10 Quotes & Sayings By Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg is the only artist to be honored with a posthumous retrospective at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, which opened in 2008. Rauschenberg is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century, and is equally celebrated for his work in Europe and North America. He was widely acknowledged for his innovative use of color and print media and his explorations into artistic technique. His work has been exhibited in some of the world's most prestigious museums and galleries, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, The Art Institute of Chicago, and The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Read more

Rauschenberg is also known for his achievement as a leading draftsman who worked with such luminaries as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.

I feel as though the world is a friendly boy...
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I feel as though the world is a friendly boy walking along in the sun. Robert Rauschenberg
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Curiosity is the main energy... Robert Rauschenberg
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Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made - I try to act in the gap. Robert Rauschenberg
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You have to have time to be sorry for yourself to be a good Abstract Expressionist. Robert Rauschenberg
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So that ideas of sort of relaxed symmetry have been something for years that I have been concerned with because I think that symmetry is a neutral shape as opposed to a form of design. Robert Rauschenberg
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The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history. Robert Rauschenberg
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You begin with the possibilities of the material. Robert Rauschenberg
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An empty canvas is full. Robert Rauschenberg
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There was a whole language that I could never make function for myself in relationship to painting and that was attitudes like tortured, struggle, pain. Robert Rauschenberg