do you have any rules you live by?

What are your feelings about the relationship between the commercial and art worlds? For instance, what if a branded corporation wanted to use your art in their advertising; discuss your perspective.

Describe your most embarrassing moment… (And/or describe what you wish were your most embarrassing moment.)

What makes you nervous?

Were you ever the subject of any disciplinary proceedings or actions in the military?

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor?

Have you ever had a temporary restraining order issued against you or has anyone ever attempted to obtain a temporary restraining order against you?

Have you ever been convicted of any crime of reckless or drunk driving?

Have you ever done or been involved in anything that would cause the Program producer and/or the cable network and affiliates that may exhibit the Program any embarrassment or monetary loss if you are chosen to participate in the Program?

Have you ever created a website or posted any materials on any website (e.g., MySpace, Facebook, etc.)?

All these questions are crucial for determining whether artist applicants have the skills and personal drama to make the show commercially viable. Don’t forget the part where you sign over all rights to the artwork in your application either.

“Equus” painting of Sarah Jessica Parker by 14/Gallery of the Absurd