Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Infinite Art Tournament, Round 2: Bourgeois v. Boyd

Louise Bourgeois
1911 - 2010
French; worked in the United States

Trounced sculptor Antoine Bourdelle in Round 1





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Arthur Boyd
1920 - 1999
Australian

Defeated 15th Century Netherlandish master Dieric Bouts in Round 1.





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Vote for the artist of your choice in the comments, or any other way that works for you. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting.

16 comments:

Morgan said...

Boyd! His paintings are odd in a way that evokes amusement, whereas Bourgeois's works are odd in a way that evokes slight confusion, and not much else. And I really, really like Crazy Guy On Crazy Ox Thing.

pfly said...

After some googling (again, I did some last time these two were up against others), I gotta go with Louise.

Christine M. said...

Bourgeois

Rebel said...

Gah - neither! I object to how the artists have been seeded. =P

Elizabeth said...

Bourgeois for the giant spider, though I'm not as fond of the pink orgy.

mrs.5000 said...

I just like Boyd better. There, I said it.

Michael5000 said...

Reb: But... they haven't been seeded! You object to how they haven't been seeded? But it's the second round here, too, so you might be objecting to how others are voting. Which is part of the fun, of course.

Eric said...

Boyd. I like his stuff. Really interesting ideas being expressed.

chuckdaddy said...

I'm really struggling with this round. Okay, I settle it tournament style, picture versus picture. Pink orgy versus biracial couple? Going Boyd. Giant pick versus... sunrise? the sunrise seems a little sloppy, I'll go Borgeois. And the spider versus awesome wall... Well, I love them both, but I'll go with Boyd. So Boyd it is!

Mm Mud said...

I must have some art-critique in me as I seem to be agreeing with the other sentiments expressed here. This is a very tough one. I going with Bourgeois only because I've read about her.

Jenners said...

Creepy spider and people cookie artist!

Michael5000 said...

I'm going to go with Boyd -- Massaccio Down Under! He's growing on me, and Bourgeois is starting to shrink on me a little I'm afraid.

Candida said...

Boyd, as it turns out.

Michael5000 said...

Here's a vote-by-mail for Boyd.

Alison said...

Bourgeois! I'm digging all the slight confusion

Michael5000 said...

Boyd pulls away at the end to win by a single vote, 7-6; this will give him the honor of reaching the third round unscathed to take on Botticelli, who I expect may give him some trouble. Good on 'im, though! Voting is closed in this pairing.