Jasper Johns

Presents the pop artist Jasper Johns in an interview in which he discusses his ideas about art; interspersed with scenes in which he is working on various works. Shows some of the flag paintings which anticipated the pop art movement of which he is one of the fathers. Includes examples of his subject matter--targets, flags, numbers, words, and maps. Depicts him working with encaustic medium in which the pigments are mixed with molten wax., . Presents the pop artist Jasper Johns in an interview in which he discusses his ideas about art; interspersed with scenes in which he is working on various works. Shows some of the flag paintings which anticipated the pop art movement of which he is one of the fathers. Includes examples of his subject matter: taylets, flags, numbers, works, and maps. Depicts him working with encaustic medium in which the pigments are mixed with molten wax.
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, A rare look at the life, career, and inspiration of Jasper Johns who, in the late 1950s, emerged as the preeminent force on the American art scene. His richly worked images of maps, flags, and targets laid the groundwork for both Pop Art and Minimalism., . Presents the pop artist Jasper Johns in an interview in which he discusses his ideas about art; interspersed with scenes in which he is working on various works. Shows some of the flag paintings which anticipated the pop art movement of which he is one of the fathers. Includes examples of his subject matter: taylets, flags, numbers, works, and maps. Depicts him working with encaustic medium in which the pigments are mixed with molten wax.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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