JASPER JOHNS

Jasper Johns (b. 1930) is widely accepted as one of the most significant and influential artists to emerge in America in the post-wa r period. Beginning his career in New York at a time when the modern art scene was dominated by the formidable paintings of the Abst ract Expressionists, Johns forged a unique artistic path that echoed the painterly qualities of his contemporaries whilst working wi th materials and themes in a manner that questioned the very nature of art. Working in a social and artistic environment that includ ed such ...[Llegir més]