Thursday, December 3, 2015

The Infinite Art Tournament, First Elimination Round #43/64


Faceoff #1: Nauman v. Noguchi

Bruce Nauman
born 1941
American

Lost to fellow American Barnett Newman in Round 1 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!



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Isamu Noguchi
1904 - 1988
American

Lost to Ben Nicholson in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!





Faceoff #2: Noland v. Nolde

Kenneth Noland
1924 - 2010
American

Lost badly to Australia's Sir Sidney Nolan in Round 1.



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Emil Nolde
1867 - 1956
German

Pounded by Georgia O'Keeffe in Round 1.





Vote for the two artists of your choice! Votes generally go in the comments, but have been known to arrive by email, by postcard, or in a sealed envelope.

Please note that you may vote only once in each face-off.  Opining that both of the artists in one of the two face-offs is superior to the other is fine, but casting your votes for two artists in the same face-off is not permissible.

12 comments:

Alex said...

Newman and Nolde

Christine M. said...

Nauman and Nolde

DrSchnell said...

Nauman, Nolde. An all-too-appropriate-these-days first image for Nauman.

Morgan said...

Combo breaker: Noguchi and Noland, and it wasn't even a hard choice.

pfly said...

Noguchi and Noland

boonec1974 said...

I don't like the Noguchi pieces that look like furniture I'd never want to own, but I do like his big outdoor works, so I'll vote for him. And I just like the balance and simplicity of Noland's examples here.

Michael5000 said...

Susan says: " #1 - Noguchi #2 - Nolde"

Michael5000 said...

I'll go for Noguchi up top, and for Noland down below.

Candida said...

Noguchi/Noland.

mrs.5000 said...

Noguchi and Nolde for me.

Michael5000 said...

Noguchi takes the top contest. Nauman is out of play. And the bottom contest is still open for a few more days.

Michael5000 said...

And the bottom contest closes in a 5-5 tie, the second First Round Elimination tie in a couple of weeks after none for 2 1/2 years. Weird. These guys will re-enter action against the next artists who tie in First Round Elimination.