Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 3: Church v. Cornell!

Frederick Church
1826 - 1900
American

Brutalized 13th Century master Cimabue in Round 1.
Lambasted Dutch still-life specialist Pieter Claesz in Round 2.







Joseph Cornell
1903 - 1972
American

Gutted John Singleton Copley in Round 1.
Crushed François Clouet 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.

19 comments:

pfly said...

Well, the box stuff is nice, but Church's paintings make my eyes pop out. Church.

Elizabeth said...

Ditto.

Christine M. said...

Joseph Cornell

lamanyana said...

I think I'm going with Church. I feel bad about abandoning Cornell, but he's always been one of those artists I like more in theory than practice.

Chuckdaddy said...

Cornell

Vice dork said...

Oh, and the Claesz/church link goes to the Agasse/Algardi matchup

Morgan said...

My vote goes to Mr. Church!

Nichim said...

Sorry, Cornell, I like you a lot, but... Fred Church all the way! I love him, I love him, I love him.

Nichim said...

No relation to Frank Church of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, I suppose?

Michael5000 said...

Vice: Fixed.

gS49 said...

Church

Cornell is interesting. Church is magnificant!

DrSchnell said...

Church!

mrs.5000 said...

OK, the Churches are damn good, but that top one especially could use some fighting dinosaurs. Perhaps near the edge of the cliff. Which makes me wonder: if alive today, would he be working on Hollywood blockbusters?

My man Joseph would definitely not be. Perhaps he would be distracted by adoring throngs of scrapbooking ladies? He wielded the modest, introspective superpower of obsessively putting one thing next to another. And, yes, he has my vote.

Jenners said...

Damn … I love them both. Can I vote for Church and Cornell since I abstained from other votes? this isn't fair to have two good ones against each other!

Michael5000 said...

An postal voter feels that the match is cruel and painful, but breaks for Church.

Michael5000 said...

I'll go Cornell, I think. For now.

Candida said...

Cornell.

Voron X said...

This IS a cruel and unusual matchup. But sorry Cornell, your stuff is neat/cool/clever, Church is absolutely stunning/amazing/awesome!

Church it is.

Michael5000 said...

Wow! It was a powerhouse match for this crowd, but Mr. Church prevails and will have the chance to match brushes with Cezanne in Round Four.

Joe Cornell drops to the Left Bracket, and will have to overcome whoever emerges from among Champaigne, De Chirico, Christo, and Chagall if he is to make it to the semifinals. No one ever said an art tournament would be easy.