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.
Newman and Nolde
ReplyDeleteNauman and Nolde
ReplyDeleteNauman, Nolde. An all-too-appropriate-these-days first image for Nauman.
ReplyDeleteCombo breaker: Noguchi and Noland, and it wasn't even a hard choice.
ReplyDeleteNoguchi and Noland
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteSusan says: " #1 - Noguchi #2 - Nolde"
ReplyDeleteI'll go for Noguchi up top, and for Noland down below.
ReplyDeleteNoguchi/Noland.
ReplyDeleteNoguchi and Nolde for me.
ReplyDeleteNoguchi takes the top contest. Nauman is out of play. And the bottom contest is still open for a few more days.
ReplyDeleteAnd 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.
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