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Discussion 1: Compare and contrast the two remarkably different modes of painting in New York in the late 1940s and early 1950s. What style is represented by Pollock's painting? How does Koch's painting differ from this style? What are the values-esthetic, social, cultural, ethical-that each of these ways of working convey? You must discuss the three sources listed above. Other questions to consider: What does Pollock tell us (verbally) about how his art evolved? What does his way of working show us about what he values in art and life? Does Rosenberg's essay illuminate Pollock's art and way of working, i.e. is it consistent with what we glimpse of Pollock and his working method in Hans Namuth's film? According to Silver, what did John Koch feel about Pollock's painting and/or work like it? Was Abstract Expressionist art like Pollock's relevant in any way for Koch? Does spontaneity and/or tradition (i.e. the art of the past) play a part in each artist's work? How self-conscious is each artist about his role as an artist and how is this represented in their work? Does the work of Pollock and Koch have anything in common at all? You should address some of the above questions. You can also address questions and issues of your own as long as they are relevant to this topic.