Robert Rauschenberg - Pop Art Pioneer Full BBC Documentary 2016

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[@diannadiatz1140]

In the 1970s, when I was a much younger woman, I would dress up to go to art openings. I used to wear a lot of vintage clothing. At an opening at The Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC, I wore a 1930s-40s gown and an ermine shawl around my shoulders. As I walked up the stairs in the Gallery, Rauschenberg and a male friend were coming down the stairs. He asked about my shawl. I told him it was Herman the Ermine. He smiled and laughed. I've always felt he was an innovator. This film proves it. I didn't know about his travels to promote peace. He was a good soul. I really like the fact that he wanted to do good in the world. May his foundation, school, art and memory prosper and continue to inspire people.

[@agatasurma2008]

Hi Dianna! awesome story! Would love to meet you one day. I'm in NYC. I've learned so much from this documentary. Best, Agata

[@globalintenseresearch4675]

From a young Vintage Dressing Pioneer in the 70's …..To an excellent KZbin watcher and user you are in 2019??? ...You are an Innovator actually. Good for you Diatz…!!!!

[@bethbartlett5692]

Art is expressed in so many ways. Eat too often overlooked, are our individual expressions of Art - our style and the Creative Ways we each Express this. There's no question in my mind, that clothing and accessories are a Pallet and our bodies a Canvas. I encourage - anyone/everyone - to "express this Creativity" without apprehension and with true positive thought energy - the 🔑 point of Bob's aurora, that contagious spice of his personal. *"Happiness freshly expressed"* - that his Soul Energy was/is "The Soul is Energy and Energy is Eternal" - Quantum Physics

[@urbvnarchitectsnyc]

FOCUS AHEAD

[@andreacloyd3672]

Great story!

[@lilifilingeri2171]

why is this documentaries soundtrack so good? nick drake, cream, velvet underground

[@alfredobravo7188]

Why? Because it should be: it’s the BBC!

[@cravenmoorehead7099]

Documentary’s

[@misterchristopher8857]

He was and is such a treasure for many reasons. It's disappointing to learn his galleries, professional supporters moved away from him during a time of tremendous giving. His generosity is one of the greatest gifts. Many blessings for all things good Bob.

[@nealjohnston954]

This is a very fascinating and enriching documentary. A perfect portrait of an immensely pivotal figure in the shifting landscape of modern art. Someone who is undeniably responsible for moving forward the medium and the message.

[@sarahloffler]

Nice comment!👍🏽

[@susaemilia1]

excelente documental, enriquecedor, me encanta el ir y venir del conductor y la vida del artista.

[@BurningtunaDC]

Thanks for shooting and sharing this wonderful documentary.

[@dianamitchell4214]

Great documentary. Phenomenal artist. Thank you for sharing his life and works with us. Very inspirational. :)

[@francoisgouws7288]

Great documentary! Thank you for posting!

[@aikussilverlake32]

I only came across his work Open Score because of one of my uni assignments, and found this documentary because of that. But after watching it I really appraciate that there exists this documentary to tell his story. It was a remarkable life. Thanks for sharing it.

[@JimRevolucion]

hi

[@wandaserkowska8689]

Awesome documentary. Really grateful for it. Rauschenberg is unbelievable...

[@malcolmharing3744]

This is the artist who influenced me all through art school. Johns was 2nd, then Warhol.

[@bristleconepinus2378]

absolutely, and R.B.Kitaj. Bob was a groundbreaker although I wouldn't" consider him a Pop artist per se...Canyon got some folks in big trouble

[@nube_fenix]

An amazing presentation. Kudos to the people in charge of the soundtrack! Wild Beasts... such a fine touch!

[@rbailey6949]

Great documentary, thank you - very inspirational and challenging in a good way - reminds me of something I once heard is that an artist is willing and able to see both the extraordinary in the ordinary and the ordinary in the extraordinary - Bob certainly had this capacity and more besides…

[@user-in7cx5lz9c]

LOVE this! I am from his hometown area of SETX coast. What an amazing artist and life! It seems his Southern friendliness and charm stayed with him, as well as the love for the beach. We are not far to the beach here and fishing and looking for shells are things we love. Amazingly enough, our small town area has produced many artists, athletes, musicians, authors and more. Reminds me of the saying, "must be something in the water". I am so glad to learn of this wonderful man and artist who was not only so talented, cared for life and the world and truly made his mark on this Earth. My grandfather was an artist and poet in Port Arthur, Texas on a smaller scale, made a huge impression on me; giving me the love and appreciation for art, creativity and life. Thank you for this great story about this artist from my hometown area. I enjoyed learning about Robert Rauschenberg, his art and interesting journey in life.

