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Thursday, July 3, 2014

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 2 TIEBREAK: David v. Hockney!

Halfway Week celebrations continue today and tomorrow as we try to untangle a snarl of ties that has had Jacques-Louis David and Francisco Goya in its grip for what seems like forever.  Will they finally play on through to the Third Round?  Will they fall to the Left Bracket?  Or will they just keeping tying with everybody, forever?  David Hockney and Ferdinand Hodler are going to give us a chance to find out!


Jacques-Louis David
1748 - 1825
French
  • Beat 20th century American Stuart Davis after a tough fight in Round 1.
  • Tied HonorĂ© Daumier in Round 2. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
  • Tied again with Paul Gauguin in Round 2 Tiebreak. YOUR VOTE SURE COUNTS!
  • Tied yet again, absurdly, with Francisco Goya, in another Round 2 Tiebreak. WOW, DOES YOUR VOTE EVER COUNT!!!





David Hockney
Born 1937
British; works in United States
  • Beat Howard Hodgkin in Round 1.  YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
  • Tied with Switzerland's Ferdinand Hodler 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.
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14 comments:

  1. Elizabeth1:34 AM, July 03, 2014

    Gorgeous naked butt GORGEOUS NAKED BUTT! Also, Charlotte Corday.

    Jacques-Louis David.

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  2. Nichim10:54 AM, July 03, 2014

    Hockney. Tied again, so far!

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  3. Ben12:24 PM, July 03, 2014

    Hockney's work is interesting, but I'm going to vote for
    Jacques-Louis David.

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  4. Chuckdaddy4:22 PM, July 03, 2014

    You can do it David! On to the 3rd round! You will prevail!

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  5. Morgan7:50 PM, July 03, 2014

    Man, this is a tough one. The top Hockney beats all of David's, but all of David's beat any of the rest of the Hockneys.

    I think I'll go for David for consistent goodness and a general feeling that he deserves to win at least one more round.

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  6. pfly5:31 PM, July 05, 2014

    I've always liked Hockney without knowing who he was. But he's no David, to whom my vote goeth.

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  7. DrSchnell12:52 PM, July 07, 2014

    Hockney

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  8. mrs.50009:44 AM, July 12, 2014

    Owie. I do enjoy Hockney. But I remember stopping dead in front of some lesser portrait by David that was just entrancingly good. That, and the Death of Marat, give it to David.

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  9. Michael50001:52 PM, July 30, 2014

    David is so... Classical. Hockney is so... hit and miss. I guess I'll say Hockney.

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  10. Michael50004:06 PM, July 30, 2014

    Here's a emailed vote for David.

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  11. Candida8:49 AM, August 12, 2014

    David.

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  12. UnwiseOwl3:33 PM, August 12, 2014

    Hockney is stark and wonderful, but David, that boy can paint. David.

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  13. lamanyana7:32 AM, August 14, 2014

    Hockney

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  14. Michael50009:22 AM, August 30, 2014

    As Chuckdaddy said, "You can do it David! On to the 3rd round! You will prevail!" Finally a result for the French Neoclassicist, with a decisive 9-4 total to boot. GORGEOUS NAKED BUTT!

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