Comparing Jackson Pollock And John Cage

Jackson Pollock and John Cage are both well known artist often known by the nickname of JP and JC. Both of these monumental figures have shaped the way that we view and make art now a days. Without these two monumental art figures, the art we know and love today would be very much different. Both of these artist share fantastic attributes that make them great and also have differences that are each great in their own spectacular, interesting, ways! The two are almost like puzzle pieces how they complement each other in their art forms from different time periods.
Jackson Pollock is known for his abstract art all around the world. Jackson Pollock was still making art from the 1930s all the way up to the early 1950s! He started doing abstract art and throwing paint around in 1947. The art that Jackson Pollock has in the Jason McCoy Gallery include his paintings, works on paper, and physical objects. The goal of Jackson Pollock’s art was to make the art an …show more content…
They both were abstract artist. Abstract art is defined as art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures. Both Cage and Pollock changed the way we view art. John Cage changed how we experience and view music and Jackson Pollock changed the way we experience and view painting. John and Jackson were also similar in their ways of pursuing their own