The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Schongauer v. Schwitters!
Martin Schongauer
c.1435 - 1491
German
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Kurt Schwitters
1887 - 1948
German
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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.
Schwitters, who did more than collages. Also, the Nazis branded his art "degenerate" and he had to flee from the Gestapo to Norway. Extra points there.
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Schwitters
ReplyDeleteI've been looking forward to voting for Schwitters (even if it is the first Saturday of an odd-numbered month).
ReplyDeleteYeah, Schongauer seems nice enough, but I've already got a thing for Schwitters.
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ReplyDeleteSchwitters, who did more than collages. Also, the Nazis branded his art "degenerate" and he had to flee from the Gestapo to Norway. Extra points there.
ReplyDeleteSusan votes for Schwitters
ReplyDeleteIt's hard not to like Schwitters here, although I can understand why Schongauer might feel pretty pissed off about it.
ReplyDeleteElliott: The first one!
ReplyDeleteNora: The first one too.
Schongauer.
ReplyDeleteThe late burst of enthusiasm for Schongauer can't dig him out of his deep hole, and Schwitters takes it easily, with seven against three.
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