This Left Bracket Fifth Round match pairs J.M.W. Turner (5-1, 56-22, .718) against M.C. Escher (4-1, 46-23, .667). They are quite different! I wonder who will win more votes! Let's find out!
J.M.W. Turner
1775 - 1850
British
He raised landscape painting to new heights of imagination and profundity. His colossal seas explode out of the frame and his skies envelop you in dizzying symphonies of emotion. He is at one and the same time a consummate observer of nature and a poet who paints from soul to soul.... All great art is complex and Turner’s does justice to the complexity of life.
- The Guardian
- Crushed Cy Twombly in Round 1.
- Defeated Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Round 2.
- Beat James Tissot easily in Round 3.
- Lost to Jan Vermeer in Round 4.
- Beat Domenico Ghirlandaio decisively in the Left Bracket Fourth Round.
- Defeated Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec again in Left Bracket Fourth Round Elimination.
M. C. Escher
1898 - 1972
Dutch
The artist who created some of the most memorable images of the 20th century was never fully embraced by the art world. There is just one work by Maurits Cornelis Escher in all of Britain’s galleries and museums, and it was not until his 70th birthday that the first full retrospective exhibition took place in his native Netherlands. Escher was admired mainly by mathematicians and scientists, and found global fame only when he came to be considered a pioneer of psychedelic art by the hippy counterculture of the 1960s.
- The Guardian
- Tied for First in Phase 1, Flight 4 of the Play-In Tournament.
- Placed Third in Phase 2, Flight 4 of the Play-In Tournament.
- Won a spot in the Main Tournament Brackets away from Bill Viola in the first "Fight for Their Right" Contest.
- Beat Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun in Round 1.
- Trounced Maurice de Vlaminck in Round 2.
- Trounced Édouard Vuillard in Round 3.
- Got by Rogier Van der Weyden in late voting in Round 4.
- Lost to Michelangelo in Round 5 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
11 comments:
Turner
Turner
Turner
Turner
Mariah casts an ambivalent vote for Turner!
Escher
This is like comparing apples to...I dunno, trout, maybe? Well, anyway, Turner.
Susan votes for Turner.
Escher.
You know, I came to this match all ready to vote for Escher, but after looking at the pretty pictures... Turner.
...and as the dust clears on the last match of the round, it looks like Turner hit Escher pretty hard -- he prevails with a tally of 8 votes to 2, and will move on to try his brush against Andrew Wyeth in Elimination voting!
Post a Comment