I chose to talk about Robert Rauschenberg’s 1963 image ‘Estate’ that I saw in the V&A today, it demonstrates an early and influential example of #postmodernism. The idea of ‘bricolage’ combines the cut and paste technique of collage as well as assembling different materials in architecture and sculpture, a method considered very contemporary at this time. This idea grew in the #postmodernism era and unique and modern artworks were created. This original method for making work put Rauschenberg as a pioneer of post modernism collage as this #‘technology’ allowed artists to create more layer and depth to their work as well as merging the boundaries between painting and sculpture. ‘Estate’ includes random imagery and bold paint work that appears to have no order, but is composed of his own logic. The images work together and create a narrative due to the themes of the subject and colours used. Rauschenberg often stressed how he wanted to work “in the gap between art and life” I think this means how he wanted his images to come across as relevant, perhaps documentation of his life or everyday goings on.
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