Jasper johns biography summary graphic organizer

Jasper Johns, who is alive and well and 94 years old, was born May 15th in Augusta, Georgia, and raised in South Carolina.

For more than fifty years he has set a standard for American art.

Like so many of the famous artists I’ve studied, many of them had their roots of art take hold in childhood. From the age of five Jasper knew he wanted to be an artist.

His work depicts commonplace emblems such as flags, targets, maps, and numbers, and through his genius manipulation to the canvas’ surface texture, he raises the images to iconic status.

Jasper johns biography summary graphic organizer

Constantly challenging the technical possibilities of printmaking, painting and sculpture,  Johns laid the groundwork for a wide range of experimental artists.

Jasper is one of the most significant figures in the history of postwar art.

His work from to was pivotal, and he laid the groundwork for both Pop Art and Minimalism.

Since the s, Johns produces paintings at four to five a year, sometimes not at all during a year. His