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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Botero v. Bourgeois!

Fernando Botero
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.
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16 comments:

  1. Christine M.8:55 AM, January 01, 2013

    Bourgeois

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  2. PB5:10 PM, January 01, 2013

    Botero.

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  3. Jenners5:19 PM, January 01, 2013

    As much as I like that spider thing, I go for Botero.

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  4. Morgan8:47 PM, January 01, 2013

    Botero is excellent, and I haven't really ever liked Bourgeois, despite her impressive spide.

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  5. Morgan8:47 PM, January 01, 2013

    r

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  6. Chuckdaddy10:45 PM, January 01, 2013

    I like both and will be sad to see either go. But if I have to choose, Botero.

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  7. Elizabeth12:17 AM, January 03, 2013

    Bourgeois. Spiders over bullets any day.

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  8. lamanyana8:42 AM, January 03, 2013

    Botero

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  9. Nichim10:55 AM, January 03, 2013

    I like them both a lot, especially the pedicure in that first Botero. But I'm voting for Bourgeois.

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  10. Michael50001:22 PM, January 03, 2013

    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!

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  11. mrs.500010:07 AM, January 05, 2013

    Yeah, I dislike them both also, but maybe the spiders are a little better in person. I'll go with Bourgeois.

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  12. Morgan12:18 PM, January 05, 2013

    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.

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  13. pfly6:06 PM, January 19, 2013

    Botero!

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  14. Candida9:24 PM, March 03, 2013

    Bourgeois.

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  15. Michael50001:46 PM, April 10, 2013

    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.

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  16. Michael500010:09 PM, April 11, 2013

    ...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!

    Voting is closed in this contest.

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Voting in the Infinite Art Tournament? Awesome. And, please be aware that purely anonymous votes are not counted. You don't need to log in or use your real name, but you must identify yourself in some fashion for your vote to count.