The artwork Buksa mi (My pants) by the Norwegian artist Bjørn Krogstad, from 1968, an example of combine painting A combine painting or Combine is an artwork that incorporates elements of both painting and sculpture.Artspeak, Robert Atkins, 1990 Items attached to paintings might include three-dimensional everyday objects such as clothing or furniture, as well as printed matter including photographs or newspaper clippings. Rauschenberg's Combines Robert Rauschenberg, Rhyme, 1956 The reception of Rauschenberg’s Combines has been varied throughout their history. Paul Schimmel of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art described Rauschenberg's Combine paintings as "some of the most influential, poetic and revolutionary works in the history of American art." They have also been called "ramshackle hybrids between painting and sculpture, stage prop and three-dimensional scrap-book assemblage" by The Guardians critic Adrian Searle. In his own work, the artist Jasper Johns used similar techniques as those seen in Rauschenberg’s Combines. For example, in a painting, titled Fool’s House (1964), Johns affixed a broom onto his canvas. This possible inspiration from Rauschenberg was likely due to the close friendship and romantic relationship between the two artists. They met for the first time in 1953. Early on, to support their artistic careers, they collaborated on commercial projects, such as window displays for upscale retailers including Tiffany's and Bonwit Teller in Manhattan. As they both progressed in their artistic practices, they had studios in the same building and shared ideas about art and life on a daily basis. Examples of Rauschenberg's Combine paintings include Bed (1955), Canyon (1959), and the free-standing Monogram (1955–1959). Critic John Perreault wrote "The Combines are both painting and sculpture–or, some purists would say, neither." Perreault praised the works for being memorable, photogenic, and able to "stick in the mind" as well as "surprise and keep on surprising."
Robert Rauschenberg, Rhyme, 1956 A combine painting or Combine is an artwork that incorporates elements of both painting and sculpture.Artspeak, Robert Atkins, 1990 Items attached to paintings might include three-dimensional everyday objects such as clothing or furniture, as well as printed matter including photographs or newspaper clippings. Rauschenberg's Combines The reception of Rauschenberg’s Combines has been varied throughout their history. Paul Schimmel of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art described Rauschenberg's Combine paintings as "some of the most influential, poetic and revolutionary works in the history of American art." They have also been called "ramshackle hybrids between painting and sculpture, stage prop and three-dimensional scrap-book assemblage" by The Guardians critic Adrian Searle. In his own work, the artist Jasper Johns used similar techniques as those seen in Rauschenberg’s Combines. For example, in a painting, titled Fool’s House (1964), Johns affixed a broom onto his canvas. This possible inspiration from Rauschenberg was likely due to the close friendship and romantic relationship between the two artists. They met for the first time in 1953. Early on, to support their artistic careers, they collaborated on commercial projects, such as window displays for upscale retailers including Tiffany's and Bonwit Teller in Manhattan. As they both progressed in their artistic practices, they had studios in the same building and shared ideas about art and life on a daily basis. The artwork Buksa mi (My pants) by the Norwegian artist Bjørn Krogstad, from 1968, an example of combine paintingExamples of Rauschenberg's Combine paintings include Bed (1955), Canyon (1959), and the free-standing Monogram (1955–1959). Critic John Perreault wrote "The Combines are both painting and sculpture–or, some purists would say, neither." Perreault praised the works for being memorable, photogenic, and able to "stick in the mind" as well as "surprise and keep on surprising."
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The artwork Buksa mi (My pants) by the Norwegian artist Bjørn Krogstad, from 1968, an example of combine painting
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The artwork Buksa mi (My pants) by the Norwegian artist Bjørn Krogstad, from 1968, an example of combine paintingExamples