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Thursday, August 6, 2015

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: Cartier-Bresson v. Banksy!

Here's a Tournament first: with Henri Cartier-Bresson winning in the Left Bracket, and with Banksy falling to Klee in the Third Round, we have the first ever meeting between two artists who entered through the Play-In Tournament.  Well, except for in the Play-In Tournament itself, that is.


Henri Cartier-Bresson
1908 - 2004
French





Banksy
b. 1974
British
  • Finished Third in Phase 1, Flight 2 of the Play-In Tournament with a voting score of .600.
  • Tied for First in Phase 2, Flight 5 of the Play-In Tournament with a voting score of .500.
  • Got past Pierre Bonnard in Round 1.
  • Tromped on Ernst Ludwig Kirchner in Round 2.
  • Lost to Paul Klee in Round 3.




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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. Christine M.3:20 AM, August 06, 2015

    Banksy

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  2. Elizabeth8:32 AM, August 06, 2015

    Cartier-Bresson, and la recherche du temps perdu.

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  3. boonec197412:54 PM, August 06, 2015

    Banksy

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  4. Michael50006:07 PM, August 06, 2015

    Mariah via FB: "One of the toughest pairings yet. Despite a deep love of Banksy, I'm voting Cartier-Bresson. With feeling."

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  5. Maddy10:27 PM, August 06, 2015

    Banksy, though it's a hard choice. His images are meaningful and I tend to favor painters over photographers.

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  6. pfly4:16 PM, August 07, 2015

    I guess Cartier-Bresson was a pioneer, but I find it hard to get that excited by his photos. Banksy makes me smile at least. I'll go Banksy.

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  7. Morgan7:26 PM, August 07, 2015

    Banksy.

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  8. mrs.50009:05 PM, August 07, 2015

    I can imagine being surprised and even delighted by one of Banksy's works if I chanced upon it in real life. But they're all very much one-liners. Side by side on the screen, there's no comparison, Cartier-Bresson is the one that makes me smile.

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  9. Candida8:19 AM, August 11, 2015

    I do love me some Cartier-Bresson, but I'm still feeling Banksy.

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  10. lamanyana7:38 AM, August 14, 2015

    Banksy

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  11. Elliott6:59 PM, August 18, 2015

    Cartier-Bresson

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  12. Michael50006:46 PM, September 06, 2015

    Henri! Cartier! Bresson! Three times the names, a hundred times the interesting!

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  13. Michael50009:00 PM, September 08, 2015

    Susan votes for Banksy.

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  14. Michael500010:24 AM, December 05, 2015

    Well, it looks like it's Banksy, 8-5, in the first match between play-in artists. Cartier-Bresson leaves the Tournament, but we got to see him seven times before he left us.

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