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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Infinite Art Tournament, Round 2: Bourgeois v. Boyd

Louise Bourgeois
1911 - 2010
French; worked in the United States

Trounced sculptor Antoine Bourdelle in Round 1. 





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Arthur Boyd
1920 - 1999
Australian

Defeated 15th Century Netherlandish master Dieric Bouts in Round 1.





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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.
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16 comments:

  1. Morgan1:02 AM, June 19, 2012

    Boyd! His paintings are odd in a way that evokes amusement, whereas Bourgeois's works are odd in a way that evokes slight confusion, and not much else. And I really, really like Crazy Guy On Crazy Ox Thing.

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  2. pfly2:08 AM, June 19, 2012

    After some googling (again, I did some last time these two were up against others), I gotta go with Louise.

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  3. Christine M.3:48 AM, June 19, 2012

    Bourgeois

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  4. Rebel6:09 AM, June 19, 2012

    Gah - neither! I object to how the artists have been seeded. =P

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  5. Elizabeth2:18 PM, June 19, 2012

    Bourgeois for the giant spider, though I'm not as fond of the pink orgy.

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  6. mrs.50009:41 AM, June 20, 2012

    I just like Boyd better. There, I said it.

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  7. Michael50009:53 PM, June 20, 2012

    Reb: But... they haven't been seeded! You object to how they haven't been seeded? But it's the second round here, too, so you might be objecting to how others are voting. Which is part of the fun, of course.

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  8. Eric10:21 PM, June 20, 2012

    Boyd. I like his stuff. Really interesting ideas being expressed.

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  9. chuckdaddy11:45 PM, June 20, 2012

    I'm really struggling with this round. Okay, I settle it tournament style, picture versus picture. Pink orgy versus biracial couple? Going Boyd. Giant pick versus... sunrise? the sunrise seems a little sloppy, I'll go Borgeois. And the spider versus awesome wall... Well, I love them both, but I'll go with Boyd. So Boyd it is!

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  10. Mm Mud9:53 AM, June 21, 2012

    I must have some art-critique in me as I seem to be agreeing with the other sentiments expressed here. This is a very tough one. I going with Bourgeois only because I've read about her.

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  11. Jenners6:19 PM, June 22, 2012

    Creepy spider and people cookie artist!

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  12. Michael50008:42 AM, June 24, 2012

    I'm going to go with Boyd -- Massaccio Down Under! He's growing on me, and Bourgeois is starting to shrink on me a little I'm afraid.

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  13. Candida12:22 PM, June 26, 2012

    Boyd, as it turns out.

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  14. Michael50007:52 PM, June 26, 2012

    Here's a vote-by-mail for Boyd.

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  15. Alison11:06 PM, July 19, 2012

    Bourgeois! I'm digging all the slight confusion

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  16. Michael50009:55 AM, August 19, 2012

    Boyd pulls away at the end to win by a single vote, 7-6; this will give him the honor of reaching the third round unscathed to take on Botticelli, who I expect may give him some trouble. Good on 'im, though! Voting is closed in this pairing.

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