1785-1851
American
Defeated Frank Auerbach in Round 1.
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Francis Bacon
1909-1992
British
Defeated Dutch master Hendrick Avercamp in Round 1.
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[It's Auerbach v. Avercamp in the M5K personal tourney.]
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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 one month past posting.
20 comments:
Audobon. There's not a Bacon Society, is there? :)
(Mmmm, bacon!)
Hmm, this is a tough one. I really, really like that turkey painting; the details seem really alive. On the other hand, Bacon's crazy-ghost-pope is one of my favorite paintings from this tournament so far, and the new painting with the... what is that, a walama? Anyway, I like it for reasons I can't put a finger on. I vote for Bacon by a hair, but an Audubon win would be just peachy as well.
Bacon! I love the macabre. "Seven Daaaaayyys...."
Sorry, pretty birdies.
So, if there's really 1000 artists, does that mean 24 artists get a first-round bye? To be fair, you'd need 24 more artists...
Also, I've noticed there's no seeding...which is fine, if you're only going for champion.
Also, any plans for a consolation bracket?
Audubon, 100%
Huh. Well, I guess I'll go with Bacon. Because it's not about what would look nice in your living room, right?
Incidentally, a standard double-elimination consolation bracket would only add 1021 or 1022 bouts to the current 1023*! (*-not counting byes; depending on whether the loser of the championship finals has to play the winner of the consolations for 2nd/3rd place, a practice, which, while more equitable, is not usually used in double-elim tournaments for dramatic reasons)
@dhkendall- Actually, there's at least two, and one is indeed dedicated to Francis Bacon:
http://www.baconsocietyinc.org/
http://www.royalbaconsociety.com/
Perhaps a diet of bacon kept the 500 yr old looking so young all the way into the 20th century! ;P
The screaming cardinal - not the bird - is so awesome I want to vote for Bacon again, but the screaming falcons - the bird this time - are awesome in their own way, plus I really, really don't like those weird penis creatures or their orange backgrounds.
So Audubon it is.
Audubon! And Edward Lear, while we're at it.
Audubon.
Bacon will give me nightmares though.
@Voron: I must have missed the post where he said that 1000 artists will be considered. In fact, I think I missed where he explains this whole thing altogether! (The IAT, not the blog, although ... )
Hmm, did my vote not get posted? It's Audubon.
Audobon
I hate fucking bird pictures. Except for distorted vomiting ones.
BACON
This one's really hard for me, but I think I'll come down on the Bacon side.
@dhkendall- The number of artists is discussed here: http://michael5000.blogspot.com/2011/12/infinite-art-tournament-round-1.html
I've got an email-in vote here for "Audubon over ugghy Bacon." Still trying to decide for myself.
O.K., I'll go with Audubon by a beak.
[In the personal tourney, Avercamp easily beats Auerbach.]
Bacon just creeps me out too much. Audubon.
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