born 1924
English
Lost to Vittore Carpaccio by two votes in a Round 1 plagued by low voter turnout. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Eased past Italian master Annibale Carracci in First Round Elimination.
Vincenzo Catena
c.1480 - 1531
Venetian
Beat American naturalist George Catlin in Round 1.
Blown out by impressionist Mary Cassatt in Round 2.
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12 comments:
Catena, I guess. I'm not a fan of the rusty pile of metal genre of sculpture.
In the genre of "big metal things", the top Caro is cool while the other two are "eh". In the genre of "paintings" the middle Catena is cool while the other two are "eh". But the middle Catena has a kitten in it so I find myself drawn towards that one. Catena gets my vote!
Cato.
Oh, Catena definitely. Excellent rendering of fur and velvet, a minimalist Last Supper (so much less crowded when you drop all those boring apostles and add a servant and a cat*), and a pre-Magritte Magritte portrait - what's not to like?
*at least I think it's a cat ...
http://www.completedogsguide.com/images/dog-breeds/largepic/Japanese-Spitz-Puppy.jpg
Catena
The Catenas are nice (whoa...Supper at Emmaus is AFTER the last supper), and I still like the guy in the blacker-than-black suit. But I am going with Sir Anthony Caro in this match.
Although I'm not much of a fan of the style, still I'll go with the metal-debris-and-giant-paperclip art of Caro.
I had no idea I'd be such a pile of rusty metal guy. A strong vote for Caro!
Catena
I feel like I should like Catena more than I do, but what can I say? I like the rusty metal heaps, and also the smooth metal sinewy things I've seen in person. Make mine Caro.
Our email voter goes for Caro.
Sir Anthony overcomes a 1-4 start to win 6-5 in a last-vote thriller! He will move on to the dog-eat-dog world of Second Round Elimination this week.
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