Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg was born on October 22, 1925 and died on March 12, 2008. He was a mixed media artist who commonly employed the use of found objects. He is best known for his work in 1950s, in the era of abstract expressionism and pop art. Elements of each of these movements can be seen in his work.







http://jasonkaufman.com/articles/robert_rauschenberg_at_72.htm (Interview)

http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/artist_bio_133.html (Gallery)

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/rauschenbergbio.html (Website [could not find a more official one]

"People ask me, 'Don't you ever run out of ideas?' In the first place I don't use ideas. Every time I have an idea it's too limiting, and usually turns out to be a disappointment. But I haven't run out of curiosity."