Pop Art Jasper Johns American Flag
Encaustic on canvas media.
Pop art jasper johns american flag. In 1954 two years after being discharged from the united states army the 24 year old jasper johns had a vivid dream of the american flag. Created when johns was 24 1954 55 two years after he was discharged from the us army this painting was the first of many works that johns has said were inspired by a dream of the u s. Johns works regularly sell for millions of dollars at sale and auction including a reported 110 million sale in 2010. Flag with hot wax paint fabric and collaged newspapers.
Jasper johns born may 15 1930 is an american painter sculptor and printmaker whose work is associated with abstract expressionism neo dada and pop art he is well known for his depictions of the american flag and other us related topics. Born in georgia he grew up in south carolina a place he described as barren of artists and artistic activity but where he nevertheless decided he wanted to become an artist at a. Modern art american pop art neo dada and abstract expressionism name of artwork. He became known for his work in the 1950s especially his work around flags targets and other common household artists.
Flag is an encaustic painting by the american artist jasper johns. Jasper johns is an american artists born in gorgia in 1930. Jasper johns born may 15 1930 is an american painter sculptor and printmaker associated with the postwar movements of abstract expressionism neo dada and pop art. 77 8 x 115 6cm form.
The next morning johns gathered the materials to bring this dream to canvas creating an encaustic version of the u s. Whitney museum of art new york the artwork three flags by jasper johns is an artwork with three layered american flags on top of each other. Becoming an all american artist hailed a forefather of conceptual minimal and pop art jasper johns is often considered one of the most technically talented american artists alive today. Georgia usa art styles.
A mixture of pigment in warm wax art museum.