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Robert Rauschenberg — Street Sounds
Robert Rauschenberg

Street Sounds

"Street Sounds" exemplifies Rauschenberg's characteristic multimedia approach, combining etching and photogravure with collaged elements to create a layered composition that bridges printmaking and assemblage. The work's use of Gampi Chine collé mounted on Arches En Tout Cas paper demonstrates the artist's technical sophistication and commitment to archival quality in his prints. Through this complex process of combining photographic imagery with traditional intaglio techniques, Rauschenberg captures the visual cacophony and energetic accumulation of urban experience.

Medium
Etching and photogravure in colors with collage, on Gampi Chine collé to Arches En Tout Cas paper, with full margins.

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February 12, 2025

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Robert Rauschenberg, Street Sounds

"Street Sounds" exemplifies Rauschenberg's characteristic multimedia approach, combining etching and photogravure with collaged elements to create a layered composition that bridges printmaking and assemblage. The work's use of Gampi Chine collé mounted on Arches En Tout Cas paper demonstrates the artist's technical sophistication and commitment to archival quality in his prints. Through this complex process of combining photographic imagery with traditional intaglio techniques, Rauschenberg captures the visual cacophony and energetic accumulation of urban experience.

Medium
Etching and photogravure in colors with collage, on Gampi Chine collé to Arches En Tout Cas paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Playful Aesthetic, Neo-Dada, Street Culture, Experimental sound art, Mixed Media Collage, Urban Environment, American Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Assemblage technique, Found Objects

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Sebastián Naranjo, Alex Capecelatro, Art Institute of Chicago, Gigi Rutkowski