Top 7 Inspiring Quotes by American Artist Jasper Johns

Jasper Johns is a 92 years old American artist, printmaker & sculptor. He is famous for his patriotic work that shows symbolic richness of America.

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His popular work includes Flag, Three Flag, Usuyuki & white flag.

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Here are some his famous quotes that will inspire you.

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Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.

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Art is either a complaint or appeasement.

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I assumed that everything would lead to complete failure, but I decided that didn't matter – that would be my life.

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Old art offers just as good a criticism of new art as new art offers of old.

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To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.

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All familiar things can open into strange worlds.

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I think that one wants from a painting a sense of life. The final suggestion, the final statement, has to be not a deliberate statement but a helpless statement. It has to be what you can't avoid saying.

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Top 7 Inspiring Quotes by American Artist Jasper Johns

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Jasper Johns is a 92 years old American artist, printmaker & sculptor. He is famous for his patriotic work that shows symbolic richness of America.

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His popular work includes Flag, Three Flag, Usuyuki & white flag.

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Here are some his famous quotes that will inspire you.

Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.

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Art is either a complaint or appeasement.

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I assumed that everything would lead to complete failure, but I decided that didn't matter – that would be my life.

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Old art offers just as good a criticism of new art as new art offers of old.

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To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.

Credit: Unsplash

All familiar things can open into strange worlds.

STRANGE WORLDS

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I think that one wants from a painting a sense of life. The final suggestion, the final statement, has to be not a deliberate statement but a helpless statement. It has to be what you can't avoid saying.

Credit: Artnet News

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