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Robert Rauschenberg — Deepend (Scenario)
Robert Rauschenberg

Deepend (Scenario)

2006

Deepend (Scenario) exemplifies Robert Rauschenberg's lifelong fascination with combining imagery and materials in unexpected ways, utilizing inkjet pigment transfer on polylaminate across two joined panels. The work layers fragmented photographic imagery onto a sleek, modern surface, reflecting Rauschenberg's embrace of contemporary printing technologies in his later career. The diptych format encourages the eye to move between the two sections, creating a dynamic visual narrative that blurs the boundaries between painting, photography, and printmaking.

Medium
inkjet pigment transfer on polylaminate, in 2 parts

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 17, 2016

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Robert Rauschenberg, Deepend (Scenario), 2006

Deepend (Scenario) exemplifies Robert Rauschenberg's lifelong fascination with combining imagery and materials in unexpected ways, utilizing inkjet pigment transfer on polylaminate across two joined panels. The work layers fragmented photographic imagery onto a sleek, modern surface, reflecting Rauschenberg's embrace of contemporary printing technologies in his later career. The diptych format encourages the eye to move between the two sections, creating a dynamic visual narrative that blurs the boundaries between painting, photography, and printmaking.

Medium
inkjet pigment transfer on polylaminate, in 2 parts
Year
2006
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Inkjet Print, Experimental Style, Inkjet Transfer, Neo-Dada, Experimental Process, Male Artist, Cool Tones, Mixed Media, Celebrated Artist, Diptych, American Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Contemporary Era, Digital Transfer, Collage Aesthetic, Diptych Format, Influential Artist, Abstract Composition

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