Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 2: Audubon v. Bacon

John James Audubon
1785-1851
American
Defeated Frank Auerbach in Round 1





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Francis Bacon
1909-1992
British
Defeated Dutch master Hendrick Avercamp in Round 1.




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[It's Auerbach v. Avercamp in the M5K personal tourney.]

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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.

20 comments:

dhkendall said...

Audobon. There's not a Bacon Society, is there? :)

(Mmmm, bacon!)

Morgan said...

Hmm, this is a tough one. I really, really like that turkey painting; the details seem really alive. On the other hand, Bacon's crazy-ghost-pope is one of my favorite paintings from this tournament so far, and the new painting with the... what is that, a walama? Anyway, I like it for reasons I can't put a finger on. I vote for Bacon by a hair, but an Audubon win would be just peachy as well.

Voron X said...

Bacon! I love the macabre. "Seven Daaaaayyys...."
Sorry, pretty birdies.

Voron X said...

So, if there's really 1000 artists, does that mean 24 artists get a first-round bye? To be fair, you'd need 24 more artists...
Also, I've noticed there's no seeding...which is fine, if you're only going for champion.
Also, any plans for a consolation bracket?

Nichim said...

Audubon, 100%

mrs.5000 said...

Huh. Well, I guess I'll go with Bacon. Because it's not about what would look nice in your living room, right?

Voron X said...

Incidentally, a standard double-elimination consolation bracket would only add 1021 or 1022 bouts to the current 1023*! (*-not counting byes; depending on whether the loser of the championship finals has to play the winner of the consolations for 2nd/3rd place, a practice, which, while more equitable, is not usually used in double-elim tournaments for dramatic reasons)

Voron X said...

@dhkendall- Actually, there's at least two, and one is indeed dedicated to Francis Bacon:

http://www.baconsocietyinc.org/
http://www.royalbaconsociety.com/

Perhaps a diet of bacon kept the 500 yr old looking so young all the way into the 20th century! ;P

Elizabeth said...

The screaming cardinal - not the bird - is so awesome I want to vote for Bacon again, but the screaming falcons - the bird this time - are awesome in their own way, plus I really, really don't like those weird penis creatures or their orange backgrounds.

So Audubon it is.

Candida said...

Audubon! And Edward Lear, while we're at it.

Jenners said...

Audubon.

Bacon will give me nightmares though.

dhkendall said...

@Voron: I must have missed the post where he said that 1000 artists will be considered. In fact, I think I missed where he explains this whole thing altogether! (The IAT, not the blog, although ... )

pfly said...

Hmm, did my vote not get posted? It's Audubon.

Rebel said...

Audobon

chuckdaddy said...

I hate fucking bird pictures. Except for distorted vomiting ones.

BACON

lamanyana said...

This one's really hard for me, but I think I'll come down on the Bacon side.

Voron X said...

@dhkendall- The number of artists is discussed here: http://michael5000.blogspot.com/2011/12/infinite-art-tournament-round-1.html

Michael5000 said...

I've got an email-in vote here for "Audubon over ugghy Bacon." Still trying to decide for myself.

Michael5000 said...

O.K., I'll go with Audubon by a beak.

[In the personal tourney, Avercamp easily beats Auerbach.]

Christine M. said...

Bacon just creeps me out too much. Audubon.