Robert Rauschenberg
Most of us would consider a piece of art to be unique and irreplaceable, that's why we feel the loss of a work to be a deep deprive for Humanity. We know that the set of circumstance that gave birth to it shall no more be repeated, and that no imitation will equal the original. Thus, we naturally face destroying art as a heinous crime.But can destruction be an act of creation?On the piece of paper you see above once there was a Willem de Kooning drawing. The nature of this representation, or the beauty it once sprout, can no longer be admired. You are staring at a perception that was stolen from you, and you'll never grasp what you might have felt or thought if you had seen the painting!But isn't it that strange feeling of repulse and curiosity, brought to us by Rauschenberg eraser, also an impression worth of consideration?Do you think that the destruction of de Kooning's drawing can be considered a creation of the one who erased it: how comfortable were you to be staring at this piece, in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, signed as a Robert Rauschenberg's piece of art? Let us know what you think on our Facebook and Twitter,Artur Deus Dionisio
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