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There was a whole language that I could never make function for myself in relationship to painting, and that was attitudes like tortured, struggle, pain.
Robert Rauschenberg
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Robert Rauschenberg
Age: 82 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 22
Died: 2008
Died: May 12
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Port Arthur
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One has to believe in what one is doing, one has to commit oneself inwardly, in order to do painting. Once obsessed, one ultimately carries it to the point of believing that one might change human beings through painting. But if one lacks this passionate commitment, there is nothing left to do. Then it is best to leave it alone.
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I feel strong in my belief, based on my widely traveled collaborations, that a one-to-one contact through art contains potent peaceful powers, and is the most non-elitist way to share information, hopefully seducing us into creating mutual understandings for the benefit of all.
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I used to think of that line in Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl', about the 'sad cup of coffee'.. ..I have had cold coffee and hot coffee and lousy coffee, But I've never had a sad cup of coffee.
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There is no reason not to consider the world as one gigantic painting.
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I prefer images that are less specific, so there is room for everyone's imagination.
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An empty canvas is full only if you want it to be full.
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My concern is never art, but always what art can be used for.
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A canvas is never empty.
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Art is a means to function thoroughly and passionately in a world that has a lot more to it than paint.
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And I think that even today, New York still has more of this unexpected quality around every corner than any place else. It's something quite extraordinary
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Most artists try to break your heart, or they accidentally break their own hearts.But I find the quietness in the ordinary much more satisfying.
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Having to be different is the same trap as having to be the same.
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You begin with the possibilities of the material.
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I'm sure we don't read old paintings the way they were intended
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The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history.
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Being right can stop all the momentum of a very interesting idea.
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You have to have the time to feel sorry for yourself in order to be a good abstract expressionist.
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An empty canvas is full.
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I don't like masterpieces having one-night stands in collectors' homes between auctions.
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The only thing that I could get with chance, and I never was able to use it, was that I would end up with something quite geometric or the spirit that I was interested in, indulging in, was gone.
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