Saturday, April 12, 2014

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Kirchner v. Kitaj!

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
German; worked in Switzerland



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R B Kitaj
1932 - 2007
American; worked in Britain




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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.

14 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Kirchner. I can relate to that second piece right now.

Christine M. said...

Kirchner

Louis de Marsalle said...

It's a rout. Kirchner's outstanding works heralded Expressionism. He, perhaps, was the most important artist of his generation.

Morgan said...

Not too excited about either of them, but I'll vote Kitaj.

pfly said...

Kirchner. Some googling confirmed it for me.

Chuckdaddy said...

Kitaj

Michael5000 said...

Neither one fires me up on the face of it, but I'll allow myself to be carried along by Louis de Marsalle's enthusiasm and go with Kirchner.

mrs.5000 said...

No, I like Kitaj, because his awkwardness is sprawling and epic and, for me, oddly engaging. With hints of narrative, like some poetic and uneven novel doing battle with history.

lamanyana said...

Kirchner

Candida said...

I can't remember having seen or heard of either artist's works before, but there's something about the second Kitaj that tips my vote in his favor.

Nichim said...

Kirchner, for the colors.

Michael5000 said...

Here's a vote by email for Kirchner.

Michael5000 said...

Kirschner takes the contest, 8-4, and moves on to the Second Round. Thanks for voting!

Louis de Marsalle said...

Yes! I'm so glad I, ur, I mean that he did it! Best artist evah!