Original artwork description:

Flag is a painting by Jasper Johns created two years after he was discharged from the US Army and inspired by a dream. It is arguably the painting for which Johns is best known.

Johns was one of the first artists to make art based on common everyday objects. By representing a flag, Johns eliminated the artist's subjective role to choose color and forms to express an idea, and thus forces us to reconsider these things traditionally valued in art.

Materials used:

Acrylic on mdf

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