#round 1.1

[polish-art-tournament]

round 1.1 poll 1

which one do you like better?

Gdynia poster by S. Norblin

Katowice poster by R. Kaja

Voting ended onDec 1, 2023

Gdynia. Nowy port nad Bałtykiem (New Baltic harbour) by Stefan Norblin, 1925

[no propaganda submitted]

[you can read about the construction of the seaport at Gdynia here]

Katowice by Ryszard Kaja, 2012

[no propaganda submitted]

[read about Katowice and its history of industrial development here]

[dysenterydany]

Top Flop Fail King Round 1.1

Who's the bigger flop?

Hizdahr zo Loraq

Urron Redhand

Voting ended onMar 15, 2025

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Hizdahr: art by enife

His Flops and Fails:

-Pro-slavery

-Becomes king of Meereen only to have Daenerys, his claim to the throne, run off on dragonback like a week later

-Gets arrested like two weeks after that

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Urron: art by from an Icelandic manuscript by  Ólafur Brynjúlfsson

His Flops and Fails:

-Temporarily ended democracy on the Iron Islands

-Left his descendants with islander infighting, rebellions, and thrall uprisings

-Brought up in the main series as an example of Balon and Euron's philosophies

[prettiestcolours]

Which colour is the prettiest?

Old Blood

Pink Soup

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Voting ended onMay 10, 2023

[polish-art-tournament]

round 1.1 poll 8

which painting by Jacek Malczewski do you like better?

Artysta i chimera (Artist and Chimaera)

Hamlet polski (The Polish Hamlet)

Voting ended onDec 1, 2023

Artysta i chimera (Artist and Chimaera), 1906:

propaganda: If a girl can’t strip and ravage a passing fiddle playing bard, who CAN a girl strip and ravage these days? !Bonus content: the windy Polish countryside

Hamlet polski. Portret Aleksandra Wielopolskiego (The Polish Hamlet. Portrait of Aleksander Wielopolski), 1903:

[no propaganda has been submitted]

[read about the painting here]

propaganda for malczewski in general: iconic representative of the ultra decadent Young Poland artistic movement (late 1800s early 1900s) AND unrepentant sexy monster lady enthusiast

[polish-art-tournament]

round 1.1 poll 7

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which one do you like better?

Szał uniesień (Frenzy of exualtations) by W. Podkowiński

Mazeppa by W. Pawliszak

Voting ended onDec 1, 2023

Szał uniesień (Frenzy of exualtations) by Władysław Podkowiński, 1893:

[no propaganda has been submitted]

[read about the history of the painting - and yes, it involves the artist trying to destroy it!]

Mazeppa by Wacław Pawliszak, c. 1885:

propaganda: This painting is based on the legend of Ivan Mazepa, a Ukrainian hetman who today is remembered as both a patron of arts and an important military leader. He served on the court of a Polish king for a while (Jan II Kazimierz Waza), and the legend goes that he seduced a Count's wife and got expelled from the court by being tied naked to a wild horse (this didn't actually happen, but it makes for great art and poetry, including a famous poem by Lord Byron).

[polish-art-tournament]

round 1.1 poll 3

which one do you like better?

Jamniki w filmie (Dachshunds in film) poster by R. Kaja

Dracula poster by A. Pągowski

Voting ended onDec 1, 2023

Jamniki w filmie, wieczór filmowy (Dachshunds in film, movie night) by Ryszard Kaja, 2017:

propaganda: dogy

Dracula, Polish poster by Andrzej Pągowski, 2004:

propaganda: Polish posters are famously distinct and creative, everyone loves Dracula on this website nowadays and also look at how tasty these colors look

many thanks to @trupowieszcz for both submissions

[polish-art-tournament]

round 1.1 poll 5

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which painting by Wlastimil Hofman do you like better?

Eloe nad zwłokami Anhellego (Eloe with Anhelli's body)

Na nowy żywot (For a new life)

Voting ended onDec 1, 2023

Eloe nad zwłokami Anhellego (Eloe with Anhelli's body), 1917:

propaganda: first of all Anhelli the poem kinda rules. second of all Eloe baby arent you cold. third of all idk to me it just somehow feels full of hope

[read about Anhelli, a prose poem by the romantic poet Juliusz Słowacki]

Na nowy żywot (For a new life), 1906:

propaganda: I love this piece just for making the demon beautiful -- the translucent cape, the wings, the concentration in its brow. This guy is probably being taken to hell, and maybe the title is ironic, but also it feels kind of hopeful?

[polish-art-tournament]

round 1.1 poll 2

which one do you like better?

Lubiewo poster by R. Kaja

Podlasie poster by R. Kaja

Voting ended onDec 1, 2023

Lubiewo by Ryszard Kaja, 2014

propaganda: panie to geje jacys [good sir, it's some gays]

[find out why the poster for the town of Lubiewo is so gay]

Podlasie by Ryszard Kaja, 2017

propaganda: my favourite Kaja poster. like it's both inviting and uninviting