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Definition: Johns, Jasper from Philip's Encyclopedia

US painter, sculptor, and printmaker. Johns and Robert Rauschenberg led the movement away from abstract expressionism towards pop art and minimal art. Johns' canvases feature banal, everyday images, such as Three Flags (1958) and Target With Four Faces (1955).


Johns, Jasper

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1930–, American artist, b. Augusta, Ga. Influenced by Marcel Duchamp in the mid-1950s, Johns attempted to transform common objects into art by placing them in an art context. Along with his close friends Robert Rauschenberg , John Cage , and Merce Cunningham , Johns eschewed the idea of the artist-hero and embraced the experimental, the accidental, and the everyday—aesthetic approaches that became extremely influential in contemporary arts. His flags and target images executed from 1954 to 1959 heralded the pop art movement. Other recurring motifs, which continued into the 1960s, include his beautifully delineated numerals, letters, and maps of the United States. Acclaimed for his painterly touch, Johns based his technique on the informal brushwork and texture of abstract expressionism , sometimes attaching literal elements such as rulers and brooms to the canvas. His bronze castings, such as Beer Cans (1960), are also derived from common objects. His critically acclaimed abstract…
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1930- ♦ US painter, sculptor and printmaker Born in Allendale, South Carolina, he studied for a year at the University of South Carolina in Columbia (1947-48). He moved to New York City in 1949 and worked first as a commercial artist. In the mid-1950s, after meeting Robert Rauschenberg , he began to…
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