His style evolved and in 1959 he creates a series of abstract paintings, but by integrating words into his canvases: highway, shade, etc. This is when he created Tennyson, a painting in homage to the tragic destiny of a homosexual poet. On the strength of his success, the young painter let his darker and more literary side express itself. Jasper Johns became a star at 28 years old. During his first exhibition in Leo Castelli’s Gallery, Alfred Barr, chief curator of MOMA, noticed the young prodigy and bought two paintings from him. These works are in total opposition to the movement of the time: abstract expressionism, with Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock as its masters. Consecration and renewalĪt the age of 25 Jasper Johns created his first masterpieces, such as Flag (1955) at MOMA in New York and Green Target (1955) and Target with plaster casts. Inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s ready-made works, he created his first American flags, targets and even numbers or letters.
The duo collaborated on numerous projects, notably with Tiffany stores.Īt that time, Jasper Johns destroyed almost everything he was working on and started over with encaustic paint. Jasper Johns met then Robert Rauschenberg, they became lovers and were a couple for many years. He was stationed in Japan during the Korean War and returned to New York in 1953. There he studied at Parsons School of Design in 1949. Jasper Johns first studied at the University of South Carolina, but his professors, faced with his talent, encouraged him to move to New York. He is a painter of the neo-Dadaist movement and was at the root of American pop art. Jasper Johns is an American painter, draughtsman and engraver born on in Augusta, USA. Studying and discovering the world of art If you would like to have a work by Jasper Johns appraised, our experts will take care of everything. Status, estimate and price of the artist Jasper Johns
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