tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post5404809946683622887..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: The Infinite Art Tournament, Round FOUR: Bernini v. Bosch!Michael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-52864693013210760482014-08-30T11:13:59.400-07:002014-08-30T11:13:59.400-07:00Oh my. Bernini forges on where no sculptor has go...<b>Oh my. Bernini forges on where no sculptor has gone before, toppling Bosch and advancing into the semis. 11-5! Whoa.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-78044523075068315452014-07-05T23:46:44.962-07:002014-07-05T23:46:44.962-07:00Aw, there go my hopes for a Bosch-Altdorfer showdo...Aw, there go my hopes for a Bosch-Altdorfer showdown.pflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866574024138674337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-63676868762117198372013-03-21T11:30:27.833-07:002013-03-21T11:30:27.833-07:00I'll have to go with Bernini as well - And I&#...I'll have to go with Bernini as well - And I'll have to add that they are magnificent in person!Voron Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926495951830978833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-20868253136411327232013-01-24T22:45:58.745-08:002013-01-24T22:45:58.745-08:00BerniniBerniniAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01452578372963713118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-44023963876595218832013-01-03T07:35:26.408-08:002013-01-03T07:35:26.408-08:00As I go back through and vote in the hope of Fabul...As I go back through and vote in the hope of Fabulous Prizes!™, I think these two may be my favorites of all the artists I've seen; one of them is going to be a beast in the left bracket. I'll go with Bernini by a hair - I'm a sucker for really good sculpture.PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873249287037659272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-50887725295722560592012-12-26T11:39:53.905-08:002012-12-26T11:39:53.905-08:00I admire Bosch's imagination but I agree with ...I admire Bosch's imagination but I agree with Sam. Bernini's sculptures never seem the same in photos as in real life - maybe one day we will have 3D laptop screens. Anyway it's Bernini for me.Wildrovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-20707274024143317522012-12-13T19:38:57.211-08:002012-12-13T19:38:57.211-08:00Bernini has my heart. His ecstatic form and energy...Bernini has my heart. His ecstatic form and energy are palpable, although it is so hard to convey his depth of genius through photographs after having seen his work in situ. <br /><br />He has continued to inspire us and bring hope to an age of cynicism, taking the breath out of voices that pledge materials only in service of concept. <br /><br />Thank you for this opportunity!<br />-Sam, recent MFA recipient from Tyler School of ArtSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162765282900439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-7108690742317771242012-12-03T23:06:20.004-08:002012-12-03T23:06:20.004-08:00pfly: I've read that only two people ever got ...<b>pfly: I've read that only two people ever got to see the actual Garden of Earthly Delights. I agree with your comment and appreciate the link, but that big big file aborts instantly in either of the browsers I have on hand at the moment. I've compromised by replacing the original image with one that, although only 1/100 the area of the mega-image, is about double the area of the one that was there before.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-55112170130200647502012-12-03T18:18:04.234-08:002012-12-03T18:18:04.234-08:00Cmt: I wish I have seen the actual Garden of Earth...Cmt: I wish I have seen the actual Garden of Earthly Delights! In lieu of that, well, the image linked here is way too small to do the painting justice. The Wiki Commons has a 30,000 × 17,078 pixel version! If that is too big for your browser (it is for me), there are also high resolution tiles. It's hard to imagine anyone *hasn't* checked it out in detail, but if you haven't, you should! (it is also fun to do a large jigsaw puzzle of it :-p )<br /><br />http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights_by_Bosch_High_Resolution.jpgpflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866574024138674337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-37337046972017856992012-12-03T13:29:35.042-08:002012-12-03T13:29:35.042-08:00Jenners: Could they be more different? Yes, very!...<b>Jenners: Could they be more different? Yes, very! I am sitting at a window seat in a suburban mall, looking out at panorama of human creations: cars, buildings, postboxes, lampposts, traffic lights, neon signs, streets, chain restaurants -- and in all this human endeavor, I can't see anything that I would categorize as LESS different from a Bernini sculpture than a Bosch painting. Within the broad spectrum of that-which-is, in fact, I'd have to suggest that Bernini sculptures and Bosch paintings occupy a very, very tiny and specific niche of commonality. <br /><br />Which is not to say that there's anything wrong with abstaining.