tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post6078519260871018296..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 1: Algardi v. AllstonMichael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-1390553851981386962011-10-23T19:32:29.145-07:002011-10-23T19:32:29.145-07:00Algardi - really not keen on the landscapes, thoug...Algardi - really not keen on the landscapes, though I'm guessing they were very in vogue when they were made.Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274259856710507938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-43060818782981932782011-10-11T07:46:24.058-07:002011-10-11T07:46:24.058-07:00I think I'm right with (the other) Michael on ...I think I'm right with (the other) Michael on this one - Generally, sculpture doesn't do a lot for me, but Alston's figures turn me off.lamanyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947181044230659596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-70699178446146037512011-10-05T11:30:19.158-07:002011-10-05T11:30:19.158-07:00Nichim, I think there's more to be said about ...<b>Nichim, I think there's more to be said about that. But in any event, although generally sculpture is going to be a tough sell for me, I'm on the Algardi train on this one. Like PB, I don't like Alston's figures. They seem like they would be in the kind of art my grandparents liked.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-51026576767858777492011-10-05T07:14:34.477-07:002011-10-05T07:14:34.477-07:00Alston. Busts are boring.Alston. Busts are boring.Nichimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359298496725231902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-39381397628240941782011-10-04T10:41:49.524-07:002011-10-04T10:41:49.524-07:00Algardi.Algardi.Voron Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926495951830978833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-64708043757938434852011-10-03T13:03:55.119-07:002011-10-03T13:03:55.119-07:00I'll join the Algardi camp.I'll join the Algardi camp.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-32356602126579715872011-10-02T23:33:17.879-07:002011-10-02T23:33:17.879-07:00I'll go algardi as well. And Sue, i really lik...I'll go algardi as well. And Sue, i really like that description "generic bearded classical dude" and wonder if any modern person's ever been called that. "Tony<br />Sporello. You don't know Tony? Well it's probably because he's sort of a dime a dozen. Just your average everyday generic bearded classical dude."Chuckdaddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-30250026404148424542011-10-02T17:23:46.827-07:002011-10-02T17:23:46.827-07:00Alagrdi!Alagrdi!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-41439355673868902832011-10-01T16:25:43.590-07:002011-10-01T16:25:43.590-07:00I'm going to go with Algardi. I too think the ...I'm going to go with Algardi. I too think the first sculpture is much better--the second just looks like a generic bearded classical dude. The Allston landscapes are too contrived for my (keen 21st-century) taste, though I admire the light in the second. <br /><br />This exciting contest between two artists I've never heard of bodes well for the infinitude of the enterprise...mrs.5000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-20017238775070638132011-10-01T14:08:54.440-07:002011-10-01T14:08:54.440-07:00Yay! More infinite art, and more artists I don'...Yay! More infinite art, and more artists I don't recognize! <br /><br />I'm definitely going with Algardi. First, I like the looks of Gaspare Mola, as a guy. Maybe I'm just a sucker for that cavalier(?) style of facial hair. And he looks like a real person, not an idealization of a person. Well, maybe a bit idealized, but the slightly rough texture of the stone in his cloak says to me he's not just slick. Statue #2 doesn't do anything for me, though.<br /><br />With Allston, I want the caption on #1 to say, "Look! I have painted The Sublime!" The foreground on the left has me truly baffled. #2, I'm dismissive for reasons that are too illogical to go into. (I always feel guilty when I have this kind of scornful, knee-jerk reaction against a piece of art, but... I don't know exactly how to get past it! That's partially why I get excited by projects like this one--maybe I'll learn something that will help me.)<br /><br />(Having gone back and read other people's comments now, it looks like I've got more in common with other people than I expected!)Candidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586276874940437381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-48327796518364177192011-10-01T12:42:21.303-07:002011-10-01T12:42:21.303-07:00It's tough to judge a sculptor against a paint...It's tough to judge a sculptor against a painter, but I say Alston... I like his use of light, and that sunset scene is beautiful.Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15753016063339585565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-62023080754407512752011-10-01T12:30:41.973-07:002011-10-01T12:30:41.973-07:00Algardi. I like the first sculpture better.Algardi. I like the first sculpture better.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772824060632731065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-57620157039409287962011-10-01T12:04:34.750-07:002011-10-01T12:04:34.750-07:00Algardi.
Both artists are probably romanticizing ...Algardi.<br /><br />Both artists are probably romanticizing their subjects, but Allston is just a bit ...too...fantasy-land-ish.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-33005729475408494172011-10-01T10:26:16.136-07:002011-10-01T10:26:16.136-07:00A little tougher decision than last time, but I...A little tougher decision than last time, but I'll go with Algardi. I love that hand in the first sculpture. I like Allston's second one a lot as well, but not wild about the figures, especially the little guy near the boat.PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873249287037659272noreply@blogger.com