Carolina QuotesWith the black ones [his 'Black Paintings'] I was interested in getting complexity without their revealing much – in the fact that there was much to see but not much showing. I wanted to show a painting that could have the dignity of not calling attention to itself. In both the blacks and the whites [paintings] there was none of the familiar aggressiveness of art that says, 'Well, here it is, whether you like it or not'.
Robert Rauschenberg Connected to the Carolinas
Source
pp. 203-204
- work
- The Bride and the Bachelors, (1962)
- year
- 1962
- locator
- pp. 203-204
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“With the black ones [his 'Black Paintings'] I was interested…” Robert Rauschenberg. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-95D26042AD. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/95d26042ad
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