Leo Steinbergs’ essay the “Other criteria” is focused on the modern art from the 19th century to the present and he discuses the “changing continuum” of the world going back to the Renaissance era. Steinberg discusses the “Old masters” and his theory that it is portrayed through Cubism and Abstract expressionism due to the picture representing a world; the top of the picture being the head, whilst the lower is our feet. He particularly praises the likes of Rauschenberg as he believes he is changing the art world with his idea of “art being engineered by the subject matter itself” as the bold colours, proportions and intricate detail against a blank wall, allows the audience to consider the true meaning.

Whereas, Richard Serras’ essay based on ‘The Yale lecture’ is targeted towards his dimensional work and the purpose and process of how the work in created. However, Serras’ work varies to Steinbergs’ because he believes that his sculptural work has to be left in the space that it was initially created, for the audience to properly connect and understand the context. He discusses that an artist needs to consider the current social and political situations aswell as the “scale, size and location” before putting the work in that location.