“Screwing things up is a virtue,” he said when he was 74. “Being correct is never the point. I have an almost fanatically correct assistant, and by the time she re-spells my words and corrects my punctuation, I can’t read what I wrote. Being right can stop all the momentum of a very interesting idea.”
-Robert Rauschenberg, artist
A New York Times Article on the death of Robert Rauschenberg left me feeling hopeful and yet sad. I was hopeful having read of his life and his philosophies. I was sad that I only just met him through this story, through his death. Maybe you'd like to meet him too...
Rauschenberg was an amazing artist, and if you are ever in DC, the National Gallery is currently running some of his work - a great exhibit.
ReplyDeleteEven for the people that don't consider themselves art snobs, his work makes you think, and I really feel that is the sign of an artist worth his salt.