false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176170299m/600745.jpg 600745 1 Though his work is often categorized as Pop Art for its use of popular iconography and household objects, Jasper Johns can also be described as a Neo-Dadaist. Using wax-based paint, plaster relief, collage, and even commonplace objects such as brooms and rulers in his paintings, Johns achieves a sculptural texture in his work. He is arguably most known for his flag paintings of the 1950s (the Museum of Modern Art in New York recently paid over $20 million for White Flag), though other themes, including targets, numbers, letters, and maps, are also famously recurrent. Johns is widely considered one of the most important American artists of the 20th century.<br>Available in over 20 languages, Taschen's Basic Art series offers budget-minded readers quality books on the greatest artists of all time. The neat, slick format and nice price tag make Basic Art books perfect for collecting.<br>Every book in the Basic Art series features: <br>a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist<br>approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions<br>a concise biography 587344 1 4 2007 Jasper Johns (Taschen Basic Art Series) total:10|5:4|4:4|3:1|2:0|1:1| 10 40 13 0 4 0 false false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 31 06:55:18 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 14:48:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 07:17:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 07:17:00 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jun 20 10:43:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 10:43:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 15 12:24:43 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 12:24:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 28 14:27:27 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 14:27:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 10 13:20:39 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 13:20:39 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Fri Sep 12 21:46:24 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 21:46:24 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jul 11 07:12:04 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 07:12:04 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jun 12 08:47:49 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 08:47:49 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun May 04 22:20:43 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 22:20:43 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Mar 07 15:01:56 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 15:01:56 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 28 15:53:54 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 15:53:54 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jan 27 09:13:24 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 09:13:25 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=600745