Tuesday, July 31, 2012

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round Three: W. Blake v. Bosch

William Blake
1757 - 1827
English

Defeated Sir Peter Blake in Round 1.
Beat Italian Futurist Umberto Boccioni in Round 2.







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Hieronymus Bosch
c.1450 - 1516
Dutch

Trounced Paris Bordone in Round 1.
Escaped upset by French installation guy Christian Boltanski in Round 2 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!





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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. Polls open for at least one month past posting.

16 comments:

Christine M. said...

Bosch

Leonardo Piccioni said...

I like Blake, but make me vote against Bosch will be hard. I voted Bosch before, and I vote Bosch now!

Elizabeth said...

I voted against Blake the first time, but I am quite taken by the "OH MY GOD I AM OUT OF BREAKFAST CEREAL" quality of his first work here. Even though I still don't like the guy in the last one. So Blake it is!

Morgan said...

I'm voting for Blake! Bosch is nice too, but I like Blake's style better.

mrs.5000 said...

I've been with Blake all the way, but find his lunatic imagination pales against that of Bosch, who has my vote. Though I'd like to see the sitcom where they end up sharing an apartment in NYC. Perhaps with Charles A. A. Delschau as the wacky aviator down the hall.

Eric said...

Bosch. That last painting is awesome.

Chuckdaddy said...

Blake keeps beating artists I like. Not this time. Take him Bosch!

Michael5000 said...

Bosch, Bosch, Bosch, and more Bosch!

pfly said...

Yea, Mr. Hieronymus for me, sorry Blake. I like the idea of the two of them in a sitcom sharing a NYC apartment.

lamanyana said...

Blake for me - Nichim thinks they're both icky.

Candida said...

As much as I like Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights, it was the painting of the Wayfarer that got me this time. (Even though I thought he was a farmer until I looked the picture up.) It's blowing me away with each detail--the wooden spoon on the guy's pack, the mismatched shoes, the broken leaded windows on the house, the long pole leaning up against the house, though I don't know what it's for, and is that a guy taking a leak against the building? (Just curious.)

I'd also mention that I now wish that we could click "Like" for other people's comments. This is how much I've been contaminated by facebook.

Michael5000 said...

Here's a vote just come in over the wireless: "I love both wierdos, Bosch & Blake, but will vote for Blake this time."

JFlo said...

This is an epic showdown. I love them both. Way ahead of their times. But I have to go with Blake. His illustrations of Dante's Inferno are legendary.
My 7 year old son is excited to vote too. This bracket is awesome. I love the IAT

JakeFlo said...

Blake it is!

Savage said...

Bosch - but it was close!

Michael5000 said...

JFlo: I, too, love the IAT. It goes without saying that those who bring a seven year old to the voting undertake a grave responsibility not to exert undue influence on a young and susceptible mind. And yes, Candida, that is almost certainly a guy taking a leak on the building. Life's like that, and so is Bosch.

Speaking of Bosch, he takes the match 9-6 and will proceed to a titanic showdown with Bernini in Round 4. William Blake takes up a post in the Left Bracket, where he will wait several months for the tournament to catch back up to him.

Voting is closed in this match.