[@bettinarossi7908]

Well done! Thoroughly enjoyable and fascinating. Thank you.🙏

[@robertmather6152]

Very informative and well executed. Thank you.

[@veritas6335]

Excellent documentary about one of the few entirely original, groundbreaking artists of the twentieth century.

[@waydeowen5116]

Love Bob's work. His combines series is still relevant today. What a fearless artist! 🤗

[@indydude3367]

Making a living and, in fact, becoming world famous in "modern art" IS art.

[@Seniman3]

Bob is one of the most interesting persons I've ever conversed with and his Captiva home & studio definitely one of the most visually captivating environments I've encountered.

[@Audiofreund2]

Best rauschenberg documentation I have seen. I didnt know about his late work at all.

[@stephenhanson3309]

great documentary on one of the most important artists ever

[@TimGreig]

Excellent. Great insight into a generous and gentle man, despite what you may think of his work. Really appreciate the British perspective as well. We need to broaden our inputs

[@regularssakars6277]

I'm artist. And Rauschenberg arte peaces has been inspired me a lot. His taste of mix materials to create the arte peace. But after watching this documentary I found my self closer to him as a person as well. His humor. That's true (artist artist are wary sensible people and it's hard sometimes). Go to around the world fore create the peace - that's what the world needs nowadays (the first arte piece what I did was called "Peace"). Thanks a lot for this documentary and people who are writing the comments how they met him.

[@simonegad]

i've always loved robert rauschenberg's work. also jasper johns. i was fortunate to receive a grant from rauschenberg's foundation when he was alive. a real honor.

[@simonegad]

and also fortunate to be included in 2 of jasper john's curated benefit exhibitions for his foundation of performance art-leo castelli gallery in 1980 and matthew marks gallery in 2000.

[@terrydunkle626]

Paid testimonial, in other words.

[@bingeltube]

Very recommendable! Well done!

[@formercanadiancitizen4756]

Nice and perhaps appropriate to hear Eno in part of the soundscape

[@amwartwork]

alllll of his attitude and work i can tooooootally relate too. id get funny looks off freinds when i walk down the dstreet, see something and suggest to friend something how it can instantly become something else if in a different context, and to paint on junk too. great video!

[@JPeach-oj8zd]

The best Artist ever! Love him so much!

[@diane9247]

Fabulous doc!

[@goterinaunires1611]

Spotted some tracks, and these are 49:14 London Grammar - Hey now 54:05 London Grammar - If you wait

[@boodiddleydum927dumdiddley4]

I always liked Rauschenbergs western rugged appeal to his art. It’s calm quiet dignified . Good to hear he was a decent person too !

[@buddhahoo1]

As to the tire, It is also a discarded object often used in his childhood days, for play; like rolling them down the street, making a tree swing, playing/bouncing in a pile of them, like stacking them and standing inside. The intertube makes a great float/raft at the beach. Southeast Texan here, born, raised and still live in his backyard. Also, the petrochemical industry has us all bound in it's grip just like the goat.

[@MichaelGordonPenn]

Totally relate to this gentlemen!

[@laconja1]

Great Documentary 👍👍👍

[@omegaman5663]

This guy was an absolute badass.

[@god5535]

Rauschenberg too....

[@KentBey]

"Through information about each other around the world we might be able to stop some of the stupidity that are controlling us, cause I'm being controlled by probably an equal amount of stupidity as you are". ~Robert Rauschenberg (pop art pioneer)

[@ThisIsNotADramaChannelFR]

I once heard "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and I try to see the beauty in things even in abstract or almost any art form. Also to see what story is being told in the piece based on what I've learned to observe in art. It's remarkable that he's very creative with his medium and could find anything and make it into a art piece. He just seems very innovative. Some people may not understand or admire such an artist but just the fact that he could take anything and make something out of it makes him seem like a person that thinks outside of the box.

[@terrydunkle626]

Nope, the problem is that we understand him and his groupies don't.

[@andy_warhola]

There's always something nice if you can see it.

[@Leo-qe3gl]

You should never TRY to see beauty. Either you see beauty or you dont.

[@sanja2544]

I’m watching this again! So informative!

[@user-jv9qz2bu1r]

Donovan, Talking Heads, Melky Chance - great soundtrack!

