This is one of Robert Rauschenberg's Combine painting. This style breaks the limit of tranditional painting which only with a kinds of material. What`s more, it use many common things in our daily life such as fabric, wood, metal, sandpaper, tape, printed paper, printed reproductions, handheld bellows, ladder, canvases. The wooden ladder bridges the gap between the two pictures , just like inviting the viewer to climb into the colorful art world which fulls of imagenation. So I think this work reflects his idea” work in the gap between art and life perfectly.
As for the painting on the wall, it closes to our life and is energetic though it is in the shape of rectangle. The unequal size of the two painting also show a casual life attitude and they are beautiful enough just by themselves.
Shu, you have very sharp observation. Although you didn't mention much about Rauschenberg's background and the broader context of art history, you have proved your observation power and attention to fine details. You may want to discover more about why and how Rauschenberg works against abstract paintings... (Linda)
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