Product Description

One of the most influential American artists of this century, Robert Rauschenberg possesses an indefatigable zeal for fusing real life with art. For the last fifty years, his art has encompassed all manner of experimentation and a vast array of media, including silk screening, printmaking and photography. The highlight of this program is Rauschenberg's autobiographical work, the multi-paneled "The 1/4 Mile or 2 Furlong Piece." Seen for the first time in its entirety, this monumental work-in-progress exemplifies the originality and genius of an artist always ahead of his time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #122625 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-05-22
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 57 minutes

Customer Reviews

The Best of Many Artist Videos
Being a visual person and a compulsive art maker, DVDs and Videos of artists working (as well as the paths of experience and experimentation that educated the work)are my very favorite way of collecting knowledge and inspiration. This is the best of the current artist profiles I have ever seen. The personality of the artist really seems to have instructed the atmosphere and pace of the film. The scenes of he and his assistant transfering his vegie dye photo enlargements made my mouth water with tint and image. BRAVO

The Eye of the Artist
A masterful visual representation of how an artist sees the world and the everyday objects in it. This film purposefully marries the viewer's experience with the amazing eye of Robert Rauschenberg. From the town of his birth to the architecture of a window behind him as he speaks, you experience how the artist transforms what he sees into art. Thus, when you look at Rauschenberg's art, which incorporates these same elements into it, there is a sense of inner knowing, a comradery with his genius, that few viewers will ever come close to realizing in any other fashion.