Our American patriotism and respect for the flag is almost as practicing a religion.Īmerican patriotism and the American flag are comparable to practicing religion. However the flag is represented differently to each individual. Being that Jasper Jones is gay, it is possible that the smallest flag is representative of the struggles for civil rights the LGBTQ+ community has endured.Īmerican culture has become synonymous as practicing a religion, therefore we are taught to worship the flag. Predominantly caucasian people, being the big flag since their rights are most valued and as the flag decreases in size it represents minorities, that include African Americans and Latinos. The three flags by Jasper Jones’ represents the different levels of justice that different social groups receive. Everyone interprets the meaning of the flag differently therefore leading to the conclusion that one may never know the true intention of Jones’ when he decided to create this artwork. However, as is common with most art, it comes down to who is viewing, when and where they are viewing it as well. Some even say the purpose is related to Jones being named after a war hero, Sergeant William Jasper who raised the flag in the Revolutionary War. Some relate the purpose of the work to his time in the military. Jones’ flag imagery in his work “Three Flags” is still argued to this day. Examples of this can be found in his other works as well, such as “Target With Four Faces” (1955) and “Painted Bronze” (1960) which displayed two beer cans. Jones explained this era of flags as things the human mind would easily acknowledge. Jones experimented with all types of mediums, ranging from cloth, newspaper and sculpture. Jones painted many American flags over his artistic career, including the monochrome “White Flag” (1955) and the classic “Flag” of which he also painted in 1955. The artwork “Three Flags” (1958) isn’t Jones’ only work relating to the American flag. Jones is known as one of the many predecessors of the pop art movement, standing with Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean Michel-Basquiat. Unfortunately, their close friendship was broken under the pressure of fame causing Jones to focus intensely on his work. Both artists were considered part of the Abstract expression and Neo-Dada art movement. He soon left back to New York and became friends with fellow artist Robert Rauschenberg who helped him into the art scene. He fought in the Korean War for two years before being honorably discharged in 1953. He then attended the Parsons School of Design for a semester before leaving and being drafted into the army. He briefly attended University of South Carolina before leaving to New York to pursue art in 1948, with support and encouragement from his teachers. Jasper Jones is an American, southern born artist most famous for his paintings involving the American Flag. Three Flags painted in 1958 (what happened in 1958? Vietnam War, Communism, etc.).Art Periods: Abstract expression, Neo-Dada, Modern Art, Pop Art.However, it can be said that this is not a view held by all Americans, only those who have superiority in their rights over others. This is similar to how Christians worship Jesus’ crucifixion. Take for example the American flag of where many worship this dyed cloth for its various meanings. Theme: The American culture is synonymous with practicing religion. ‘An Interview with Jasper Johns about Silkcreening’, Jasper Johns, Prints from the Leo Castelli Collection, 1991, p.Texts discussed: “Opening of the American Mind” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
The Prints of Jasper Johns 1960 – 1993, A Catalogue Raisonné, introductionģ. Cat., London, Anthony D’Offay Gallery, Jasper Johns Flags, 1996, pp. Because the experience of one is rarely the experience of the other, for me at any rate.” 4ġ. And to see what it is that connects them and what it is that separates them. “I’m always interested in the physical form of whatever I’m doing and often repeat an image in another physical form just to see what happens, what the difference is. Treating the same image in a variety of techniques has been a constant in Johns’ work. Therefore we can compare not only the subtle differences between the left and right-hand flags, but also the subtleties revealed by the use of paint or ink and color versus shades of gray. The same screens, with the exception of the varnish screen, were then used to create Flags II, shown above, printed this time in monochrome. The distinctions between right and left-hand flags mirror that of Two Flags, John's painting from the same year, on which Flags Iwas based. SOLD FOR $35,000 IN 2015 AT SOTHEBY'S NEW YORK.
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