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- «Aspiramos a ser lo que auténticamente somos, pero a medida que creemos lograrlo, nos invade el hartazgo de lo que realmente somos».

- «Los únicos brazos entre los cuales nos resignaríamos a pasar la vida son los brazos de las Venus que han perdido los brazos».

- «Una luz sin fuerza para llegar al suelo ribetea con tiza las molduras y las aristas de las casas, que tienen facha de haber dormido mal, y obliga a salir de entre sus sábanas a las nubes desnudas, que se envuelven en gasas amarillentas y verdosas y se ciñen, por último, una túnica blanca».

- «Jamás existirán caballos capaces de tirar un par de patadas que violenten, más rotundamente, las leyes de la perspectiva y posean, al mismo tiempo, un concepto más equilibrado de la composición, que el par de patadas que tiran los heroicos percherones de Paolo Uccello».

- «Nada ansío de nada, mientras dura el instante de eternidad que es todo, cuando no quiero nada».

- «Aunque se alteren todas nuestras concepciones sobre la Vida y la Muerte, ha llegado el momento de denunciar la enorme superchería de las "Meninas" que —siendo las propias "Meninas" de carne y hueso— colgaron un letrerito donde se lee Velázquez, para que nadie descubriera el auténtico y secular milagro de su inmortalidad».

- «La disección de los ojos de Monet hubiera demostrado que Monet poseía ojos de mosca; ojos forzados por innumerables ojitos que distinguen con nitidez los más sutiles matices de un color pero que, siendo ojos autónomos, perciben esos matices independientemente, sin alcanzar una visión sintética de conjunto».

- «El cúmulo de atorrantismo y de burdel, de uso y abuso de limpiabotas, de sensiblería engominada, de ojo en compota, de rebote y de tristeza sin razón —allí está la pampa... más allá del indio... la quena... el tamboril— que se espereza y canta en los acordes del tango que improvisa cualquier lunfardo».

- «Los cubistas salvaron a la pintura de las corrientes de aire, de los rayos de sol que amenazaban derretirla pero —al cerrar herméticamente las ventanas, que los impresionistas habían abierto en un exceso de entusiasmo— le suministraron tal cúmulo de recetas, una cantidad tan grande de ventosas que poco faltó para que la asfixiaran y la dejasen descarnada, como un esqueleto».

- «Los bustos romanos serían incapaces de pensar si el tiempo no les hubiera destrozado la nariz».

The winning entry has been announced in this pair.

There were 26 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 6 of which were selected by peers to advance to the finals round. The winning entry was determined based on finals round voting by peers.

Competition in this pair is now closed.


Entries (26 total; 6 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #15445 — Discuss 0
James Linares
James Linares
United Kingdom
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
8312 x414 x27 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.383.43 (71 ratings)3.33 (70 ratings)
Entry2.003.00 (1 rating)1.00 (1 rating)
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+1
The only arms in whose embrace we would willingly spend our entire lives are the arms of the Venuses who have lost their arms.
Flows well
SuzanneNievaart
+3
in whose embrace
Flows well
Marian Vieyra
+2
gossamer
Good term selection
Marian Vieyra
+3
melt it away
Flows well
Marian Vieyra
+1
having so tightly shut
Flows well
Sebastian Wasserzug
Entry #15427 — Discuss 0
John McCarthy
John McCarthy
United Kingdom
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
8115 x47 x27 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.003.06 (58 ratings)2.93 (59 ratings)
Entry1.502.00 (1 rating)1.00 (1 rating)
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  • 5 users agreed with "likes" (5 total agrees)
  • 2 users disagreed with "likes" (2 total disagrees)
-2
+5
3
he only arms in which we would resign to spend the rest of our lives are those of the Venuses who have lost them"
Flows well
Yvonne Gallagher
Entry #15373 — Discuss 0
Marian Vieyra
Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
7414 x45 x28 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.213.32 (58 ratings)3.10 (52 ratings)
Entry1.752.50 (2 ratings)1.00 (1 rating)
Entry tagging:
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  • 2 users agreed with "likes" (3 total agrees)
+2
sleep-crumpled houses
Good term selection
Jane Martin
+1
clustering of shamelessness
Good term selection
Sebastian Wasserzug
Entry #15358 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
7315 x45 x23 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.933.10 (70 ratings)2.76 (68 ratings)
Entry2.843.67 (3 ratings)2.00 (2 ratings)
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  • 4 users entered 5 "like" tags
  • 7 users agreed with "likes" (7 total agrees)
  • 5 users disagreed with "likes" (6 total disagrees)
+1
sheer tedium
Good term selection
Jessica F. Rhodes
The only arms we could imagine enfolding ourselves in for a lifetime are those of the Venuses that have lost their arms
Flows well
keelin feeney
-2
+6
2
strews pallid embroidery across the mouldings and edges of the houses, with their sleepless, washed-out look
Flows well
Sophie Cherel
great sprawling mass of hustling and whoring
Flows well
Yvonne Gallagher
-4
2
azily stretching its cramped limbs, singing out in the tango riffs the most ordinary Buenos Aires street tough can toss off in his sleep.
Flows well
lovely int​erpretatio​n, beautif​ully writt​en
Sophie Cherel
Entry #15451 — Discuss 0
erowe
erowe
Spain
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
6712 x46 x27 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.063.02 (67 ratings)3.09 (66 ratings)
Entry2.003.00 (1 rating)1.00 (1 rating)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 3 "like" tags
  • 7 users agreed with "likes" (9 total agrees)
+5
we find we have had more than enough of who we really are.
Good term selection
Sophie Cherel
+3
1
tinged with
Good term selection
Marian Vieyra
+1
meltdown
Good term selection
Marian Vieyra
Entry #15134 — Discuss 0
Jason Raff
Jason Raff
United States
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
6011 x45 x26 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.972.96 (68 ratings)2.99 (66 ratings)
Entry2.252.50 (2 ratings)2.00 (2 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 3 users entered 3 "like" tags
  • 8 users agreed with "likes" (11 total agrees)
+3
our authentic selves
Flows well
Marian Vieyra
+4
1
the crushing sense of who we truly are creeps in
Other
very nice ​imaging
Rebecca Bene
+4
that shatters, so utterly, the laws of perspective
Flows well
Sophie Cherel


