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Robert Rauschenberg — Room Service, from Airport Suite
Robert Rauschenberg

Room Service, from Airport Suite

Robert Rauschenberg's *Room Service, from Airport Suite* exemplifies his signature blend of artistic processes and materials, combining relief, intaglio, and collage in a vibrant interplay of colors on white cotton and green muslin. The work reflects his enduring fascination with everyday imagery and found materials, merging printmaking traditions with unconventional surfaces to challenge the boundaries of the medium. The machine buttonholed edges, intended for mounting, further blur the line between art object and functional textile, underscoring Rauschenberg's lifelong interest in integrating art into the fabric of daily life.

Medium
Relief, intaglio and collage in colors, on white cotton and green muslin, machine buttonholed for mounting.

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April 24, 2018

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Robert Rauschenberg, Room Service, from Airport Suite

Robert Rauschenberg's *Room Service, from Airport Suite* exemplifies his signature blend of artistic processes and materials, combining relief, intaglio, and collage in a vibrant interplay of colors on white cotton and green muslin. The work reflects his enduring fascination with everyday imagery and found materials, merging printmaking traditions with unconventional surfaces to challenge the boundaries of the medium. The machine buttonholed edges, intended for mounting, further blur the line between art object and functional textile, underscoring Rauschenberg's lifelong interest in integrating art into the fabric of daily life.

Medium
Relief, intaglio and collage in colors, on white cotton and green muslin, machine buttonholed for mounting.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Intaglio, Muted Earth Tones, Textile Elements, Relief And Intaglio, Neo-Dada, Male Artist, Experimental Art, Mixed Media, Textile Based Work, Experimental, Collage, Abstract Collage, American Artist, Experimental Printmaking, Abstract Expressionism, Colorful Palette, Late 20th Century, Influential Modern Master, Relief Print, Modern Master, Abstract, Abstract Composition

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