Tuesday, July 30, 2013

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round Two: Friedrich v. Gabo!

Caspar David Friedrich
1774 - 1840
German

Wrecked Dame Elisabeth Frink's hopes in Round 1.







Naum Gabo
1890 - 1977
American

Thumped on 15th century French guy Nicolas Froment in Round 1.







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.

15 comments:

pfly said...

Ah well, as much as I like Gabo, I like Caspar more. The Sea of Ice one, damn! The force of nature in those giant ice shards, yet they stand like a tombstone or cairn over the ship wreck, somehow eternal and restless at the same time. Amazing.

Elizabeth said...

I voted for Friedrich the first time, having been quite impressed with the sheets of ice, and the goth sensibilities of the old churchyard. I am less impressed with today's header, "I Lost My Contact Lens There ... No, Over There" and find Naum Gabo's mathematical artistry much more appealing. Plus I think we need more sculpture in the mix right now. So Gabo.

Christine M. said...

Friedrich

Morgan said...

What a matchup! I'll vote Gabo; I think it's the first time I've voted sculpture against even a halfway decent painter opponent, and Friedrich is great.

DrSchnell said...

Friedrich, but I really like both.

mrs.5000 said...

I guess as the rounds progress, this pattern is inevitably going to become even more familiar: not "I like a; I don't like b" but "I like b; I like a even more."

I like Gabo, and I'm going with Friedrich.

Alison said...

Friedrich!

Chuckdaddy said...

Caspar

Ben said...

I really like both of these--if there was seeding they would have met in a much later round, I'd bet. I'm going to go with... Friedrich this time!

Nichim said...

Tough one. I'll go with the gut: Friedrich.

Candida said...

Friedrich over Gabo.

Maria Ontiveros said...

Another tough one - I think I'll go with Gabo, but wouldn't be crushed if Mr. F won.
Rinda

Michael5000 said...

Friedrich, baby!

Michael5000 said...

Here we have a postcard vote for Friedrich.

Michael5000 said...

Mr. Friedrich outlasts Gabo in the voting, and ends up winning with a decisive 11-3 margin. He'll take on Fragonard later this week... but we haven't seen the last of Gabo.

Thanks for voting!