The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 1: Kelly v. Kiefer!
Ellsworth Kelly
Born 1923
American
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Anselm Kiefer
Born 1945
German
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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.
This is a tie for me. At first I was like "oh yeah, easy one, give me the squares every time," but then I was like, "hmm, well, wow, I don't know, those other not-squares are pretty awesome too."
Definitely Kiefer. One time, wandering around some museum in NYC we stumbled into a Kiefer special exhibit called "sunflowers". Lots of huge pictures, black ink on paper. We were most impressed. Seeing them on a computer screen pales in comparison to the real thing, but here's one anyway:
I'm not usually much of a Kelly fan, but with a combination of "oh yeah, easy one, give me the squares every time" and "favored for the ease with which I could interpret those paintings in quilt form," he wins my vote in this round.
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Kelly
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ReplyDeleteAnselm Kiefer!
ReplyDeleteThis is a tie for me. At first I was like "oh yeah, easy one, give me the squares every time," but then I was like, "hmm, well, wow, I don't know, those other not-squares are pretty awesome too."
ReplyDeleteKiefer - neat stuff!
ReplyDeleteKelly. Can't get into the colors on the other one.
ReplyDeleteNot nuts about either. I guess I'll go with the second guy.
ReplyDeleteI'm still waiting for the Dogs Playing Poker guy to get some love on this site . . .
Niece #4 votes for Ellsworth Kelly.
ReplyDeleteKelly - favored for the ease with which I could interpret those paintings in quilt form.
ReplyDeleteI'll go for the stringy Kiefer over the blocky Kelly.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Kiefer. One time, wandering around some museum in NYC we stumbled into a Kiefer special exhibit called "sunflowers". Lots of huge pictures, black ink on paper. We were most impressed. Seeing them on a computer screen pales in comparison to the real thing, but here's one anyway:
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Kiefer
ReplyDeleteI'm not usually much of a Kelly fan, but with a combination of "oh yeah, easy one, give me the squares every time" and "favored for the ease with which I could interpret those paintings in quilt form," he wins my vote in this round.
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ReplyDeleteKelly, and even with some enthusiasm!
ReplyDeleteWe've got a vote-by-email here for Kiefer.
ReplyDeleteAnd Kiefer takes it on the strength of that last vote! 8 to 7 for the second guy!
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