Arguments About The Theory Of "Comprehensive Material" Effect On The Value Of The Painting From Robert Rauschenberg’s Works

“Comprehensive material” combines with points,lines,colors and other elements of paintings with its unique characteristics within the field of painting,it enriches contents to express while it expands the painting language.Not only does this unique material property satify the visual strength,"happenings" occur during the working provides inspiration and imaginational potential to both artists and audiences.At the same time,"Comprehensive material" belongs to some specific spiritual culture property,it reflects common social significance and features of the era and becomes the important carrier to express artist’s spirit.Thus,as modern western paintings have developed so far,with the transition of eras,the definition of “comprehensive material" expands wider,its endowed spiritual culture significance keeps updating and plays an important role at present.Robert Rauschenberg,being one of the representatives of American Pop art,heir of abstract expressionism,was a significant role in this revolution who served as a connecting link between the proceeding and the following.His artworks cover abundant “comprehensive material” including finished products.He put common culture and daily elements in the composition of his artworks,which developed painting and also,showed their unique art characteristics at expressing spirit and featuring the era(he presents his works with the integrate way of “expressionistic strokes”,“finished products” and “specific themes”)to spotlight the distinctive value of both material property and spiritual culture property of “comprehensive material” to painting.Even for nowadays,which differs from Rauschenberg’s time and culture background,it is of great meaning to do the research of his artworks as it strengthens art related people’s sensitiveness to the distinctive property of materials,helps to develop new forms of painting and delivers the updated concepts.This thesis tries to explain the value of the property of “comprehensive material” to painting from three aspects and they are the summary of the features of Rauschenberg’s artworks,influences of the use of ”comprehensive material” by the three main western art schools to Rauschenberg and discussing the property of “comprehensive material”.