Walker Art Center issued the following announcement on July 22.
"In my work, I have tended to do something, and then to see whether it could be done differently." — Jasper Johns
Printmaking is an art form that involves the transfer of an image created on wood, metal, or glass onto another surface, usually paper. During the 1960s, Jasper Johns experimented with unusual tools for making marks on his canvases and drawings. They included his own body, which he used to make imprints—a more direct way of adding his “touch” to an artwork than traditional means such as brush or pencil. In "Skin with O'Hara Poem", Johns coated his face and hands in oil and rubbed his face on the print—the ink only stuck to places where there was oil. It is a literal impression of the artist, rather than a painted likeness.
To learn more about the exhibition "An Art of Changes: Jasper Johns Prints, 1960–2018" now on view → wlkr.art/anartofchanges
[Jasper Johns, "Skin with O'Hara Poem" (1963-1965) on view]
Collection Walker Art Center
Original source can be found here.
Source: Walker Art Center
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