Thursday, December 25, 2014

Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Round Three: van der Goes v. Giacometti!

Hugo van der Goes, after getting knocked around by one of the icons of modern art in Round One, has been kicking back hard at modernism ever since.  Now he has another chance!  Will he knock down one of the biggest names in twentieth century sculpture?  Or will Giacometti regain the momentum he lost in last December's contest with Giotto?  Your vote counts!



Hugo van der Goes
1440 - 1482
Dutch







Alberto Giacometti
1901 - 1966
Swiss; worked in Paris
  • Scorched Florentine sculptor Giambologna in Round 1
  • Walloped Harold Gilman in Round 2.
  • Lost to Giotto in Round 3.




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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.

11 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Giacometti, partly because I missed the picture clue on "University Challenge" the other day that had his walking-forward-guy piece and I was so frustrated that I KNEW the sculpture and couldn't remember the artist. Maybe this vote will help.

Morgan said...

van der Goes.

Chuckd said...

A vote for the thin men.

DrSchnell said...

Giacometti

mrs.5000 said...

Giacometti!

pfly said...

Giacometti is super familiar to me due to there being some in the Albright-Knox. But I never really liked his stuff. I know he's famous and all, but maybe I just never got it. The Dutch guy isn't the best Dutch guy ever. But I like the the Garden of Eden snake, who looks like some kind of blue-backed ferret with the head of a not-quite-bald-yet Brian Eno. So, Hugo van der Goes.

Ben said...

van der Goes

lamanyana said...

van der Goes

Michael5000 said...

Oh, van der Goes, absolutely. Giacometti's cool and all, but I don't think of him as really world class cool...

Candida said...

van der goes

Michael5000 said...

And it's van der Goes by a nose in light holiday voting, with six votes against four for the thin men. This one is closed!