In reorganizing my bookshelves I revisited 2 of Robert Rauschenberg's photography books. "In and Out of city limits" and "Photographs of Robert Rauschenberg" both of which took me a very long time to find as they have been out of print for many years. They have many of the photographs which he used in his transfer artwork as well as his paintings but many others that stand alone as amazing images. Here are a few.
Robert Mars’ artwork chronicles an evolving fascination with the Golden Age of American popular culture and celebrates the icons of the 1950’s and 60’s
by taking inspiration from this culture long past. Through the application of a rich color palette and tongue-in-cheek attitude, Mars’ paintings evoke a
vintage quality of design and pay homage to the idealized age of growth and hopefulness that was prevalent in the USA at the end of the Depression.
A time before the internet and mobile technology, where information was not instantly available to millions and there was no such thing as instant internet
celebrities, and instead people lived with the myth of the unique, untouchable and unforgettable personalities of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, James
Dean, Audrey Hepburn and Elvis Presley.
Mars’ work is exhibited with the likes of Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, and Robert Rauschenberg,
and has been shown worldwide including galleries in Munich, Tokyo, Amsterdam, London, Australia, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Laguna Beach, Paris, Aspen, and Bulgaria.
Robert, second photo from the top is a sign in Vancouver I photographed and painted in 1996, 'Eagle Time'.
ReplyDeleteExact same sign! Weird! Wasn't aware of the Rauschenberg photo.
Alas, the sign's no longer there.
Thanks for sharing this.
Neil MacCormick