"Semifinals" designates the Fourth to Seventh Rounds of the Infinite Art Tournament. This is a Left Bracket Fourth Round Match. It pits Naum Gabo (5-1, 45-24, .652) against Lyonel Feininger (3-1, 31-18, .633). Feininger reenters play after losing to Thomas Eakins in a December 2013 Round 3 match; Gabo got here by knocking out Fragonard (3-2, 31-35, .470) in Third Round Elimination.
Naum Gabo
1890 - 1977
American
- Thumped on 15th century French guy Nicolas Froment in Round 1.
- Took a drubbing from Caspar David Friedrich in Round 2.
- Crushed Sam Francis in the Left Bracket Second Round.
- Beat up on Dame Elisabeth Frink in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.
- Snuck by Jacques-Louis David by a two-vote swing in the Left Bracket Third Round. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Defeated French rococo master Jean-Honoré Fragonard in Third Round Elmination.
Lyonel Feininger
1871 - 1956
American; worked internationally
- Crushed Jean Fautrier in Round 1.
- Held off Carel Fabritius in Round 2 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Made it by Tsugouharu Foujita in Round 3
- Lost to Thomas Eakins in Round 4 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Feininger
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ReplyDeleteGabo's neat, but Feininger's prettier. Feininger.
ReplyDeleteOwie, I have great fondness for them both. But especially Feininger, I find.
ReplyDeleteFeininger. Saw a couple of his works in Dublin earlier this year and fell in love. He doesn't always kick a goal, but when he does it really is divine.
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ReplyDeleteOh gosh, tough, only actually not as tough as I want it to be. My instincts say clearly Feininger. Can't believe I'm voting for paint over string, but there you have it. The medium is not the message.
ReplyDeleteSusan votes for Feininger.
ReplyDeleteFeininger. Gabo's stuff is cool in principle, but always looks kind of tatty in person.
ReplyDeleteI think I've said this before: I have a special fondness for Gabo.
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