Critique of Flag by Jasper Johns
by Eric Tilden
Published: 2009-05-27, Wed 08:59:10
Jasper Johns, who has produced art in a variety of genres, including Abstract Expressionism, Neo-Dadaism, and Pop Art, created an awesome representation of the American Flag called simply Flag in 1930. It is made out of encaustic, which is hot wax, oil paint, collage on fabric mounted on plywood.What I like about this piece, first and foremost, is the rendering of the stars, how accurate and precise they are, and how evenly spaced! The stripes are equally sized as well. Upon close inspection of the piece of art, you can see the texture of the hot wax, which resembles thick areas of paint. You can see areas of imperfect discoloration, which can be interpreted as some of the imperfect parts of American History and society.It is overal a simple piece, that must have been very complicated to accomplish, working with hot wax in all. The piece falls under the category of Pop Art, which is just about anything that is created around popular items. A great, yet simple piece.
by Eric Tilden
Published: 2009-05-27, Wed 08:59:10
Jasper Johns, who has produced art in a variety of genres, including Abstract Expressionism, Neo-Dadaism, and Pop Art, created an awesome representation of the American Flag called simply Flag in 1930. It is made out of encaustic, which is hot wax, oil paint, collage on fabric mounted on plywood.What I like about this piece, first and foremost, is the rendering of the stars, how accurate and precise they are, and how evenly spaced! The stripes are equally sized as well. Upon close inspection of the piece of art, you can see the texture of the hot wax, which resembles thick areas of paint. You can see areas of imperfect discoloration, which can be interpreted as some of the imperfect parts of American History and society.It is overal a simple piece, that must have been very complicated to accomplish, working with hot wax in all. The piece falls under the category of Pop Art, which is just about anything that is created around popular items. A great, yet simple piece.
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