Johns (Taschen Basic Art Series)

Johns (Taschen Basic Art Series)

<div class="margin-bottom" id="description_text_headlines"> <div> <strong>Common symbols reinterpreted</strong></div> <div>  </div> </div> <div class="description_text"> <div class="margin-bottom" id="description_text"> Though his work is often categorized as Pop Art for its use of popular iconography and household objects, <strong>Jasper Johns</strong> can also be described as a Neo-Dadaist. Using wax-based paint, plaster relief, collage, and even commonplace objects such as brooms and rulers in his paintings, Johns achieves a sculptural texture in his work. He is arguably most known for his flag paintings of the 1950s (the Museum of Modern Art in New York recently paid over $20 million for <em>White Flag</em>), though other themes, including targets, numbers, letters, and maps, are also famously recurrent. Johns is widely considered one of the most important American artists of the 20th century.</div> <div class="margin-bottom">  </div> <div class="margin-bottom" id="series_text" style="display: block;"> <strong>About the Series:</strong><br /> Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:<ul> <li>a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance</li> <li>a concise biography</li> <li>approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions</li> </ul> </div> </div>