The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 1: John v. Johns!
Gwen John
1876 - 1939
British; worked in France
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Jasper Johns
b. 1930
American
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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.
From the FB repost: "Ahhhhh! I wrote my masters thesis on Gwen John. But I have to go with Jasper on this one as the more inventive and ultimately more influential artist."
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Jasper
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ReplyDeleteI will take the first artist. That is the most depressed cat I have ever seen. And I have seen my share of depressed cats.
ReplyDeleteKitty! John.
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ReplyDeleteGwen John. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteFrom the FB repost: "Ahhhhh! I wrote my masters thesis on Gwen John. But I have to go with Jasper on this one as the more inventive and ultimately more influential artist."
ReplyDeleteJasper Johns, an old favorite, for reasons I don't understand.
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ReplyDeleteI'll take the underdog John easily here, although I do like Johns' crazy house numbers. Never have understood what's up with his flags.
ReplyDeleteJohn. Speaks to me more.
ReplyDeleteMichiel Matthijssen said...
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John over Johns
John
ReplyDeleteA surprise runaway win for the underdog Gwen John, who takes down Jasper by a 12-4 margin. Thanks for voting, all y'all!
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