Thursday, July 13, 2017

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Stella v. Still!

Frank Stella
born 1936
American

Lost to Dutch master Jan Steen in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Skunked -- Skunked! -- Canadian painter Jean-Paul Riopelle in First Round Elimination.






Clyfford Still
1904 - 1980
American

Beat American Gilbert Stuart in Round 1.
Lost to his near-exact contemporary Graham Sutherland 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, but likely much longer.

11 comments:

Morgan said...

Still!

Unknown said...

Still

boonec1974 said...

Still is just incredible at getting emotion across in an abstract piece.

UnwiseOwl said...

I'm gonna have a little streetcar moment and shout Stella!

DrSchnell said...

Stella!

Michael5000 said...

Mariah has a little streetcar moment of her own on Facebook.

Michael5000 said...

These guys are almost a dead heat for me. Still by a nose.

Michael5000 said...

Susan votes for Stella.

mrs.5000 said...

Hmmm. Eh. I'll say Stella. Not too loudly.

Candida said...

Stella.

Michael5000 said...

And the Tournament has a collective Streetcar moment, with Stella overcoming Clifford the Big Red Painter by a score of six votes to four. Thanks for voting!