ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG Goddess Depot, 2005

Milton Ernest "Robert" Rauschenberg (1925–2008) was an American painter and graphic artist known for his innovative, collage-like works that anticipated pop art. He layered images using various mediums and pioneered the use of silkscreen printing in fine art. Rauschenberg studied at the Kansas City Art Institute, the Académie Julian in Paris, and Black Mountain College, where he was influenced—often in opposition—by Josef Albers’ disciplined teaching. Often associated with Neo-Dadaism alongside Jasper Johns, Rauschenberg aimed to blur the line "between art and life."