Rauschenberg, Robert: WORKS FROM THE 1960’s.

Author: Wivel, Mikael
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 2005
No. of pages: 34
Illustrations: 13 Color Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 10”sq
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8789803264
Biblio/Bio: Cat. of exh.
Code: 5551

Price: $29.50

The first American post-war artist to appropriate material for works of art. He juxtaposed images of war, new technological products, important politicians, and sporting events - with reproductions of works from art books, and photos of anonymous everyday objects, taken by the artist himself. These images were playfully enlarged or reduced in size prior to their silk screening onto convas. He then would add paint to the canvases, often in an abstract and poetic manner, with thick brushstrokes and using a vibrant palette. The focus of this exhibition is on this specific period of his artistic career when he used the silkcreen technique, revolutionary for his practice. In addition, exhibited are also a number of his transfer drawings, all executed in the 1960’s.