The Brackets!

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Van Doesburg v. Martini!

Theo Van Doesburg
1883 - 1931
Dutch

Tied with William Dobson in his first try at the First Round, in December 2012.
Skunked by Ernst Haeckel in a second shot at Round 1.
Snuck by his contemporary John Marin in First Round Elimination by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!






Simone Martini
c.1284 - 1344
Sienese

Defeated Masaccio in Round 1.
Tied with John Martin in his first attempt at Round 2.
Lost to Franz Marc 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, but likely much longer.

11 comments:

  1. Jen Powers Tylander breaks for van Doesburg on Facebook.

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  2. I break up the rout with a vote for Martini.

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  3. That composition in greys kind of makes me dig van Doesburg.

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  4. Martini, but van Doesburg had some appeal too.

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  5. Van Doesburg scores his first solid win, topping Martini with seven votes against three. He'll try to duplicate the trick this week when he takes on John Martin, who tied with Martini back in Round 2.

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