Thursday, July 9, 2015

The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Second-Round Elimination GRUDGE MATCH: Cole v. Amador!


Way back in May 2014 -- which isn't all THAT long ago, I suppose -- "earthscape artist" Andreas Amador (his term) beat "Hudson River School" painter Thomas Cole (Art History term) in the IAT First Round.   Well.  Second Round Elimination is an eddy of the Tournament where artists hoping to remain in contention must often ratify their earlier victory by winning a rematch.  And so it is with Amador and Cole.  

Tournament junkies, remember the Grudge Match Rule: Cole has to win outright to stay alive.  In the event of a tie, Amador wins on the strength of his previous victory.

Sir Edwin Landseer gets knocked out of the tournament this week with a record of 1-2 (10-26), and Peter Lanyon goes out as well, also at 1-2 (16-25).




Thomas Cole
1801 - 1848
American





Andres Amador
b. 1971
American





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, but likely much longer.

13 comments:

pfly said...

Oh, the beach art is cool, but I gotta go with Cole.

Christine M. said...

Amador

Ben said...

Amador. That huge birdbath by Cole is just weird...

DrSchnell said...

No fair - two of my favorites in the tourney against each other! But Cole.

Morgan said...

Cole, please.

boonec1974 said...

Amador, thank you.

Michael5000 said...

Susan votes for Cole - "easy."

Elliott said...

Cole

Michael5000 said...

Cole, baby!

Candida said...

Amo, amas, amat, Amador.

lamanyana said...

Amador

Michael5000 said...

Mrs.5000 pulls for Cole.

Michael5000 said...

Tom Cole wins the Grudge Match!!! Tom Cole wins the Grudge Match!!! Amador took him down 8-5 back in Round 1, but with more images and a year of sober reflection, this time we've given the famous guy the win. Eight votes to five, as it happens.