Compare and Contrast: Pollock vs. Rothko Please respond to the following discuss

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Compare and Contrast: Pollock vs. Rothko Please respond to the following discussion topics and submit them to the discussion forum as a single post. Your initial post should be 75-150 words in length. Then, make at least two thoughtful responses to your fellow students' post. If you haven't recently, please review the Rules of Discussion. Compare and Contrast - Jackson Pollock's White Light, 1954 with Made Rothko's Number 15, 1957. White Light Number 15 Spend time looking carefully at each work. Write down a list of words that describe each work - include nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverts. What do you think initially, and then what details do you begin to see? What is similar about these works? What is different? They were both American Abstract Expressionists - why are they linked together in this art movement? Do you believe that their intended message is similar?

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White light was considered Pollock last painting as well as only one painting he was drew in the year of 1954.

Rothko number 15, was one of the finest painting he was drew in 1959, not considered as last painting.

Compare:

Pollock and Rothko both were used canvas in their paintings.

Pollock and Rothko both were given the importance to the shapes.

Contrast

Pollock used canvas in top layers

Rothko used canvas in boundaries

Pollock White light stated the sculptural painting by using the canvas and it was part of abstracting expression of painters

Rothko painting number 15 stated the meditation and spiritual side of painters.

Pollock not used oil and water as important medium, but he used enamel and aluminum as his important medium. He used wood stick to paint

Rothoko used brush to paint and he used oil and water as important medium.

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