Oct 6, 2015

Elegy for Robert Rauschengerg

"Elegy for Robert Rauschenberg" is a video created shortly after the artist's death in 2008.
Robert Rauschenberg was an artist who pushed the limits of sculpture and painting. He is credited with inventing the art form now known as "Combines" -- you can think of them as morphs(a combination of painting and sculpture). He walked around New York City picking up trashed objects like work boots and car tires, to be incorporated into his paintings.
When he died in 2008 (at age 83 ) this beautiful video was made of an exhibition of his Combines.
The video maker and a group of other artists and musicians composed the music you'll hear in the background. It, too, was a kind of morphing of sounds and chance arrangements.
How has the video artist used sound and movement to influence the viewers understanding of Robert Rauschenberg's "Combines"?
Look, listen, learn and leave your comments.