born 1932
Colombian; works in France
Made a serious run at Botticelli -- yes, THAT Botticelli!! -- in Round 1. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Knocked out French proto-impressionist Eugène Boudin by a comfortable margin in First Round Elimination.
Louise Bourgeois
1911 - 2010
French; worked in the United States
Trounced sculptor Antoine Bourdelle in Round 1.
Lost to Aussie Arthur Boyd in Round 2 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
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, but likely much longer.
16 comments:
Bourgeois
Botero.
As much as I like that spider thing, I go for Botero.
Botero is excellent, and I haven't really ever liked Bourgeois, despite her impressive spide.
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I like both and will be sad to see either go. But if I have to choose, Botero.
Bourgeois. Spiders over bullets any day.
Botero
I like them both a lot, especially the pedicure in that first Botero. But I'm voting for Bourgeois.
An email voter says "yuck, hate 'em both -- it's a non-voting tie."
If you can't say anything nice, say something negative in order to qualify for the fabulous prizes!
Yeah, I dislike them both also, but maybe the spiders are a little better in person. I'll go with Bourgeois.
Alison and I went to the Portland Art Museum yesterday, and I saw a Bourgeois that I quite liked! Not enough to switch my vote, but I wanted to say that I don't dislike her art as I did before.
Botero!
Bourgeois.
Oops, never voted. I am the anti-ChuckDaddy on this one: I don't especially care for either and will be fine seeing either go.
But I'll prefer Ms. Bourgeois because, well, spider. Plus absurdist furniture.
...and it looks like my vote was the culmination of a come-from-behind drive that brought us to a 6-6 tie.
After a brief consultation with the rulebook, it looks like that will create showdowns between Botero and George Caleb Bingham, and between Bourgeois and George Bellows. Bring on the American Georges!
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