Bye bye, Mr. Rauschenberg

13 May 2008 | Chad Hanna
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Texas native and internationally renowned artist Robert Rauschenberg has died. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1925. He saw his first piece of art in France while serving in WWII, and it occurred to him that there was a person behind the painting, a person had actually gone through the process of painting it. In what until then had been a life without art, the revelation was startling.

He was one of the first artists to combine painting with found objects into painting-sculptures which he called, easily enough, combines. His artistic philosophy favored a collaboration between materials rather than the execution of preconceived ideas. He found that he was often disappointed when trying to execute an idea, whereas if he let his curiosity play out he was often surprised.

He died yesterday at the age of 82 from a heart attack following an illness.

If you’d like to check out more images of Mr. Rauschenberg’s work and related images, click here.

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