Jolene Giandomenico - Mixed Media Artwork
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Robert
Rauschenberg was a master in the art of assemblage. He was mentored
by John Cage who was concerned with breaking down the barrier
between art and the everyday world. Rauschenberg was an action painter
(quick, gestural brushstrokes) who incorporated found objects into his
mixed media pieces. The subject of his pieces were ambiguous, although
he included popular images such as the statue of liberty along with
more random objects with the hope that the viewer would make his/her
own presumptions as to the meaning of the piece. I created my piece
in the style of Rauschenberg, imitating his painting habits and including
found objects of my own, such as buttons, mirror shards, dried roses,
typed song lyrics, B&W photo-copies, a tape measure, etc.
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