Robert Rauschenberg: Witness to His Time in History
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Robert Rauschenberg at
USF Graphicstudio
How do you interpret the artist’s quote?
“The artist's job is to be
a witness to his time in
history.”
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Overview
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Born 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas
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Lived and worked in New York City and
Captiva Island, Florida
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Drafted to US Navy (1944-1946)
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Education:
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Kansas City Art Institute
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Académie Julian (Paris)
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Black Mountain College (North Carolina)
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Art Students League of New York
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Died in 2008 at the age of 82 in FL
Claiming a Place in the Art World
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artworks using
everyday objects
as art materials
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distinctions
between painting
and sculpture are
blurred
Bed
(1955)
“I really feel sorry for
people who think things
like soap dishes or
mirrors or Coke bottles
are ugly, because they're
surrounded by things like
that all day long, and it
must make them
miserable.”
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Coca Cola Plan
(1958)
Rauschenberg, Front Street Studio, New York, 1958
Tiffany & Co.
1956-1958
1960s
1964 Venice Biennale
Rauschenberg at the
Venice Biennale, 1964
Rauschenberg and
Biennale officials at the
Grand Prize presentation
ceremony
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“The artist's job is to be
a witness to his time in
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1970s:
Captiva
Island, FL
“Every time I've moved,
my work has changed
radically.”
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Beach House and Studio
“I’ve always felt as
though, whatever I’ve
used and whatever I’ve
done, the method was
always closer to a
collaboration with
materials than to any
kind of conscious
manipulation and
control.”
—Robert Rauschenberg
Lake Placid /
Glori-Fried /
Yarns from
New England
(Cardboard)
,
1971
Made in Tampa: Tampa 2
(1972-1975)
Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Exchange
(ROCI)
Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Exchange (ROCI)
Mexico Chile Venezuela China USSR
Tibet Japan Cuba Germany Malaysia
1982:
Rauschenberg
(right) at the
Xuan Paper
Mill
Jiangxian,
China
Individual
(from
7 Characters),
1982
Chinese Summerhall
(1983)
Yellow Ranch
(Rancho Amarillo) /
ROCI Cuba
(1988)
Soviet / American Array VII
(1988)
Rauschenberg presenting
ROCI Announcement Print to
Javier Perez de Cuellar,
Secretary General of the
United Nations
New York, 1984
Later Years
National
Medal of
Arts
(1993)
Mirthday
Man
(1997)
Bubba’s Sister
(Ruminations)
Robert
Rauschenberg
(2000)
"Painting relates to
both art and life.
Neither can be
made. (I try to act
in that gap
between the
two.)”
Robert Rauschenberg
Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Rauschenberg_(1968).jpg
Jack de Nijs for Anefo; Robert Rauschenberg exposeert in Stedelijk Museum, Nederlands.
21 February 1968
Renowned artist Robert Rauschenberg, born in 1925 in Texas, left a significant mark on the art world through his innovative Combines series, which blurred the lines between painting and sculpture. His insightful quote, "The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history," reflects his philosophy. Rauschenberg's diverse educational background and impactful works like "Coca Cola Plan" and "Signs Signs" further showcase his artistic genius and enduring influence.
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OFFSET: Robert Rauschenberg at USF Graphicstudio
How do you interpret the artists quote? The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history. Robert Rauschenberg
Overview Born 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas Lived and worked in New York City and Captiva Island, Florida Drafted to US Navy (1944-1946) Education: Kansas City Art Institute Acad mie Julian (Paris) Black Mountain College (North Carolina) Art Students League of New York Died in 2008 at the age of 82 in FL
Combines (1954 Combines (1954- -1964) 1964) a group of artworks using everyday objects as art materials distinctions between painting and sculpture are blurred Bed (1955)
I really feel sorry for people who think things like soap dishes or mirrors or Coke bottles are ugly, because they're surrounded by things like that all day long, and it must make them miserable. Robert Rauschenberg Coca Cola Plan (1958)
Tiffany & Co. 1956-1958
1964 Venice Biennale Rauschenberg and Biennale officials at the Grand Prize presentation ceremony Rauschenberg at the Venice Biennale, 1964
The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history. Robert Rauschenberg Signs Signs (1970)
1970s: Captiva Island, FL Every time I've moved, my work has changed radically. Robert Rauschenberg
Ive always felt as though, whatever I ve used and whatever I ve done, the method was always closer to a collaboration with materials than to any kind of conscious manipulation and control. Robert Rauschenberg
Lake Placid / Glori-Fried / Yarns from New England (Cardboard), 1971
Made in Tampa: Tampa 2 (1972-1975)
Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Exchange (ROCI) Mexico Chile Venezuela China USSR Tibet Japan Cuba Germany Malaysia
1982: Rauschenberg (right) at the Xuan Paper Mill Jiangxian, China
Individual (from 7 Characters), 1982
Yellow Ranch (Rancho Amarillo) / ROCI Cuba (1988)
Rauschenberg presenting ROCI Announcement Print to Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary General of the United Nations New York, 1984
National Medal of Arts (1993)
Mirthday Man (1997)
Bubbas Sister (Ruminations) Robert Rauschenberg (2000)
"Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made. (I try to act in that gap between the two.) Robert Rauschenberg
