Infamous from coast-to-coast. It's Art vs. Art. Artist compete for one huge cash prize, and you judge. But beware, the Wheel of Death dishes fate in this head-to-head showdown. Some art will die.
[Above text from the video's YouTube website]
This video (Art vs Art 2006, Part 4) does a good job of laying out the nuts-and-bolts of the competition (in a fun way!), along with multiple commentaries. A more recent Art vs. Art 2007 video, (HERE) does not do as good a job of explaining the details, but is more of an aesthetic experience of its own (music-video style). The YouTube text to that 2007 video states:
Art vs. Art is a one-of-a-kind painting competition with a huge
twist. Check this out, highlights from the 2007 event hosted by Primary
Colours (www.primarycolours.org) and Groove Truck Productions
(www.groovetruck.com) in Indianapolis, Indiana. Watch as artistic
heavyweights hit the canvas to go head to head in a winner-take-all
competition. The video was produced by MediaSauce (mediasauce.com ).
Primary Colours "is a
501(c)(3) non-profit
organization
devoted to integrating
visual artists
and the community
to create and
sustain a thriving
environment
for the arts." Groovetruck states, "We bring people together, promote local artists and culture, and explore what's out there." According to the Primary Colours website, Art vs. Art also takes place in Louisville, Cincinnati, and Columbus, OH. Here is a summary of the rules, as stated in 2007:
RULES
SUMMARY
=====================
Each
artist must use provided
brushes, paint, and
canvas. He or she has
up to 4 hours to complete
a
painting at the designated
painting location
from
12 - 6 p.m. Participants
will be charged a
$10
fee to compete. The
general public is
invited
to
watch the participants
create their paintings
for free.
Paintings
will be numbered and
posted on www.artvsart.com
for online voting.
The top 29 vote-getters
from
Indianapolis, and the
single best vote-getter
from Louisville, Cincinnati,
and Columbus, OH (a
total
of
32 paintings) will
be displayed live when
doors
open at 8 p.m. E.D.T.
on Friday, September
7,
2007 at the Fountain
Square Theater during
the Main Event.
At
the Main Event, each
ticketed attendee can
select three favorite
paintings. Only the
top 16 vote-getters
compete for $2,500 cash
prize. Paintings that
do not make the Finals
are subject to sale
or destruction.
During
the Finals of the Main
Event, two paintings
at a time are randomly
selected from the 16
finalists. Audience
noise is measured with
a decibel meter to
determine each "bout" winner.
Each painting that loses
a bout will face destruction
as determined by a spin
of The Wheel of Death.
A painting can only
be saved from destruction
if the highest bidder
purchases it from a
live auction after each
bout. If the spin of
The Wheel of Death results
in “Instant
Death,” the
painting will be destroyed
on the spot without
an auction. Minimum
bids increase with
each round: Round 1:
$150, Round 2: $250,
Round 3: $350 and Round
4: $450. Artists receive
70% of the amount from
the sale of their paintings.
The
one painting to survive
four bouts will be
crowned the Art vs.
Art 2007 Champion and
will receive a check
for $2500, the Title
Belt, and full bragging
rights. It's a winner-take-all
competition. There
is no second place prize.
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