Robert Rauschenberg Quotes

A collection of quotes by Robert Rauschenberg.

Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) was an American artist known for his influential contributions to the pop art movement. Born in Texas, he studied art in Kansas before completing his education at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. Rauschenberg's work blurred the boundaries between painting, sculpture, and everyday objects, incorporating various materials such as found objects, photographs, and newspaper clippings. His innovative approach and collaborative spirit challenged traditional notions of art and influenced numerous artists. Rauschenberg received numerous accolades, including the National Medal of Arts in 1993, and his artworks continue to be celebrated worldwide.

I did a twenty foot print and John Cage is involved in that

I did a twenty foot print and John Cage is involved in that because he was the only person I knew in New York who had a car and who would be willing to do this.

Robert Rauschenberg


So that ideas of sort of relaxed symmetry have been somethin

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

Design

You begin with the possibilities of the material.

You begin with the possibilities of the material.

Robert Rauschenberg

Art

There was a whole language that I could never make function

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

Relationship