Robert Rauschenberg
Arcanum V, 1981
Serigraph with hand-coloring and collage elements
31 1/4 x 24 1/4 in
79.4 x 61.6 cm
79.4 x 61.6 cm
Edition of 85
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A leading influence on modern art among American contemporaries such as Jasper Johns and John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg shaped the trajectories of Neo-Dada and Abstract Expressionism with his mold-breaking methods...
A leading influence on modern art among American contemporaries such as Jasper Johns and John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg shaped the trajectories of Neo-Dada and Abstract Expressionism with his mold-breaking methods and revolutionary visuals. Arcanum V represents his cutting-edge style of collage, a serigraph layered with images, patterns, and meaning. The piece is part of the Arcanum series of thirteen screen prints made in the early eighties. Arcanum is derived from the Latin word for “secret,” and references the alchemical and the mystical.