Non-finalist entries

The following entries were not selected by peers to advance to finals-round voting.

Entry #15026 — Discuss 0
Patricia Redlin (X)
Patricia Redlin (X)
United States
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.932.88 (61 ratings)2.98 (64 ratings)
Entry1.502.00 (1 rating)1.00 (1 rating)
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torpor
Good term selection
atorrancia​ has more ​the meanin​g of idlen​ess and to​rpor than ​rowdy
Link: http://htt​p://lema.r​ae.es/drae​/?val=ator​rancia
Diana Mathieson
Entry #15202 — Discuss 0
Romee Fisher (X)
Romee Fisher (X)
Zimbabwe
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.862.88 (57 ratings)2.84 (55 ratings)
Entry1.502.00 (1 rating)1.00 (1 rating)
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Entry #15424 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.862.73 (56 ratings)2.99 (58 ratings)
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too fragile
Good term selection
Sophie Cherel
Entry #15436 — Discuss 0
Ganesh Caride
Ganesh Caride
United Kingdom
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.822.69 (60 ratings)2.94 (57 ratings)
Entry1.502.00 (1 rating)1.00 (1 rating)
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Entry #15188 — Discuss 0
Kimrey Batts
Kimrey Batts
United States
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.782.77 (61 ratings)2.79 (59 ratings)
Entry1.502.00 (1 rating)1.00 (1 rating)
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Entry #15211 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.762.67 (57 ratings)2.85 (57 ratings)
Entry2.002.00 (1 rating)2.00 (1 rating)
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Entry #15241 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.762.66 (64 ratings)2.85 (63 ratings)
Entry1.001.00 (1 rating)1.00 (1 rating)
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  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
embraced for life
Good term selection
Marian Vieyra
-1
rowdiness
Good term selection
Marian Vieyra
Entry #15022 — Discuss 0
Susie Rawson
Susie Rawson
Argentina
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.732.75 (56 ratings)2.71 (57 ratings)
Entry2.252.50 (2 ratings)2.00 (2 ratings)
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Entry #15145 — Discuss 0
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Segments2.642.58 (59 ratings)2.70 (56 ratings)
Entry2.252.50 (2 ratings)2.00 (2 ratings)
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Entry #15056 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.622.70 (56 ratings)2.54 (56 ratings)
Entry1.502.00 (1 rating)1.00 (1 rating)
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dissolution
Good term selection
Marian Vieyra
-2
blood letting
Good term selection
Marian Vieyra
Entry #15137 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.612.50 (60 ratings)2.72 (58 ratings)
Entry1.001.00 (1 rating)1.00 (1 rating)
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Entry #15199 — Discuss 0
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Segments2.612.53 (60 ratings)2.69 (56 ratings)
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Entry #15346 — Discuss 0
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Segments2.612.72 (64 ratings)2.49 (61 ratings)
Entry2.503.00 (2 ratings)2.00 (2 ratings)
Entry tagging:
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  • 2 users agreed with "likes" (2 total agrees)
+2
1
yawning houses
Good term selection
good inter​pretation!
Susie Rawson
Entry #15160 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.602.55 (63 ratings)2.65 (61 ratings)
Entry1.502.00 (1 rating)1.00 (1 rating)
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Entry #15164 — Discuss 0
gkeller (X)
gkeller (X)
United States
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Segments2.602.73 (54 ratings)2.47 (53 ratings)
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Entry #15281 — Discuss 0
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Segments2.562.47 (57 ratings)2.66 (58 ratings)
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Entry #15019 — Discuss 0
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Segments2.532.53 (59 ratings)2.52 (57 ratings)
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Entry #15277 — Discuss 0
Ahau
Ahau
Germany
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Segments2.522.39 (57 ratings)2.65 (54 ratings)
Entry1.001.00 (1 rating)1.00 (1 rating)
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Entry #15244 — Discuss 0
Jaume Verders-Ferrer
Jaume Verders-Ferrer
United Kingdom
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Segments2.372.21 (63 ratings)2.53 (57 ratings)
Entry1.001.00 (1 rating)1.00 (1 rating)
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Entry #15334 — Discuss 0
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Segments2.111.97 (63 ratings)2.25 (55 ratings)
Entry2.002.00 (2 ratings)2.00 (2 ratings)
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