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

Nick Drake, Cream, John Renbourn and Bert Jansch, The Velvet Underground, Brian Eno...oh yes.

[@down2rock]

"Continues to paint at 86" LIFEEEEEE GOOOOAAAALS

[@DAYBROK3]

ed e yup. Me too.

[@canditechnology]

As a Design student in the 1980's I discovered Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Motherwell and Robert Frank which changed everything... for the better.

[@carlosnajera65]

You discovered the 3 Roberts, very interesting

[@jhoan_roa]

Robert Rauschenberg and Jhoan Roa are my favorite artists!

[@jonathaneffemey8828]

Thanks for posting.

[@danishmodern55]

his sister is lovely :) great video

[@bethbartlett5692]

Isn't she !

[@boltglass9776]

Bob seemed like a great person. And great people are alright by me.

[@VIncentSunflowers]

After enjoying every minute of this bio, I want to hug you for leaving the one kindest parting thought.

[@markuss3735]

He was. And he made a great pumpkin soup.

[@antennatrees]

360p for a video about a visual artist.... brilliant.

[@AlGreenLightThroughGlass]

Pop art encompassed culture which is why it appeals to me.

[@ddarkshark]

can a 'pop' artist pick up a pencil an DRAW? can a 'pop' artist pick up a brush and paint with any mastery at all? the answer is ....no.

[@3dexart528]

Very Good

[@the-andre]

Problem with some critics… what is Arne Glimcher, Founder of Pace Gallery talking about?! (17:46) Sculpture in stone is, by nature “art by subtraction”. I hate when people make statements that are bombastic than they need to be.” Rauschenberg’s work may be compelling and daring, but hardly a first in the annals of art history. Sculpture is in fact, one of if not the oldest forms of art expression.

[@gacoc]

"I that that's one of the greatest conceptual documents in the history of art. It was the first time that somebody created a work of art by subtraction. That's an amazing thing to have done." [17:45] First time and amazing, only if you ignore every piece of sculpture ever made up to that point...

[@mpcc2022]

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who thought this. I feel that there is just a lot virtue signaling going on in this video.

[@TheForestEnds]

paused the doc specifically to see if anyone had said this. ty

[@lemat8558]

one of the greatest artist, no doubt. wonderful person too.

[@bo24.u.98]

He was bending the mental faculties of cognition

[@fallowfieldoutwest]

nah

[@peepas2633]

Oh my god his sister is adorable

[@killer-kane]

I agree. The minute I saw her I thought and said "There's someone I would love to have as a friend". And the pictures of her family seemed so gentle and reassuring.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Thoughts - where you go in thoughts and feelings - you Create in your reality. Quantum Physics states the *"Our Thoughts are Energy and they Create our Reality"* - thus, We definitely can *Create Harmony - Peace, and do so Worldwide* Peace absolutely begins within... 💫🌎💫 Higher Mind - Conscious Application of Thoughts - vs - Lower Mind aka Ego-Mind

[@insidelaurensbrain3833]

hahaha I love how the host has as Keith Haring mug...lol

[@ramnarayandhakad4529]

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[@ramnarayandhakad4529]

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[@irishelk3]

Yeah...I come from a town a bit like that, no appreciation for art, well that's not entirely true but for the most part i come from a pretty hum drum town, its so mundane and everyone's the same except for a small few. So i like to create my own world, my own drawings and paintings and dream of foreign lands -- Mexico, the US, India, Japan, Spain, Italy, Greece and i learn about all the great artists from there and i create my own reality. I think its kind of good to grow up in a boring place, look at what it did to Tim Burton or Dennis Hopper or Ozzy Osborne or Alice Cooper and loads more...Its good to come from somewhere so mundane like that.

[@suginami123]

Utterly superb. Hard not to weep a bit. what a gorgeous man.. that smile is golden. I will never forget that smle.

[@RR_DM]

thank you🍫

[@julieshrive3198]

Then there was Tracey Emins Tent & SENSATION exhibition RA & Banksy & The Shredder at the Auction Rooms . Truly one of the first conceptual activists no less.

[@patriciaormsby8413]

Love Bob. One of the great ones.

[@arnaldogarcia9900]

Calling Port Arthur a cultural desert makes it clear that the producers have never been to the area. There have been several very well known creative figures come out of the Beaumont/Port Arthur area.

[@io8743]

That is so uninteresting. Please share more of your unique perspective.

