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.
Confession: I've never that into Frida Kahlo, because her work is all about Frida Kahlo, and I've just never been into Frida Kahlo. Jordaens is a helluva painter, working hard to spark my interest and reward my close attention, so I'm fine with giving him my vote.
This is a very tight race for me -- I like both of them very much, but I also immediately sense a limit to both. Does that make sense? It's a visceral response of "Ooh, that's VERY good... although not truly magnificent."
And it's Kahlo on top at the end of voting, 8-5. She takes on Bouguereau in an odd matching, and Jordaens will take on somebody else in some other odd match, in a few weeks!
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Kahlo
ReplyDeleteIf you give me a chicken, a cat, AND a satyr in the same piece of artwork, obviously I am going to vote for that artist.
ReplyDeleteSo Jordaens.
Anyway, while I have always admired Kahlo as a person, I've never really been attracted to her work.
Kahlo
ReplyDeleteKahlo!
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ReplyDeleteThe lighting in the Jordaens works is weird. The subject matter in the Kahlo works is weird.
ReplyDeleteKahlo's weirdness gets my vote today.
An emailed vote for Jordaens!
ReplyDeleteConfession: I've never that into Frida Kahlo, because her work is all about Frida Kahlo, and I've just never been into Frida Kahlo. Jordaens is a helluva painter, working hard to spark my interest and reward my close attention, so I'm fine with giving him my vote.
ReplyDeleteThe Dutch guy is very cool, but Frida Kahlo...let's just say I first discovered her at a Burning Man years ago and leave it at that.
ReplyDeleteJordaens
ReplyDeleteKhalo.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a very tight race for me -- I like both of them very much, but I also immediately sense a limit to both. Does that make sense? It's a visceral response of "Ooh, that's VERY good... although not truly magnificent."
ReplyDeleteLet's go Kahlo.
Jordaens grows on me whereas I like Kahlo less and less. A vote for Jordaens here.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's Kahlo on top at the end of voting, 8-5. She takes on Bouguereau in an odd matching, and Jordaens will take on somebody else in some other odd match, in a few weeks!
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