The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Léger v. Leighton!
Fernand Léger
1881 - 1955
French
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Frederic Leighton
1830 - 1896
British
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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.
I'm not crazy about either of these. I'm sure they're both good, but I just don't have strong feelings in either direction. As to not mess up the vote with my lack of knowledge, I'm calling this one a draw for my vote.
Leighton brings some serious intensity with that orange, and I like the implicit contrast between the repose and the brilliant color, but I may love the flow of the lines in the first painting and the juxtaposition of hard horizontals and verticals and deep contrast between the navy and the white with the soft textures. Leighton beats Leger handily for me.
After ten months with no first-round ties, we've got two of them back-to-back! That shakes up the brackets a bit, and sends Legar and Leighton back to the green room. Legar will get another try at Round One in spring, against Lawrence. Leighton will be waiting in the wings for somebody from the next tie down the road.
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I'm liking Léger this afternoon.
ReplyDeleteI'm not crazy about either of these. I'm sure they're both good, but I just don't have strong feelings in either direction. As to not mess up the vote with my lack of knowledge, I'm calling this one a draw for my vote.
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ReplyDeleteLéger!
ReplyDeleteLeger is a little too lode runner for me. I'll go leighton.
ReplyDeleteI like them both, but I'm going to vote for Leighton.
ReplyDeleteHa. You kind of want to invite them to the same dinner party, no? Leger for me.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to say Leighton, but it might be my allegiance to the Maryhill Museum talking there.
ReplyDeleteLeighton brings some serious intensity with that orange, and I like the implicit contrast between the repose and the brilliant color, but I may love the flow of the lines in the first painting and the juxtaposition of hard horizontals and verticals and deep contrast between the navy and the white with the soft textures. Leighton beats Leger handily for me.
ReplyDeleteLeighton I think - but this was a hard one for me to decide.
ReplyDeleteAn emailed vote arrives for Legar.
ReplyDeleteAfter ten months with no first-round ties, we've got two of them back-to-back! That shakes up the brackets a bit, and sends Legar and Leighton back to the green room. Legar will get another try at Round One in spring, against Lawrence. Leighton will be waiting in the wings for somebody from the next tie down the road.
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