Rauschenberg was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works were a significant element of the pop art movement. He explores political and social issues by incorporating imagery surrounding these issues in multimedia collages. His aesthetic and visual style of producing work is one that I particularly have a large interest in, and have taken inspiration from hence trying to reflect this in my own artwork before. This interest is partly also to do with the exploration of social issues within artwork which is something I like to subtly incorporate into my work.

As you can see, Rauschenberg’s artwork is also closely linked with my initial ideas and he definitely explores aesthetic chaos and layering. When looking at his work it takes a long time to see everything and every time you look at his work you notice a different aspect or element of the piece.