Jasper Johns

Jasper Johns, Jr. (born May 15, 1930 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American artist. He studied at the University of South Carolina from 1949 to 1951. He is best known for his painting Flag (1954). His work is often described as a 'Neo-Dadaist', as opposed to Pop Art, even though his subject matter often includes images and objects from popular culture. Early works were composed using simple schemas such as flags, maps, targets, letters and numbers. Johns' treatment of the surface is often lush and painterly; he is famous for incorporating such media as encaustic (wax-based paint), and plaster relief in his paintings. The contrast between the graphical symbolic subject matter and the loosely handled surface raises the question "can a painting be what it depicts?" Johns also produces sculptures and lithographs with similar motifs.

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In 1998, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York paid over twenty million dollars for Johns' White Flag.

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Jasper Johns related Images and Photos (experimental)

Jasper	St. John's Bible 2011 Planner	St. John's Bible 2012 Planner	Saint John's Vision of Heaven
St. John's Wort Hypericum Perforatum North America	St. John's-Wort Flowers Hypericum Perforatum North America	St. John's Crucifixion Plaque Late 7th Century	Johns Wash Machine
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Page-A-Day 2011 Desk Calendar	Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Page-A-Day 2012 Desk Calendar	Glynis Johns	Glynis Johns