Saturday, December 26, 2015

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Pollaiolo v. Pollock!

Antonio del Pollaiolo
1430ish - 1498
Florentine




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Jackson Pollock
1912 - 1956
American



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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.

11 comments:

Christine M. said...

Pollaiolo.

Morgan said...

Hey, I've heard of Pollock! I'm voting for the other guy, though. I'm loving that hydra.

pfly said...

Gotta say Pollack. Because reasons.

boonec1974 said...

That Hercules (I believe) one makes me a little nervous. One quick move and that knot is coming out! Regardless, a strong vote for Pollock.

mrs.5000 said...

Sure, Pollock. Never heard of Antonio del Pollaiolo, and he doesn't even have a Wikipedia entry in English. Yet, if his Hercules looked a little less deranged and underfed, or his Nemean lion skin more credibly knotted, I might have voted for him.

Michael5000 said...

Susan says "Pollaiolo."

Michael5000 said...

I'm not terribly impressed with Pollaiolo. Isn't Daphne's transformation into a tree supposed to be kind of a horror? Here, she just looks kind of smug about the experience. I'm not too impressed with her Apollo, either. Whereas Jackson Pollack certainly did some dynamic stuff with paint, don't you think?

Pollack.

DrSchnell said...

Pollock

Nichim said...

Pollock Pollock Pollock. Pollock. Pollock.

Candida said...

I respect what Pollock did, but I still don't really enjoy looking at them, whereas I would look at Polloaiolo, so that's the way I'm going.

Michael5000 said...

Pollack struggles for a bit before pulling away for a swirly seven-three First Round win.