And all of this, all these physical aspects of painting at that time excited me very much. You could do a picture in just black and white. I mean all the things, whether you're soliciting permission or not, do give you permission. Robert Rauschenberg aspectblackexcite share on social
And I think a painting has such a limited life anyway. Robert Rauschenberg lifelimitpaint Change image and share on social
I think maybe chance works better in a situation like music because music exists over a period of time, and you don't maintain constantly the you can't refer back from one area to another area. Robert Rauschenberg areabackchance Change image and share on social
Very quickly a painting is turned into a facsimile of itself when one becomes so familiar with with it that one recognizes it without looking at it. Robert Rauschenberg facsimilefamiliarpaint Change image and share on social
I did a twenty foot print and John Cage is involved in that because he was the only person I knew in New York who had a car and who would be willing to do this. Robert Rauschenberg cagecarfoot Change image and share on social
Screwing things up is a virtue. Being correct is never the point. I have an almost fanatically correct assistant, and by the time she re-spells my words and corrects my punctuation, I can't read what I wrote. Being right can stop all the momentum of a very interesting idea. Robert Rauschenberg assistantcorrectfanatically share on social
You begin with the possibilities of the material. Robert Rauschenberg beginmaterialpossibility Change image and share on social
I really feel sorry for people who think things like soap dishes or mirrors or Coke bottles are ugly, because they're surrounded by things like that all day long, and it must make them miserable. Robert Rauschenberg bottlecokeday 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
And I think that even today, New York still has more of this unexpected quality around every corner than any place else. It's something quite extraordinary. Robert Rauschenberg cornerextraordinaryplace Change image and share on social
