Comparing two great artists, Chris Burden and Mark Pauline

Chris Burden used many different techniques and strategies to express what he felt was "Art". You can tell that Burden had a passion for Art. Burden's passion for Art became mind over matter; for example, one of Burden's famous pieces was 'Shoot'. Burden was shot in the arm  by his assistant, who wasn't more than five meters away from him, to express art in his own unique way. He didn't take into consideration what was the "norm", what society found acceptable, and what others thought about his Art in general. He made many efforts consistently to share his Art with the public in any way,shape,or form to express himself through visual Art and installation, to familiarize the public with his work. Most of his Art put his life in danger but he didn't mind as long as he was doing what he loved.

Mark Pauline used more machinery and robots to express his "Art". His passion was building the machinery and robots; putting on a interesting display of his Art pieces fighting against each other; and also having the honor of creating Art that would impact his audience significantly to the point that it would be one of their last thoughts before dying. This artist shows narcissistic characteristics by his desire for his Art to be the last thought on his audience's mind before they die and he mocks the audience's reactions to being injured during one of his demonstrations. Pauline's Art endangered not only his life, but also his audience's lives. For instance, Pauline is permanently disabled due to an explosion during one of his demonstrations. Pauline, without regard to the law, hosts his demonstrations openly in public areas to be accessible to everyone. He wanted the public to walk by and to satisfy their curiosity by walking over and giving his art a chance, instead of judging his art without seeing it for themselves.

There's no doubt that both of these artists share a strong passion for Art. They both dedicate the majority of their time to working on their Art. Although, being an artist doesn't guarantee financial success, these artists still put maximum time and effort into creating Art to share with the public. Burden uses his profit from his previous art pieces to finance his next project. Pauline spends his days and nights in his shop, working on his machinery and various projects. With knowledge of the majority of the public's views of his art, Pauline continues to display his Art whenever and wherever he wants. Both artists are rebellious to society's standards and embracing their unique ways of expressing their Art. These artists do visual art and installations. I enjoy both unique styles of visual art and installations because they're both beautiful in their own way in my eyes.