Saturday, June 4, 2016

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round FOUR: Benton v. Goldsworthy!


So far this year, five out of the sixth artists to appear in Fourth Round matches have come out of the Play-In Tournament. Good thing we had a Play-In Tournament!



Thomas Hart Benton
1889 - 1975
American









Andy Goldsworthy
born 1956
British
  • Finished First in Phase 1, Flight 12 of the Play-In Tournament, with a voting score of .923.
  • Finished First in Phase 2, Flight 4, with a voting score of .500.
  • Beat contemporary Tony Cragg decisively in Round 1.
  • Walloped L.S. Lowry in Round 2.
  • Defeated RenĂ© Magritte in Round 3.







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. Fourth-round matches are open for at least three months after posting.

14 comments:

Christine M. said...

Andy Goldsworthy

gl. said...

Goldsworthy!

Morgan said...

Benton. I maintain that Goldsworthy is "meh".

DrSchnell said...

Hate to vote against either of these dudes, but ... Benton.

boonec1974 said...

Benton's leave me a little nauseous. Goldsworthy!

pfly said...

Aw maaaan, I like both. I guess I like Thomas Hart Benton more though.

Unknown said...

Goldsworthy. The holes are the best!

bangfrog said...

Benton

Chuckdaddy's Children said...

Nora: I like both

Elliott: Benton makes people that look like they're made of plastic. I like them.

mrs.5000 said...

We did do a good job with the play-in tournament, didn't we? I do admire Benton's murals, but I'll go for Goldsworthy.

Michael5000 said...

Susan says "Benton. I love Goldsworthy too & have even walked along the sinuous fence on a beautiful fall day at Storm King Art Center, up the Hudson. And seen "Rivers and Tides" twice."

Michael5000 said...

Oh! Hard.

Candida said...

Goldsworthy.

Michael5000 said...

Well, in retrospect it strikes me that I really prefer... but no, one of my personal rules is that once the counting is done I can't do anything to mess with my own vote. Or in this case, my own lack of vote. Which means that with me on the sidelines, Thomas Hart Benton and Andy Goldsworthy tie with six votes apiece. So! We will proceed to mix them up against The great Kandinsky/Klee tie of ought fifteen!