Wow, last night we had a stellar time at Le Poisson Rouge at an official international Art Battle. The artists were phenomenal! Twelve artists had 20 minutes to compete head to head in two qualifying rounds, the top 2 from each moved on to the final round.
The terrifying blank canvases.
Soren picks his favorite to win
The audience was enthralled
Competitors wish each other luck
The audience used its tear off ballot to vote, Artist ANDRE and Marthalicia Matarrita were clear favorites in round one.
We both fell in love with Marthalicia’s first painting and were locked in a silent bidding war to purchase it.
Round 1 also saw Jaquelyn and Tony Carter eliminated but both had a decent showing.
Jacquelyn's splatter technique combined with a lens flare technique
Jaquelyn bearing her soul on canvas
Tony Carter had a solid showing but the competition in round one was severe.
Leif Mcllwaine's circular work.
Art Battle Round 2
Round 2 featured Ki Sub Lee, Krissy Whiski, A.E. Kieren and a Wildcard drawn from names thrown into a hat upon entry.
Ki Sub Lee was intense.
Krissy Whiski Selfie?
The "Wildcard"
A.E. Kieren thinks this is Art Battle is more like a cock fight.
Shout out to our good buddy Soren Hansen for the lead on this fun combination of art, competition, theatre and adult beverages!
The Finals
Andre in the final round
Juliette at the silent auction
Cooper invading your space.
Panther lady was also promising.
The anatomical inaccuracy aside. There are many issues with his use of the first person pronoun to describe the ownership of an woman he painted. Maybe she's is talking about her breast augmentation?
Marthalica's winged feline cephalopod showed great promise but felt incomplete
Andre's fully realized 20 minute master work took the top prize.
Soren and Jessica looking cute