Things that are seen but not looked at.
Jasper Johns Quotes
Sometime during the mid-50s I said, 'I am an artist.' Before that, for many years, I had said, 'I'm going to be an artist.' Then I went through a change of mind and a change of heart. What made 'going to be an artist' into 'being an artist', was, in part, a spiritual change.
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| Birth: | 15th May, 1930 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Painter |
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Jasper Johns was born in Augusta, Georgia, USA. He is an American painter associated with Abstract expressionism, Neo-Dada, and Pop art. He studied at the University of South Carolina from 1947 to 1948, and at the Parsons School of Design in 1949. He is best known for his painting Flag, which he painted after having a dream of the American flag. His work is often described as Neo-Dadaist, as opposed to pop art, even though his subject matter often includes images and objects from popular culture.
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