[@terrydunkle626]

Regardless, the comment is sickeningly condescending. The elitism and pseudointellecualism in this film deserve nothing but ridicule from real thinkers.

[@BASEDBOARD]

17:52 somebody tell this dude about sculpting LOL. I guess to be fair, a sculptor does add the conceptual figure to the equation as well as subtracting stone...

[@ZnenTitan]

Love the bright red Rocketbird.

[@undersolo]

16:08 (good use of Talking Heads’ “Seen and Not Seen”).

[@markuss3735]

Rauschenberg did one of the album covers for the Talking Heads in the 1980's.

[@Obladgolated]

One can't help but notice that there's a particular phenotypical characteristic that all of the "new generation of artists" identified by the Rauschenberg Residency on Captiva program have in common LOL.

[@KeyDyer]

“He was the first to make a piece of art by subtraction!” While i love Rauschenberg….i think every sculptor ever would like a word 😂

[@bruceonlygoodvibes3639]

Sometimes a goat penetrating a tyre is just a goat penetrating a tyre

[@johnjohnson3709]

Personally I’ve never really liked his art but I can appreciate it.

[@yogi2436]

..and I never really appreciated his work till now but I liked it

[@airmark02]

One Word : "Lucky"

[@christianegonbarnthaler1426]

super art

[@Johnconno]

As usual, 'Art' has a bell-end to talk me through it.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

Oh sweet Jesus...

[@padraigmurphy2264]

what is the name of the track that starts at 1:20 in

[@christineculver9330]

the other amazing artist from Port Arthur, Texas was Janis Joplin!

[@leekee2578]

Ofc

[@mpcc2022]

The best in my opinion.

[@chrismartindale2139]

Calling Port Arthur a "Cultural Desert" was a bit much.

[@georgebethos7890]

BR seemed like a thoroughly decent fellow!!☯️🕉🙀⚡️

[@MyTimeOutt]

I think Rauschenberg's works that focused upon the print & ink transfers was far more interesting than the miniature train wrecks. At least with the former, you could get a sense of his direction, style, and the things that truly interested him & how he was able to effectively share those interests with others. "Expanding the boundaries of art" by splashing some paint on train wrecks, giving them a fancy name such as 'combines,' does not show much worth. No one wins in these things, so 'to each his/her own.'

[@aikussilverlake32]

30:30 for Open Score (1966)

[@abcumm25]

39:48 The Beach House was Will Graham’s house in Michael Mann’s Manhunter

[@fatcat1399]

I hear that ODESZA in there 🤘

[@melissabeltranfranco1594]

some ODESZA in the background !

[@phantompanther648]

This kind of Art . .is difficult for casually . . to talk about. ( His compositions are always breath taking. ) He isn't talking about them. .. ... He isn't telling you :" Well this section was first red , which l wasn't sure about... I couldn't change it untill l ...understood why. ....... .... ( Where he says ; " ..... Abstract Expressionist...feel sorry for yourself.... 🤣😊😅

[@WaterMan-ss6eb]

I was fishing out on captiva for snook on the shore and he was out fishing the shore

[@lorirogers9387]

Does anyone know the song that's playing at the beginning when the guy is in the car?

[@t.a.m678]

Nick drake ‘cello song’ I think

[@gardenvariety9957]

Hmmm..."I Feel Fine" by Cream in the first minute of the film...

[@susanorourke6868]

I am taken by the great 80's music. It seems to fit the character of the artist. The "great De Kooning rub out" has recently been duplicated by contemporary artists and by Banksy "rubbing out" his own work

[@mq461004]

RRのシルクは、とにかくカッコイイんだなぁ　ミスター・アメリカの雰囲気だった。

[@fromthepeanutgallery1084]

where is the 'ring' in drawing? 17:05

[@ScoriacTears]

6:04 Cello Song by Nick Drake.

[@kudahitamquatar1389]

channel ini baru 1 video tapi udah diapprove Monetisasi 🤭 🤭

[@mglennmyers]

That man, That Car

[@kunststoff2257]

does anyone know which song is playing at 37:00, i cant remember it

[@Mortartown]

It's All Tomorrow's Parties - Velvet Underground

[@gardenvariety9957]

Another of these videos used "I'll Be Your Mirror"

[@08CARIB]

This was an interesting program, however the host is a bit too over the top and exaggerated at times...it detracts from the content The comments at the end, especially from his sister were incredibly touching " the best job in the whole world was being Bob's little sister.." what a person he must have been to receive such a compliment!

