 dakotayii says: * "It is impossible to have progress without conscience." * "I think a painting is more like the real world if it's made out of the real world." * "The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history." * "You begin with the possibilities of the material." * "An empty canvas is full only if you want it to be full." * "I work in the gap between art and life." * "You have to have the time to feel sorry for yourself in order to be a good abstract expressionist." * "I feel though the world is a friendly boy walking along in the sun." Robert Rauschenberg From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Milton Ernest Rauschenberg (b. October 22, 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas) is an American artist who came to prominence in the 1950s transition from Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art.[1][2] Rauschenberg is perhaps most famous for his "Combines" of the 1950s, in which non-traditional materials and objects were employed in innovative combinations. While the Combines are both painting and sculpture, Rauschenberg has also worked with photography, printmaking, papermaking, and performance. In 1953, Rauschenberg stunned the art world by erasing a drawing by de Kooning. In 1964 Rauschenberg was the first American artist to win the Grand Prize at the Venic... |
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