Project 1

A piece inspired by the pop art unit works by Robert Rauschenberg (Factum I and Factum II), I conducted my own experimental process using different materials combined to better understand the idea and mindset behind those two works. I used whatever materials I felt like would work together, or that I liked using, that I had currently at the time of the proposal. I dedicated a day off to working on this piece almost uninterrupted to stay within that mindset, so that I didn’t tempt myself to just try to produce a mere copy or imitation, but two simultaneous and similar works that would ultimately have some visual differences. Originally, I was going to try and make a more abstract piece, at least in comparison to what I ultimately produced, but I decided to incorporate some of my own style along with the mixed elements to make this exploration more of my own. Once I decided on this, I decided to draw on personal circumstances that arose somewhat recently as a backdrop and inspiration for certain elements like the flower petals, and while the figure was more so meant to represent myself, with the wool I had it became a combination of myself and the inspiration— my late grandmother. 

Robert Rauschenberg. Factum I, 1957, oil, ink, pencil, paper, fabric, newspaper, printed reproductions, and printed paper on canvas. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. 

Robert Rauschenberg. Factum II, 1957, oil, ink, pencil, paper, fabric, newspaper, printed reproductions, and printed paper on canvas. The Museum of Modern Art, New York.