[@boltglass9776]

He can be a bit too much. He talks over people when they're literally answering the questions he's interrupting them with.

[@melmagicspell4033]

I agree. He used to eat toast. Now he makes pies. Nice pies.

[@focusedfreebird]

08CARIB I think the host was very cute..

[@georgebethos7890]

Melmagic Spell Pies are nice 👍🏿

[@louiscypher7090]

People who review/critique art are often over the top and animated.

[@bingohopper714]

I'm having to swat flies with my phone and I'm getting very good at it

[@doctordog6666]

What's the song around 41:00?

[@thanhliemnguyen4699]

sufjan stevens - futile devices

[@Rosesyoutube]

27:35 That horse's gait lol

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

Is it just me, or does he look exactly like the host Allister?

[@HarlequeenStudio]

No, I thought the same.

[@Trk-El-Son]

Yeah, I was like, - wait, what? 😆

[@SPARRXS]

what do you guys think of Robert's art work

[@VIncentSunflowers]

Whatever the majority of imagery he used meant to RR personally, it transcended the artist, inviting the observer to have their own experience. In this way he collaborated with the world around him.

[@epictetus9221]

I think he is an absolute master of his craft, an artist with a singular vision. He really is one of the greats, hands down. It may not be so obvious looking back, but he pioneered *so much stuff* and did it *so well* I can only dig it all.

[@gabesmokeymartatom]

Vincent - What kind of nonsense is that? Everyone has their "own experience" of everything. I could take a shit on a plate and it would "invite you to have your own experience". Who else's experience can you have? You've been tricked into thinking these works of hobbycraft are much more than they are. This is an "art world" game that deceives those who are involved. Everyone wants to feel important, intelligent, and belong with others in a shared pursuit. This is about making ego centered "statements" of a didactic kind with hobby/craft supplies, and calling it art. The craftsman then is "empowered" (falsely) with a self importance that entitles him to "teach" others (his inferiors in talent and intelligence, that goes without saying) about how to live and what to do in life. What kind of bullshit is that? Maybe if those who are "involved" in these kinds of experience would get together and worship God and follow His commands on rightful living, the world would be a much better place. We could collaborate with each other in truly worthwhile pursuits. Look around and tell me that this stuff that is being called "art" here is working. I don't think so.

[@badkerproductions]

#1

[@IETCHX69]

I hate it . It's weak and boring . Unconvincing . He is one lucky fucker .

[@charmerci]

The BBC does a full length documentary on one of America's biggest names in avant-garde modern art. Most Americans basically couldn't care less. Sad.

[@rd264]

the problem is art is not about the artist, but its hard to make a big heavy book or a documentary about just the art, so the director or critic "explores" the artist's private life and inevitably that becomes the message. its called private for a reason.

[@gill2246]

Absolutely brilliantly said. Now there is someone who does not need a art critic to tell them about art.

[@theoriginalrabbithole]

Rock star Janis Joplin and NFL head coach Jimmy Johnson are also from Port Arthur, Tx.

[@squareinsquare2078]

Jimmy Johnson was a contestant on Survivor once. Survivor is an art form in itself.

[@gabesmokeymartatom]

well holy shit scottie, Joplin was a flaming heroin addict and blues copycat screecher. someone to be proud of and emulate!

[@FF-so3su]

😊👍♥️

[@trianglebook3616]

Why was Leo Castelli not mentioned? I am reading his biography and it clearly states that it was thanks to him that Rauschenberg won the golden lion in 64

[@markuss3735]

Rauschenberg was incredibly prolific and active and his work covered more than 6 decades. There is so much more that was not covered in this video. If you tried to cover it all it would probably take about 20 videos like this one if not many more. This one does a very good job of portraying his character. That was the most important part about him.

[@trianglebook3616]

Markus Stebich If it hadn’t been thanks to Castelli he would have never won the golden lion wouldn’t have had international press, his work wouldn’t have been acquired by moma he would’ve just been another great unknown

[@markuss3735]

​@@trianglebook3616 You are correct. But like I said, there is so much there, what do you put into 60 minutes? But I think this documentary was more interested in trying to convey what kind of a person Bob was. Could the info about Castelli help convey that? Maybe. The story of Bob and Leo is such a fascinating and important story on its own. It would do them both more justice to do an entire documentary just about that. Just my thoughts.

[@trianglebook3616]

Markus Stebich I do get your point, which I is why I insist they could’ve mentioned him a bit more not 60min...