Jasper Johns' later work - and there's lots of it in this exhibition - is often more abstract, with rich colors.Įspecially glorious is the art he made while he and the late, great artist Robert Rauschenberg were lovers in the 1950s. 1938) Jasper Johns Three Flags signed and dated Richard Pettibone 9-11 (lower edge) digital inkjet print 11 x 7 in. Which may explain why they linger in the mind. "There was a critic, unfortunately I can't remember who it was, but they said something equivalent: 'Jasper Johns can make you feel uncomfortable in your own kitchen.'"
"I think that that would be a just reading," Schad responds. "Are you trying to hit the target? Is someone standing behind you? Are you in the way of someone out in the world that's trying to hit the target?"Ī target can make a viewer nervous - scared. It is arguably the painting for which Johns is best known. Created when Johns was 24 (195455), 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. "Because what's going on here?" says curator Ed Schad. White Flag, Jasper Johns (American, born Augusta, Georgia, 1930). Flag is an encaustic painting by the American artist Jasper Johns. There are pin pricks in the top left area of the drawing marking the position of each star. That last one is actually gorgeous - very textured and layered - and un-nerving. Pencil drawing of three flags of diminishing size, laid one over another.
No Extra Charge for Additional Prints Image size: 24.0 x 16.5, Paper size: 28.0 x 22. Concentric circles in various color combinations - blue, yellow and red or just blue and yellow or all white. About this item Print Title: Three Flags Artist: Jasper Johns 7.50 Flat Shipping Rate to Continental US. Marco Maggi Complete Coverage on Jasper Johns (Three Flags, 1958, encaustic on canvas, 30 x 45.5 x 5 inches) (a), 2006 cuts on 500 sheets 11.5 x 9 x 2.25. The Art Institute Of Chicago © Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.
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