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Robert
Rauschenberg was a master in the art of assemblage. He was mentored
by John Cage who was concerned with breaking down the barrier between
art and the everyday world. Rauschenberg was an action painter (quick,
gestural brushstrokes) who incorporated found objects into his mixed
media pieces. The subject of his pieces were ambiguous, although he
included popular images such as the statue of liberty along with more
random objects with the hope that the viewer would make his/her own
presumptions as to the meaning of the piece. I created my piece in the
style of Rauschenberg, imitating his painting habits and including found
objects of my own, such as buttons, mirror shards, dried roses, typed
song lyrics, B&W photo-copies, a tape measure, etc.
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