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John Cage and Joseph Beuys, part of the Fluxus movement of the 1950's, were two of the most influential and revolutionary artists of the twentieth century. Their work and ideas has helped shape and layer today’s concept of art. By studying the progression of their artistic practices and ideals, the concept of sound can be looked at as a separate focus; more specifically, John Cage’s use of “silence”, and Joseph Beuys use of “muteness”. Although these two words may seem to be similar in definition, through the manipulation of these two artists the words themselves evolve into very separate, yet equally intriguing concepts on their own, mirroring the individual and analogous ideals of these two artists. John Cage goes so far as to redefine and reform the definition of silence, whereas Joseph Beuys plays with the definition of muteness to enhance his pedagogical actions. To obtain a more comprehensive grasp on these artists’ innovative work with sound, it is necessary to observe and analyse the stages of their artistic development and the work that accompanied it. John Cage was an American artist who began his journey into silence with a piece called “Four minutes, thirty three seconds”. As an artist who wor