Saturday, January 14, 2012

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 1: Beckmann v. Bellini

Max Beckmann
1884 - 1950
German; worked in Netherlands and U.S.



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Gentile Bellini
c.1429 - 1507
Venetian



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Vote for the artist of your choice!  Votes go in the comments.  Commentary and links to additional work are welcome.  Polls open for one month past posting.

16 comments:

Christine M. said...

Beckmann

Morgan said...

I like Beckmann.

Elizabeth said...

Beckmann for sure. Kinky! Weird! Much more interesting than popes in the river.

Nichim said...

Beckmann!

dhkendall said...

I kind of like Bellini's better, but Beckmann gets the vote merely because on first glance I thought the top row of art was comic book panels, and that's geeky enough to demand a vote.

Rebel said...

Bellini.

The other guy is creepy, scary & has issues. Although, it is generally a better idea to let those people get it out via art than, you know, world domination.

dhkendall said...

@Rebel: Hate to Godwinize things, but Hitler got his creepiness, scariness, and issues out by art and still tried the world domination route anyways ...

Chuckdaddy said...

Beckman! Liked bellinis first but not into the baby halo thing.

lamanyana said...

yep- Beckmann

mrs.5000 said...

saints or devils, saints or devils...this is a tough one. It looks like the Beckmanns have it sewn up. But I quite like Bellini--and love a good Venetian crowd scene with underwater saint--so will cast a minority vote for age and beauty.

UnwiseOwl said...

I love Bellini's buildings, he gets my vote.

Voron X said...

Beckmann is tortured and has issues, sure, but I love it. He is interesting, to say the least. Bellini is a snooze-fest.

Candida said...

Bellini, though with recognition that it's not a terribly enthusiastic vote at this point.

Michael5000 said...

We've got an email vote here: "I take Beckmann over Bellini -- I've always liked Beckmann"

Michael5000 said...

I'm going with... Bellini!

Michael5000 said...

Voting closed -- Beckmann takes the first round easily.