False Start

E233557

False Start is a 1959 abstract painting by American artist Jasper Johns that features stenciled color names over patches of contrasting hues, challenging the relationship between language, perception, and color.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
False Start canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract painting
painting
artForm painting
copyrightHolder Jasper Johns
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Jasper Johns
depicts color names
patches of color
describedBySource art historical literature on Jasper Johns
museum catalogues
genre Abstract art
hasPart stenciled word BLACK
stenciled word BLUE
stenciled word GREEN
stenciled word ORANGE
stenciled word RED
stenciled word WHITE
stenciled word YELLOW
inception 1959
inCollection Museum of Modern Art
surface form: The Museum of Modern Art
influencedBy Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionism

Marcel Duchamp
languageOfWork English
location New York City
mainSubject color perception
relationship between language and perception
materialUsed canvas
oil paint
movement Neo-Dada
Pop art
notableFeature all-over composition of fragmented color areas
color names do not match the underlying hues
use of commercial-style stencils
notableWorkOf Jasper Johns
theme ambiguity of visual language
semiotics of color words
tension between seeing and reading
usesTechnique oil paint
stenciled lettering

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jasper Johns notableWork False Start