Infinite Art Tournament, Round 1: Cellini v. Cézanne
Benvenuto Cellini
1500 - 1571
Florentine
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Paul Cézanne
1839 - 1906
French
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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.
Leonardo, today is the first of a series of four matches that are going to be downright brutal. There are at least four very well-known artists among the eight -- and only two can survive the third round.... This is where it gets interesting!
As long as I'm talking, I'll be fairly conventional and throw in my vote for Cézanne. He's never been a big favorite, but he's grown on me in recent years.
Cellini. He's not great, but I don't see the appeal with Cezanne. Everything feels... flat. I mean, not just "it's a two-dimensional medium, silly" flat, but without depth. Without humanity. I like his colors a lot of the time, but I've only seen a couple of paintings I find compelling.
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It's the kind of match I hoped only occur on the long future.
ReplyDeleteCézanne is more famous (at least where I live), but Cellini is more talented, for me. My vote is for Cellini!
Leonardo, today is the first of a series of four matches that are going to be downright brutal. There are at least four very well-known artists among the eight -- and only two can survive the third round.... This is where it gets interesting!
ReplyDeleteAs long as I'm talking, I'll be fairly conventional and throw in my vote for Cézanne. He's never been a big favorite, but he's grown on me in recent years.
Ce la vie Cellini. A strong vote for the fluid awesomeness that is Cezanne.
ReplyDeleteCézanne makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside, so although both artists are talented I'll vote for him.
ReplyDeleteCezanne's the man.
ReplyDeleteCézanne, the father of us all.
ReplyDeleteyep, I'm going with Cézanne, too.
ReplyDeleteI feel a partiality for sculpted figures...I'll go Cellini.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I feel safer with the solidity of Cellini's works here - I'll vote for Cellini!
ReplyDeleteCezanne. Or as one of our art students called him, Say-zanny.
ReplyDeleteCellini. He's not great, but I don't see the appeal with Cezanne. Everything feels... flat. I mean, not just "it's a two-dimensional medium, silly" flat, but without depth. Without humanity. I like his colors a lot of the time, but I've only seen a couple of paintings I find compelling.
ReplyDeleteA vote-by-postcard: "Poor, poor Cellini, so overmatched by CEZANNE."
ReplyDelete(which I am now reading as "Say-zanny." THANKS A HEAP CHRISTINE M.!!!
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ReplyDeleteAnd Cezanne makes it easily into the second round with an 8-3 victory Cellini. This pairing is now closed for voting.
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