The Tate have successfully curated a mind blowing exhibition that celebrates Rauschenberg’s six decades of contribution as an artist; his death in 2008 triggered a much needed reminisce of his donation to the arts and preeforamnce industry. Becoming surrounded by so much influential work from one life allowed the audience to become observers and educated its them on the possibility of everyday objects refining its culture. Much of his work references the streets of New York, an area where he spend much of his time as a growing artist and one that became extremely influential to himself.

What stood out most to its viewers was his comprehensive ability to explore mediums in his work. From framed drawings that  have been rubbed out and paper that bears its scars, to a stuffed goat placed on top of a horizontal painting, Raschenburg has explored every aspect that he possibly could to define his take on Americas growing society. His work gets its term ‘Combine’ from his technique of bringing together paint with sculpture, collage, drawing, layering, documenting and making us question what are these preconceived notions and can these be changed.

A number of reviewers have commented what works about his unconventional approach is his refusal to accepted the conventional standards of what is and isn’t art; this constant need to find new ways to establish a message is what has given him a status of one of the greatest dominating artist of the century.