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Jasper Johns: the ‘Color Numeral’ series

March 9, 2011 by Tyler Collection

  Currently on display at the National Gallery of Australia is Jasper Johns’ luminous Color Numeral series. Johns was at the forefront of the Pop Art movement and challenged the art establishment with works that feature ubiquitous symbols of the everyday. In his paintings and prints the American flag, letters, numbers, targets, arms and legs are reframed as the subject matter of fine art. The Color Numeral series shows each figure from zero through to nine rendered in brilliant hues. The dramatic, shifting […]

Categories: Artists, Exhibitions, Gemini GEL • Tags: Gemini GEL, Jasper Johns, Kenneth Tyler, lithography, National Gallery of Australia, Pop art, prints, rainbow

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Michael Crichton on Robert Rauschenberg’s ‘Stoned Moon’ series

January 17, 2011 by tylercollection

American born writer Michael Crichton (1942-2008) is well known for his adventurous thrillers and science fiction stories – Jurrassic Park, State of Fear, Andromeda Strain – and the medical television series ER. A great lover of art, Crichton built his own collection over many years. Following his death in 2008, many works from this collection went to auction at Christie’s, New York, in 2010: http://www.christies.com/features/auctions/0410/crichton/index.aspx. Robert Rauschenberg was one of Crichton’s favourite artists. Below you will find a link to a copy […]

Categories: Artists, Gemini GEL • Tags: Michael Crichton, NASA, National Gallery of Australia, prints, Robert Rauschenberg, space, Stoned Moon

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