Jasper Johns, 'Alley Oop,' 1958. (painting)

From: Artforum International | Date: March 1, 1996| Author: Shiff, Richard | Copyright information

Jasper Johns' 1958 collage painting 'Alley Oop' is an exploration of how medium can be presented directly to the viewer without the intervening characteristics of narrative, representation or expression. Johns work is composed of an episode of a comic strip that was pasted on a piece of cardboard and then covered with oil paint. The paint renders the figures into simplified forms and blurs of color so that the viewer is immediately drawn into contemplating the colors and patterns.

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