Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Catlin v. Carrà!

George Catlin
1796 - 1872
American

Defeated by Vincenzo Catena in Round 1.
Got by 15th century Italian Andrea del Castagno in First Round Elimination.






Carlo Carrà
1881 - 1966
Italian

Defeated 16th century Italian Annibale Carracci by a landslide in Round 1.
Lost to 16th century Italian Vittore Carpaccio in Round 2.






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, but likely much longer.

11 comments:

Christine M. said...

Catlin

Morgan said...

Carra!

lamanyana said...

Carrà!

mrs.5000 said...

I'll go with Carra.

Chuckdaddy said...

1/2 Chirico

1/2 Balla

Stir

This is a close one for me, but I'll lean Carra.

pfly said...

Oh noes. I want to say Carrà, and was going go, until I remembered this Catlin, which I've always been particularly fond of. La Crosse used to be so different,
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/photos-nativeamerican/BallPlayOfTheChoctaws-BallUp-GeorgeCatlin-1846-1850.jpg

Elizabeth said...

Carrà

Candida said...

Catlin.

Michael5000 said...

Here's an email vote: "Catlin -- he just gets better & better."

Michael5000 said...

I like Chuckdaddy's recipe. And I like Carrà's dynamism.

Michael5000 said...

Carrà takes this one on a two-vote swing. We'll find out how the dynamism of Italian Futurism holds up against big rusty constructions in Second Round Elimination, coming Tuesday!