Johns, Jasper (1930– )
US painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He was one of the foremost exponents of pop art. He rejected abstract art, favouring such mundane subjects as flags, maps, and numbers as a means of exploring the relationship between image and reality. His work employs pigments mixed with wax (encaustic) to create a rich surface with unexpected delicacies of colour.
He has also created collages and lithographs. One of his best-known works is Painted Bronze (1960), a bronze of two ale cans, a common theme in his art.
| Born in Augusta, Georgia, he moved to New York City 1952. In the 1960s his works became more abstract before veering towards abstract expressionism in the mid-1970s. He was also influenced by the French artist Marcel Duchamp. |
