Take an object. Do something to it. Do something else to it. Jasper Johns object Change image and share on social
I love drawings, so I've always enjoyed making drawings that exist on their own. Jasper Johns drawingenjoyexist Change image and share on social
There was very little art in my childhood. I was raised in South Carolina; I wasn't aware of any art in South Carolina. There was a minor museum in Charleston, which had nothing of interest in it. It showed local artists, paintings of birds. Jasper Johns artartistaware share on social
The only logical thing I can think of is that I knew there were such things as artists, and I knew there were none where I lived. So I knew that to be an artist you had to be somewhere else. And I very much wanted to be somewhere else. Jasper Johns artistknowlive share on social
I was raised in South Carolina; I wasn't aware of any art in South Carolina. There was a minor museum in Charleston, which had nothing of interest in it. It showed local artists, paintings of birds. Jasper Johns artartistaware Change image and share on social
I wish there were more humor in my work than I see in it. Jasper Johns humorwork Change image and share on social
My experience of life is that it's very fragmented; certain kinds of things happen, and in another place, a different kind of thing occurs. I would like my work to have some vivid indication of those differences. Jasper Johns differenceexperiencefragment share on social
One likes to think that one anticipates changes in the spaces we inhabit, and our ideas about space. Jasper Johns anticipateideainhabit Change image and share on social