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-49299560916474914292012-12-03T13:00:10.164-08:002012-12-03T13:00:10.164-08:00WTF. Could they be more different? I abstain for t...WTF. Could they be more different? I abstain for this round.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-41850663264435840292012-12-03T04:43:51.359-08:002012-12-03T04:43:51.359-08:00What Michael said, except it's enough to make ...What Michael said, except it's enough to make me vote for Bellini.lamanyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947181044230659596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-70453950267433774302012-12-02T22:57:17.672-08:002012-12-02T22:57:17.672-08:00Yeah, Bellini's sculpture does keep looking be...Yeah, Bellini's sculpture does keep looking better and better to me--I like the Poseidon and that very credibly intent and athletic David--but Bosch is my man in this contest. I never had posters in my dorm room, but I got to visit the Prado when I was in high school, and I can remember finding myself in front of the Garden of Earthly Delights, and it was so huge and weird and intricate and unfathomable--and so completely unlike anything else in any other gallery...well, anyway, I'm still mesmerized by it, so I vote for Bosch. mrs.5000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-26671297538350572182012-12-02T18:20:27.416-08:002012-12-02T18:20:27.416-08:00Morgan: After this round, there are 32 left... who...<b>Morgan: After this round, there are 32 left... who are 2-0, and still progressing to starboard. But also 32 to sinister who are 2-1. O, brackets!</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-46793460493090118082012-12-02T18:18:46.182-08:002012-12-02T18:18:46.182-08:00For me: Before this tournament, I had no real conc...<b>For me: Before this tournament, I had no real conception of Bernini. I am <i>dazzled</i> by his portrayal of the human form in stone, and through his work have really been awoken to the possibilities of sculpture as an art form. <br /><br />Nevertheless, I vote Bosch.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-65843639470895256362012-12-02T18:16:49.691-08:002012-12-02T18:16:49.691-08:00A vote by email for Mr. Bosch.<b>A vote by email for Mr. Bosch.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-77343117689801061032012-12-02T01:55:10.872-08:002012-12-02T01:55:10.872-08:00Bernini.Bernini.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772824060632731065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-46595863669393826182012-12-01T22:29:26.840-08:002012-12-01T22:29:26.840-08:00Chuckdaddy, after this round there are 32 left! I ...Chuckdaddy, after this round there are 32 left! I have been unable to come up with a suitably catchy name for that one. The Terrific Thirty-two?Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475862386179357634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-75210959578461047202012-12-01T10:48:46.802-08:002012-12-01T10:48:46.802-08:00I'm a Bosch fan.I'm a Bosch fan.pflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866574024138674337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-28678470166372273142012-12-01T08:29:34.498-08:002012-12-01T08:29:34.498-08:00Yup, Bernini, because as fun as Bosch's depict...Yup, Bernini, because as fun as Bosch's depictions of campus life throughout the semester are, Bernini is one of the few artists I've ever seen who help me understand the insistence in the Renaissance on praising art that could challenge nature if only it would breathe.Candidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586276874940437381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-30881414622941944392012-12-01T08:24:34.276-08:002012-12-01T08:24:34.276-08:00Bernini is consistently fantastic, but Bosch... H...Bernini is consistently fantastic, but Bosch... He creates a new world with each painting. Bosch to the Sweet Sixteen (plus left-hand bracket winner- so Sweet Seventeen?)!Chuckdaddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-89348712813751936202012-12-01T05:38:57.887-08:002012-12-01T05:38:57.887-08:00BerniniBerniniChristine M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13673973522206470114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-43327225600351076422012-12-01T05:00:49.078-08:002012-12-01T05:00:49.078-08:00Bernini. Although I may disagree somewhat with his...Bernini. Although I may disagree somewhat with his choice of subject matter and his decision to let his male subjects' pubes peek out from beneath strategically swirling drapes, his sculpting is good, and I like him better than Bosch, who just reminds me of college dormitories and other glorifications of sickness.Nichimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359298496725231902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-53406588626871418602012-12-01T01:27:20.078-08:002012-12-01T01:27:20.078-08:00As much as I am bitter about Bernini defeating Bel...As much as I am bitter about Bernini defeating Bellini, in this matchup his art is superior.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475862386179357634noreply@blogger.com