The Brackets!

Thursday, March 23, 2017

The Infinite Art Tournament, First Elimination Round #57/64


Faceoff #1: Riopelle v. Stella

Jean-Paul Riopelle
1923 - 2002
Canadian

Tied with Bridget Riley in his first stab at the First Round.
Lost to Adriaen van Ostade in a second try at Round 1 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!



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Frank Stella
born 1936
American

Lost to Dutch master Jan Steen in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!





Faceoff #2: Stuart v. Stubbs

Gilbert Stuart
1755 - 1828
American

Beaten easily by Clyfford Still in Round 1.



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George Stubbs
1724 - 1806
British

Made short work of by Graham Sutherland 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.

11 comments:

  1. Susan votes for Stella and Stubbs.

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  2. Stella and Stubbs.

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  3. Both of the first two over both of the... oh, wait. Stupid rules. Let's go Stella and Stuart.

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  4. And voting's complete here, with Stella delivering a 10-0 skunking on poor Riopelle up top, and Stubbs beating Stuart by a 6-4 two-vote swing down at the bottom. There have only been a handful of skunks in the Tournament; we'll see if Stella can keep up that kind of momentum against Clifford Still this week!

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Voting in the Infinite Art Tournament? Awesome. And, please be aware that purely anonymous votes are not counted. You don't need to log in or use your real name, but you must identify yourself in some fashion for your vote to count.