[J] Quotes by famous painters & great artists - names beginning with J:

artist names: - Alexej von Jawlensky - Jasper Johns - Asger Jorn -

* Alexej von Jawlensky, his famous life quotes by the great painter artist in Blue Rider

Name, Alexej von Jawlensky; the famous artist of Russian origin and active painter in the ‘Blaue Reiter’ / Blue Rider is depicted in his art & life quotes, with short biography facts. Together with Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter and his first wife the famous woman painter Marianne von Werefkin - also from Russian origin - Jawlensky painted a lot around Munich and in Murnau. After 1927 he became severely ill, so he started to paint in small format spiritual paintings with the well-known Head-motif, - ‘Kunst ist Sehnsucht zu Gott / Art is yearning for God’ - till his death.

* Jasper Johns, his famous life quotes by the great painter artist in modern American art

Name, Jasper Johns; the great American artist painter is depicted in his art & life quotes. As young artist he was a close friend with the artist Robert Rauschenberg; they shared a studio for several years. For his art Johns choose normal simple things in daily life, as Flags, Maps and Beer cans, which images he re-worked in his art; so he prepared Pop Art in a way.

* Asger Jorn, his famous life quotes by the artist in Cobra

Name, Asger Jorn; the great Danish artist / painter is depicted in ca. 35 of his art & life quotes. As a young artist Jorn was active member of the modern art famous movement Cobra (as was also Karel Appel from The Netherlands, fh). During his life Asger Jorn created as famous painter an expressive, imaginary world full of mythological beings and images. He was strongly fascinated by Nordic old mythology, which entered his painting art so often.