Saturday, December 18, 2010

Jasper Johns 3 Flags with real flags

So this would be a fun project to do. Basically, take the idea of the painting "3 Flags" by Jasper Johns and transform with real flags. In the painting, Johns seemed to have used the same proportions for each flag. In my project I will use flags of 2 proportions since they don't seem to make the middle sized flag in the right dimensions.

Here is a rendition of how Johns' piece looks in comparison to what mine will look like in real life.

Jasper Johns


What mine should look like in real life (done in Photoshop)

The largest flag is 4x6.
The medium flag is 3x5.
The smallest flag is 2x3.

The largest and smallest essentially are the same proportion. However, the medium would have to be 3x4.5 ft to fit the scheme. I couldn't find that size so 3x5 is the next best thing.

I'm probably going to use double sided tape to stick the flags onto each other. Also, what you want to do is fold the white part of the flag (the part that attaches to a pole) in so it looks more like the picture.

2 extra stars ftw!!

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