Robert Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008)

                                                                                          

Harbor

1964

One of the most important Pop Artists, Rauschenberg actually began as an Abstract Expressionist (see Red Paint below) and moved towards the Pop Art style he would become famous for. I should note that Pop Art is often separated from Neo-Dadaism (when Neo-Dadaism is recognized at all), and such a separation would probably put Rauschenberg square in the Neo-Dadaist movement; since it's debatable, I've included both as labels to the post. The final piece is Rauschenberg's most famous statement, he took a drawing made by his good friend, Willem de Kooning, and erased it; in the spirit of an open idea: think what you will of it.

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1964

Red Paint

1953

Ace

1962

Canyon

1959

Erased de Kooning Drawing

1959