Jasper johns

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…

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

Jasper Johns (b. 1930, American), "Target with Plaster Casts", Encaustic on Canvas with Plaster cast Objects, Size: 51 x 44 x 3 ½ inches, (129,5 x 111,8 x 8.9 cm.), Credit Line: the Artist, at, 'Collection Leo Castelli', New York, to, 'David Geffen Collection' (1955) ~ © Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.

Jasper Johns. 1930. US. Passage 1962. Cologne. Musée Ludwig.

Jasper Johns After exploring several other American artists associated with Pop art who working in the 50's and 60's (Warhol, Thiebaud, Lichtenstein) we looked at the work of American artist Jasper Johns (1930) who crosses categories from Pop-art, to Neo-dada, to Abstract expressionism. The name of the game is EMPHASIS and BALANCE. For this project we focused on his letter art. We noticed that his letters are simultaneously camouflaged and revealed against a busy background. We noticed that…

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

Jasper Johns. Summer. 1985. Encaustic on canvas. 6' 3" x 50" (190.5 x 127 cm). Gift of Philip Johnson. 506.1998. © 2023 Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Painting and Sculpture

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Jasper Johns. Tantric Detail III. 1981. Oil on canvas. 49 7/8 x 34 1/8" (126.7 x 86.7 cm). Promised gift of Donald L. Bryant, Jr. and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis. PG549.2008. Painting and Sculpture