Fifty Two Pieces

There must be an infinite number of possible thoughts on any one piece of art, but we will only cover seven, a weeks worth. For 52 weeks, through 2009, you will see a work of art from the Portland Art Museum* and a riff each day inspired by it – prose, poetry, photos, video, thoughts or ponderings.

Showing posts with label Jasper Johns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jasper Johns. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Sweeping Motions

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Something caught my attention today in my research about Jasper Johns. A google search of Racing Thoughts, the piece LaValle wrote about ye...
Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Jasper Johns ~ Racing Thoughts, another gray piece

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Racing Thoughts is a drawing that was included in the show "Jasper Johns: Gray" that I mentioned two days ago. Like so many of hi...
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Monday, August 3, 2009

Jasper Johns on the Simpsons

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Jasper Johns starred as himself in the Simpsons, episode 1019 in April of 1999. In the epidosde Homer becomes a conceptual artist, "Mo...
Sunday, August 2, 2009

Jasper Johns ~ The Critic Sees, More Gray

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Jasper Johns created The Critic Sees in 1964 four years before he made The Critic Smiles . Like in The Critic Smiles Johns has once again ...
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Friday, July 31, 2009

Jasper Johns ~ The Critic Smiles, part of Closer to Home

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Having spent most of my travel budget for this year, I was disappointed yesterday to read that there's a Jasper Johns' exhibit at th...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

The Critic Smiles

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The piece of the week is Jasper John's 1969 The Critic Smiles. It is embossed lead relief, with gold and tin foil additions. A toothbru...
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