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1) Jasper Johns
Author
Language
Français
Description
À l'époque où l'expressionnisme abstrait, mode de peinture alors dominant, mettait l'accent sur l'expression dramatique à travers des coups de pinceaux audacieux et de larges compositions abstraites, les peintures du drapeau américain, des cibles, des nombres ou de l'alphabet réalisées par Jasper Johns apparurent comme une rupture radicale. Froids, silencieux et impassibles, ses sujets, soigneusement établis, étaient en effet bien loin des...
2) Jasper Johns
Author
Language
English
Description
At a time when the dominant mode of painting, Abstract Expressionism, emphasized expressive drama through bold brushwork and largely abstract compositions, Johns' paintings of the American flag, targets, numbers and the alphabet demonstrated a decided departure from convention. Despite being painted with obvious care, they seemed emotionally reticent, cool and quiet, far from the emotional fireworks then fashionable. "It all began… with my painting...
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