Target

1961 · Painting

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Gdzie jest teraz „Target”? Kolekcja: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Obecnie poza wystawą. Sprawdzono 2 listopada 2026.

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Sprawdzono: 3 dni temu
Ten status od: 28 wrz 2026
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In the mid-1950s Jasper Johns was searching for a way to move beyond Abstract Expressionism. He took the radical step of destroying his previous work and began painting a set of motifs that included numbers, the American flag, and the alphabet. These instantly recognizable images allowed him to reintroduce subject matter into his work, freeing him to explore other painterly concerns. One of the found images that Johns employed was the target, and from 1955 to 1961 the artist produced several dozen paintings and drawings that explored this device.

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Initially, Johns chose a palette of primary colors, a preexisting schema as found as the image itself. The artist’s use of oil and encaustic (pigment mixed with hot wax) created a quick-drying medium that recorded each drag and drip of the brush in almost sculptural terms. Indeed, these gestural nods to his Abstract predecessors allowed him to investigate the subtle nuances between form and material. There also exists a tension between the idea of the representational (a target) and the notion of the abstract (the geometry of concentric circles).

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Numer inwentarzowy: 2015.119

Co przedstawia

Target Red (color)Yellow (color)Blue (color)Circles

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Obrazy Enkaustyka Malarstwo amerykańskie Sztuka powojenna XX wiek Contemporary United States

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Zdjęcie: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder

Z życia: Jasper Johns

Cały życiorys

1960
Takes up lithography at Tatyana Grosman's ULAE
In 1960 Tatyana Grosman, founder of Universal Limited Art Editions, invited Johns to her printmaking studio on Long Island. Beginning with lithographs of his familiar motifs, such as Target (1960), he went on to publish over 180 editions with ULAE in a variety of techniques.
1961
Parts from Rauschenberg
In 1961 Johns's romantic relationship and close collaboration with Robert Rauschenberg, begun in 1953, came to an end; Rauschenberg had been a profound artistic influence on him.
spring 1963
Co-founds an arts foundation with John Cage
In spring 1963 Johns and John Cage co-founded the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, now the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, to raise funds in the performance field.

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