Robert Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American artist who came to prominence in the 1950s transition from Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art. Rauschenberg picked up trash and found objects that interested him on the streets of New York City and brought these back to his studio where they could become integrated into his work. Rauschenberg's comment concerning the gap between art and life can be seen as a statement which provides the departure point for an understanding of his contributions as an artist. In particular his series of works which he called Combines served as instances in which the delineated boundaries between art and sculpture were broken down so that both were present in a single work of art. Technically "Combines" refers to Rauschenberg's work from 1954 to 1962, but the artist had begun collaging newsprint and photographic materials in his work and the impetus to combine both painting materials and everyday objects such as clothing, urban debris, and taxidermied animals such as in Monogram continued throughout his artistic life.
The painting is somehow abstract in color in some ways. It is also messed up and hard to define what is what. He came up with the idea to draw this painting when he picked up the trash. This makes me think like anything in this world means something and artists can collect those meanings and distribute to their artworks. I kindda like the idea when Rauschenberg wanted to connect art and life. In this artwork, he not only used painting materials but also used everyday objects such as clothing, urban debris.
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