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Saturday, December 5, 2015

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round FOUR: Leonardo da Vinci v. Lissitzky!


The Infinite Art Tournament always feels a sense of occasion when two artists enter the exalted heights of Fourth-Round competition!



Leonardo da Vinci
1452 - 1519
Italian
  • Pounded Sir Peter Lely in Round 1.
  • Skunked Stanley William Hayter in Round 2.
  • Beat the Limbourg Brothers in Round 3 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!







El Lissitzky
1890 - 1941
Russian

  • Defeated 15th century German Stefan Lochner in Round 1.
  • Got all modern on Fra Filippo Lippi in Round 2.
  • Beat famous photographer Ansel Adams in Round 3.








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. Fourth-round matches are open for at least three months after posting.

13 comments:

  1. da Vinci, though I do like El Lissitzky.

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  2. I'm a big fan of Lissitzky, but I guess this da Vinci character is famous for a reason. His art is awesome! A vote for da Vinci.

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  3. another vote for the da big Vinci!

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  4. Lissitsky, just because I feel bad for him about having to go up against the big L.

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  5. Susan says "Leonardo though I'm actually sorry to vote against Lissitzky."

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  6. Yeah, I wish Lissitzky every good fortune in the Left Bracket. Leonardo for this one.

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  7. Da Vinci here, but respect to Lissitzky.

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  8. This one is officially closed, with Leonardo da Vinci triumphing over El Lissitsky, ten votes to two.

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