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Jasper Johns Quotes

Sometimes I see it and then paint it. Other times I paint it and then see it. Both are impure situations, and I prefer neither.
Jasper Johns

Biography

Author Profession: Artist
Nationality: American
Born: May 15, 1930

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Do something, do something to that, and then do something to that.
Jasper Johns

I am just trying to find a way to make pictures.
Jasper Johns

One works without thinking how to work.
Jasper Johns

I tend to like things that already exist.
Jasper Johns

Whatever I do seems artificial and false, to me.
Jasper Johns

I never wish for critics.
Jasper Johns

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

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Both, I See, Impure, Neither, Other, Paint, Prefer, See, Situations, Sometimes, Then, Times

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Both, Impure, Neither, Other, Paint, Prefer, See, Sometimes, Then, Times