
01 May ART IN LIFE™: WE WILL PREVAIL
American artist Jasper Johns created Flag when he was 24, soon after serving in the US Army. First of many works inspired by a dream, it’s Johns’ best-known painting (4×5 feet) with 48 stars of the then US states. Attracted by “things the mind already knows,” Johns’ image of the US flag allowed him to explore a familiar object with simple structure + complex symbolism. See you next week.
*encaustic: pigments added to hot wax
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