Robert Rauschenberg - Erased De Kooning

Rauschenberg discusses one of his most controversial works. For more on this the significance of this painting, be sure to check out Geoff Sirc's book -English Composition as a Happening-.

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  Film & Animation

[orcadus]

I doubt de Kooning would've given you one of his works to erase when you were three years old. Nor do I think you would've though to ask him when you were three years old. Nor do I think you knew who de Kooning was when you were three years old.

[TheMorrochben]

I had to watch this for my humanities class... I think I may fail the test...

[Verny Maxx]

you improved it, good job Raushcie......

[Verny Maxx]

fucking farce and gimmick

both these tools are overrated

[carly stevenson]

Its especially ironic because de Kooning would reuse his canvas almost a hundred times before he finished his piece. he'd paint, erase, paint erase, over and over layer on layer until he finally achieved the piece he wanted

[Alex ander]

The meaning is frivolous. The technique? Unconventional? Yes. Unique? Yes. Creative? No. It's just using an erasure.

[Samuel Sullivan]

you defaced property

[buddhahoo1]

Wow, Rauschenberg certainly inspires passion for art discussion among people. This is great....it's poetry.

[jlovebirch]

These are facts, not opinions. Art collectors, and the public, found little to relate to in all these flat, enigmatic abstracts. The few paintings that sold went for peanuts. When the very relatable Pop art emerged, based on comics and advertising, it sold like crazy and made the Abstractionists who did not change with the times instantly irrelevant.

[michaeleshultz]

If you see this, I'm interested in knowing more about what you think about the '50s post-Rauschenberg. Why do you think it was universally misunderstood and reviled?

[Harriet Stansall]

Does anyone know where this video comes from or who the woman is at the end? Quoting it for my dissertation! thank you