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“I don't think of myself as making art. I do what I do because I want to, because painting is the best way I've found to get along with myself.”

Quote by Robert Rauschenberg

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Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg was an American painter known for his innovative and interdisciplinary works that combined painting, sculpture, photography, and performance art. His style spanned across Abstract Expressionism, Conceptual Art, and Pop Art, profoundly influencing 20th-century art. more

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“I think that in the last twenty years or so, there's been a new kind of honesty in painting where painters have been very proud of paint and have let it behave openly.”

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“I was much happier when I had less responsibility... when my only responsibility was to my work and to myself.”

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