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Saturday, June 22, 2013

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Giacometti v. Giambologna!

Alberto Giacometti
1901 - 1966
Swiss; worked in Paris



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Giambologna
1529 - 1608
Florentine



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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.
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13 comments:

  1. Elizabeth5:52 AM, June 22, 2013

    I do enjoy the jaunty penis in the second work by Giambologna, but I think I like the attenuated solemnity of Giacometti a bit better.

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  2. Christine M.6:02 AM, June 22, 2013

    Giacometti

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  3. Morgan9:24 AM, June 22, 2013

    Giacometti is super great and I can't pin down why I think that.

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  4. Chuckdaddy12:37 PM, June 22, 2013

    If I was Giambologna, I'd be super pissed to be losing this match. But I agree with the crowd- Giacometti

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  5. pfly8:37 PM, June 23, 2013

    Nice match up. I'll say Giacometti like everyone else.

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  6. mrs.50009:02 AM, June 24, 2013

    Giacometti, definitely.

    A few years back I read A Giacometti Portrait by James Lord, which is the story of sitting for a portrait day after day as Giacometti works and reworks and scumbles and agonizes over the painting. Interesting close-up view of artistic process.

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  7. Michael50008:44 PM, June 27, 2013

    An emailed vote for Giacometti.

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  8. Nichim6:59 AM, June 28, 2013

    Sticky sculpture over smooth sculpture, and anything over depictions of naked men carrying off anguished naked women. I can't stand it, I just can't. Makes me want to drip molten metal all over the marble. Giacometti for me, as well.

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  9. Michael50006:26 AM, June 29, 2013

    (whispers) Giambologna.

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  10. Alison9:39 PM, July 01, 2013

    Giacometti!

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  11. lamanyana8:49 AM, July 02, 2013

    Giacometti

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  12. Candida8:14 AM, August 09, 2013

    Giambologna! Interesting to have two sculptors.

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  13. Michael500010:01 AM, September 14, 2013

    Giacometti's sculptures don't have a lot of musculature, but nevertheless put a beating on Giambologna's robust-looking, classically violent dudes, 10-2. Voting is closed in this one.

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