And I think a painting has such a limited life anyway. Robert Rauschenberg lifelimitpaint Change image and share on social
Well, I like way downtown near the Battery. I lived down there at this time and for, I guess, the following well, this is where I moved to uptown and I've been here for four years and this is 1965. Robert Rauschenberg batterydowntownguess Change image and share on social
You begin with the possibilities of the material. Robert Rauschenberg beginmaterialpossibility Change image and share on social
Steichen bought my first photographs that I ever sold. He recognized the style from the school of Black Mountain. After that, it was about twenty years before I sold another photograph. Robert Rauschenberg blackbuymountain Change image and share on social
Oracle was I had started it I guess two and a half years ago, maybe even longer than that, closer to three. Robert Rauschenberg agocloseguess Change image and share on social
A newspaper that you're not reading can be used for anything; and the same people didn't think it was immoral to wrap their garbage in newspaper. Robert Rauschenberg garbageimmoralnewspaper Change image and share on social
The only thing that I could get with chance, and I never was able to use it, was that I would end up with something quite geometric or the spirit that I was interested in, indulging in, was gone. Robert Rauschenberg chanceendgeometric Change image and share on social
One can see that a canvas is six feet by eight feet, say, quite accurately. But you can spend two minutes and think it's five, or thirty seconds and it's just a different bed for activities there. Robert Rauschenberg accuratelyactivitybed Change image and share on social
Anything you do will be an abuse of somebody else's aesthetics. I think you're born an artist or not. I couldn't have learned it. And I hope I never do because knowing more only encourages your limitations. Robert Rauschenberg abuseaestheticartist share on social
I don't think any one person, whether artist or not, has been given permission by anyone to put the responsibility of the way things are on anyone else. Robert Rauschenberg artistpermissionperson Change image and share on social
