Andy Warhol, Atomic Bomb, Barnett Newman, Voice of Fire

The objective is to compare and contrast the pair of works so as to explain how they inform us about the relationship of modern art to modern life. Your essay must address the ideas and issues by doing the following:
• Identify the general historical and artistic context for both works (time period, style etc.).
• Explain how the comparison of the works reveals and relates to the key ideas and themes
we've covered in class (this includes reference to aesthetic, historical, social and political
aspects).
• Analyze how the subject matter and formal properties of each work conveys these ideas.
• Write a conclusion summarizing what you understand to be the most significant point
about the relationship between these two works.
1) Andy Warhol, Atomic Bomb, 1965
2) Barnett Newman, Voice of Fire, 1967