The life and work of Robert Rauschenberg

(Molesworth 70 . As soon as the canvas is lifted , he has his work of art . Subsequently , his White Paintings depend mostly on how much dirt or particles are left on the pavement or ground he lays his canvas on . He says that the result of the White Paintings depends on how many people are in the room or were around the area

As for the Black Paintings , Rauschenberg used old newsprints and dipped them into glue , and randomly arranged them on the canvas , after which he tops it with different coats of black

paint . At first , his paintings made no sense to others , since the news print was not at all visible from the black paint . Afterwards , Rauschenberg decided to paint just some parts of the news to reveal parts of it , specifically the classified and sports pages of the news . This opened a whole new meaning to the painting (Molesworth 70

Following the Black Painting series were the Red Paintings . His art evolved from monochromatic to something bolder . Rauschenberg stated , I was trying to move away from the black and white so I picked the most difficult color for me to work in . If you 're not careful , red turns to black when you 're dealing with it (Molesworth 80 . This time , he used rags and junk such as pieces of fabrics , nails , wood , etc . and covered them with red paint . While his White Paintings were affected by how much people are around and his Black Paintings expresses the repetition in everyday life , the Red Paintings articulate violence , as seen by the use of red paint

After going through the sources I found , I noticed that Rauschenberg focused on using objects seen in his surroundings . He used only one color on each painting , aiming to express his thoughts through...