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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Steen v. Stella!

First Round First Week continues with -- wait for it -- another First Round contest.


Jan Steen
1626ish - 1679
Dutch



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Frank Stella
born 1936
American



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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.
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12 comments:

  1. Nichim8:02 AM, January 03, 2017

    Tough one, but I'll go with Stella.

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  2. Christine M.8:13 AM, January 03, 2017

    Steen

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  3. Michael500011:14 AM, January 03, 2017

    Mariah votes for Stella, although she's probably just riffing on Streetcar.

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  4. Michael50009:39 PM, January 04, 2017

    Grace also goes with Stella, also on Facebook.

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  5. DrSchnell7:54 AM, January 05, 2017

    Apples v. Oranges! I vote for apples, but am also a devoted orange-eater. I mean, Steen.

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  6. mrs.50001:06 PM, January 05, 2017

    Steen full-steam ahead!

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  7. boonec197410:36 AM, January 08, 2017

    I find this a particularly difficult decision. Steen does not stand out that much from the other Dutch Renaissance painters, but that is not exactly a criticism; Dutch Renaissance painters are awesome. Stella, on the other hand, I do like better than the other famous Abstract Expressionists. Still, not to be a modern art hater, that's not always saying a lot. To make the decision even harder, I love the first Stella; it's definitely my favorite picture of the 4. But I don't love his 2nd, which ones like come up often in his google image search.

    Hmm.... I'll go Steen, but I reserve the right to come back and change my mind.

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  8. Michael500011:15 AM, January 12, 2017

    I like Stella! But STEEN ALL THE WAY!!!

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  9. pfly8:40 PM, February 01, 2017

    I admit to an inordinate fondness of Stella, for nostalgic childhood reasons. Enough to vote Stella, even. But I kinda hope the other dude wins...

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  10. Michael500010:20 PM, February 06, 2017

    Susan votes by mail for Steen.

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  11. Candida5:25 PM, February 21, 2017

    Steen, despite the vibrant colors of Stella.

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  12. Michael500010:32 AM, March 11, 2017

    Frank Stella looked like he had the match in hand after running up a 4-1 lead, but then -- pow! -- the Dutch master put together a 6-1 run to take it all back and claim the victory, seven votes against five! YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

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