Jasper johns paintings

Grids – Rosalind Krauss Source: October, Vol. 9 (Summer, 1979), pp. 50-64 Published by: The MIT Press Stable URL: krauss-grids PDF /// Extract “In the early part of this century there b…

Over the past six decades, Jasper Johns’s paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints have left an indelible mark on art. With the RA showing a major survey of his practice to date, here’s a closer look at ten …

Jasper Johns. Flag. 1954-55 (dated on reverse 1954). Encaustic, oil, and collage on fabric mounted on plywood, three panels. 42 1/4 x 60 5/8" (107.3 x 153.8 cm). Gift of Philip Johnson in honor of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. 106.1973. © 2023 Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Painting and Sculpture

The title of this painting is a double entendre: it describes the numerical subject of the painting as well as the manner in which the viewer literally sees each number through the others. One of eleven paintings of superimposed numbers that Jasper Johns made in 1960-1961, the genesis of this work can be traced to the mid-1950s, when the artist began painting single numbers using commercial stencils. Johns has remarked that he was drawn to everyday signs and symbols as subjects, since their…

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This month the RA celebrates Jasper Johns as one of America’s greatest living artists – here art historian Barbara Rose explores the complex transformations of objects and images throughout his work.

The painter is a riddler, especially when his themes are blatant, Peter Schjeldahl writes.

The second graders and took a look at the artist Jasper Johns today! We talked about how he chose to paint things that are recognizable symb...

Jasper Johns is the leading artist in America and creator of the famous painting Flag. Here are 10 interesting facts about his life and achievements.

From ArtWise, Jasper Johns, Drawings 1970-80 (1981), Offset Lithograph, 30 × 22 1/4 in