I decided that if my work contained what I could identify as a likeness to other work, I would remove it.' Jasper Johns containdecideidentify Change image and share on social
I tend to like things that already exist. Jasper Johns existtendthing Change image and share on social
In the place where I was a child, there were no artists and there was no art, so I really didn't know what that meant. I think I thought it meant that I would be in a situation different than the one that I was in. Jasper Johns artartistchild share on social
What you might consider a bad work can be of extreme interest to an artist in ways which are not about its being a good or bad. Jasper Johns artistbadextreme Change image and 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
Most of the power of painting comes through the manipulation of space... but I don't understand that. Jasper Johns manipulationpaintpower Change image and share on social
I don't want my work to be an exposure of my feelings. Jasper Johns exposurefeelingwork 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
