Saturday, May 12, 2012

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 1: Burra v. Burri

Edward Burra
1905 - 1976
British




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Alberto Burri
1915 - 1995
Italian




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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 at least one month past posting.

15 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Burri.

Morgan said...

I really like Burra! And I can't really get into Burri.

sphi300 said...

Burri for me!

Leonardo Piccioni said...

Edward Burra. Their human representations are amazing.

Jenners said...

Burra.

Chuckdaddy said...

Loving Burra! He slightly reminds me of... wait... checking alphabetical order... Justin Bua! Can I add him to your list of play ins?

Nichim said...

Burra!!!

I love the lightbulbs.

mrs.5000 said...

Well, I was all set to vote for Burra, but then I Googled them both for the face-off, and I saw photos of Burri's Grande Cretto, and I was, like, whoa, that is the most amazing ghost town land art I've ever seen, so now I'm voting for Burri.

lamanyana said...

I'm going w/ Burri because of the textures, but this one was really close.

Candida said...

See, this is exactly what's so good for me! I look at the top, think, wow, neither! And then I come down the to comments and see people actually liking it. That's what growth is all about, baby.

(Okay, technically, growth would be if it changed my mind, which hasn't happened on these two yet, but I'm trying!)

Burra, either because of or despite the ghost face in the upper left of picture one. And because Burri does nothing for me but make me want to walk past his work faster.

Michael5000 said...

Chuck: Justin Bua it is!

pfly said...

Burra. Isn't that a line from "Treasure of the Sierra Madre": "I think I'll go check the Burras" ?

Michael5000 said...

After initial scorn for Burri, he's started to grow on me: textures, like lamanyana says, plus some external stuff that Mrs.5000 lobbied me with. Burra... isn't really doing it for me. So, my vote is going to the Italian.

Christine M. said...

Burra

Michael5000 said...

And it's Burra over Burri, 8-5. But you can still comment if you want to.