The Brackets!

Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Catlin v. Carrà!

George Catlin
1796 - 1872
American

Defeated by Vincenzo Catena in Round 1.
Got by 15th century Italian Andrea del Castagno in First Round Elimination.






Carlo Carrà
1881 - 1966
Italian

Defeated 16th century Italian Annibale Carracci by a landslide in Round 1.
Lost to 16th century Italian Vittore Carpaccio in Round 2.






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.

11 comments:

  1. I'll go with Carra.

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  2. 1/2 Chirico

    1/2 Balla

    Stir

    This is a close one for me, but I'll lean Carra.

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  3. Oh noes. I want to say Carrà, and was going go, until I remembered this Catlin, which I've always been particularly fond of. La Crosse used to be so different,
    http://www.legendsofamerica.com/photos-nativeamerican/BallPlayOfTheChoctaws-BallUp-GeorgeCatlin-1846-1850.jpg

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  4. Here's an email vote: "Catlin -- he just gets better & better."

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  5. I like Chuckdaddy's recipe. And I like Carrà's dynamism.

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  6. Carrà takes this one on a two-vote swing. We'll find out how the dynamism of Italian Futurism holds up against big rusty constructions in Second Round Elimination, coming Tuesday!

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