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Early on I was very involved with the notion of the painting as an object and tended to attack that idea from different directions.
Jasper Johns
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Jasper Johns
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: May 15
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Put a lot of paint & a wooden ball or other object on a board. Push to the other end of the board. Use this in a painting. - ruler on board.
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