Tuesday, July 28, 2015

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 3: Ely v. Manet!

Timothy Ely
born 1949
American

Took First Place in Phase 1, Flight 7, with a voting score of .813.
Tied for First in Phase 2, Flight 5 of the Play-In Tournament with a voting score of .500.
Laid a beating on William Dobson in Round 1.
Surprised Man Ray in Round 2.








Édouard Manet
1832 - 1883
French

Thumped on Minimalist Robert Mangold in Round 1.
Overcame Andrea Mantegna in Round 2.







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.

15 comments:

Christine M. said...

Manet

DrSchnell said...

Ely

boonec1974 said...

Okay, the most recent Ely's may be finally bringing me to his side... Yeah- Ely.

Maddy said...

This is hard, but I say Ely.

Morgan said...

Manet.

Michael5000 said...

There are a whopping FOUR (4) first-day Ely votes on the Facebook feed.

mrs.5000 said...

Oh, Manet still manages to be surprising to me--one of the Impressionists most difficult to pin down, and maybe for that reason even one of my favorites. But I don't have any particular affinity for him. So, you bet, it feels just slightly preposterous, but I will join the crowd voting for Tim Ely.

Ben said...

I like some of Ely's stuff (bike sprockets!), but I like Manet's stuff better.

pfly said...

I know Manet is Important and Stuff, supposedly helping usher in the Modern Era. But I was always a bit meh. Maybe his stuff seemed more groundbreaking back in the day, but eh. So count me in for Ely.

Elliott said...

Manet

Candida said...

Manet.

lamanyana said...

I'm sort-of surprised Ely doesn't do more for me - I'll go with Manet.

Michael5000 said...

I am surprised to find myself going for Manet in this one. I am also, for anyone taking notes, surprised to find myself surprised.

Michael5000 said...

Susan emails in a vote for Manet.

Michael5000 said...

Five in a row at the end can't save Manet, who falls to the living American in a tight one, nine votes to eight. Your vote counts!