Discussion, doesn't have to be long at all

Please respond to one of the following quotes:

• Coburn wrote: "Do something outrageously bad if you like, but let it be freshly seen. . . . If it is not possible to be 'modern' with the newest of all arts, we had better bury our black boxes." Discuss how his views are reflected in one or more of his works. Refer to specific works to support your claims.
• OR
• Moholy-Nagy observed: "People believe that they should demand hand execution as an inseparable part of the genesis of a work of art. In fact, in comparison with the inventive mental process of the genesis of a work, the question of its execution is important only insofar as it must be mastered to the limits. The manner, however, whether personal or by assignment of labor, whether manual or mechanical, is irrelevant." Discuss how his comments are reflected in one or more of his works of abstraction art. Refer to specific works to support your claims.
• Then complete the following comparison:
• Compare and contrast the historical era, subjects, style, color, artist's intent, and expected emotional response of these two works: Wood's American Gothic, and Lange's Migrant Mother. Speculate on reasons these works have achieved a high-level of public acclaim.