Voices II, 1982
From an edition of 46
17 x 23 inches (43.2 x 58.4 cm.)
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Though often included among the luminaries of 20th century pop artists in America, Jasper Johns’ work was also counted amongst the Neo-Dadaist and abstract expressionism movements. Johns’ work utilized imagery and figures found in popular culture, however, it was their composition using unlikely materials and their juxtaposition against other what make transcend the pop aesthetic. Throughout his career, Johns held several records for ‘most expensive artworks by living artists’ at the most prestigious auction houses in the world. One of his seminal pieces, Flag, which was inspired by a dream he had in the mid 1950’s following his service in the Korean War, would inspire a series of pieces based on the American flag, and would become one his flagship works.
Voices II is based on a three-part painting called Voice 2 that Johns created in 1971. Experimenting with the placement of the rectangles and with the letters of the word VOICE in a unique rotating cylindrical pattern, the piece has the power to produce a different image in each visual observation.
