Robert Rauschenberg
Facts
- Biography
- *1925 in Port Arthur (Texas), USA<br>† 2008 in Captiva Island (Florida), USA
- Worked with
- Painting, photography, prints, collage and installation
In 1953, Robert Rauschenberg spectacularly proclaimed the end of Abstract Expressionism by erasing a drawing by Willem de Kooning and declaring the result a work of art. He rejected the introspection, gravity and self-referentiality of abstract painting and called for art to engage and reflect the real world around us, as summed up in his statement: "For me, there's no difference between art and life."
