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Artist a Day:   Jasper Johns

Artist a day! JASPER JOHNS (born 1930)  Jasper Johns is an American artist. He was a painter, sculptor, and printmaker. His work is referred with abstract expressionism, Neo-Dada, and pop art.

Encaustic on canvas 299.7 x 198.1 cm, 2005

Bushbaby

Jasper's Works

Lithograph on paper, 105.4 x 75.2 cm, 1971

Decoy

Jasper's Works

He is recognized for his portrayals of the American flag and other US-related topic

Lithograph, 127 x 85.7 cm, 1980

Two Flags  (Whitney Anniversary)

Jasper's Works

1996

Face with Watch

Jasper's Works

Famous Quotes From Jasper Johns

"To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist."

Oil and acrylic on canvas,  200 x 161.9 cm, 1981

Dancers on a Plane

Jasper's Works

Encaustic on three canvases,  183.2 x 321 cm, 1981

Between the Clock and the Bed

Jasper's Works

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Famous Quotes From Jasper Johns

"It's simple, you just take something and do something to it, and then do something else to it. Keep doing this, and pretty soon you've got something. "

1978

Untitled

Jasper's Works

Encaustic and screenprint on canvas, 122.1 x 191 cm, 1983

Racing Thoughts

Jasper's Works

Famous Quotes From Jasper Johns

"There may or may not be an idea, and the meaning may just be that the painting exists."

89.2 x 69.5 cm, 1974

Target (ULAE 147)

Jasper's Works

Screenprint, 74.9 x 120 cm, 1981

Usuyuki

Jasper's Works

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