hello, i need to know some more information about JASPER JOHNS, he was an expressionist artist, adn i want to know what made made him tick adn what influenced his paintings, if anyone knows of his work and could possibly tell me about him i would be deeply greatful thankyou x x x
2006-09-12 10:07:17 · 9 answers · asked by English gothic 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Let me guess, first year art student or A level?
Jasper Johns was a fantastic American Pop Artist,so try researching pop art for what would have influenced his paintings.
There are tons of websites dedicated to him so try googling his name.
Here are a few to be getting on with...
2006-09-12 10:14:48 · answer #1 · answered by Ah! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
At one stage one of Johns´flags was the most expensive work of American Art.
He is famous for numbers, flags and letters, which he overlaid into semi-abstract designs. He usually also used encaustic (a wax) to create texture.
It would be unusual to call him an expressionist~he is more connected with Pop.
2006-09-12 12:27:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is an awesome painter. i wouldn't really call him expressionist, though he worked at the same time all the abstract-expressionist painters did. his work was more conceptual, and it often played off what ab-ex painters did, almost like a parody. he would take symbols like letters, the flag, or targets, and paint them in a "painterly" way... (art teachers use that word all the time...) one of the big paradoxes is, "is this a flag, or just a painting of a flag?" i have heard that he is a funny and quiet kind of guy. i'm sure you can find out more online...
2006-09-12 10:15:39 · answer #3 · answered by thirty-one characters 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't better the answers you've already got - enjoy your research.
2006-09-12 21:48:25 · answer #4 · answered by Headcase 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry no good im only any good on impressionists like mike yarwood and rory bremner
2006-09-12 10:18:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but I do not know of this artist.
2006-09-12 10:09:14 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was into semiotics ... get a bloody book and open it! Or google him ...!
2006-09-13 10:38:04 · answer #7 · answered by Orla C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he's world renowned. do some research. problem solved.
2006-09-12 19:14:32 · answer #8 · answered by MyNameHere 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_Johns
read this entire page
2006-09-12 10:08:39 · answer #9 · answered by Meow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