13 Ways Artists Around The World Have Interpreted The American Flag
Happy (almost) birthday, America! We wish you’re celebrating this gratifying arise with no necessity of beverages, fireworks, BBQ and outside activities. But if we are in need of a brief celebration postpone — of a artistic accumulation — we’ve got we covered.
In respect of Independence Day, we during HuffPost Arts Culture are exploring all a many artistic interpretations of a grand ol’ flag. From a thought-provoking work of Barbara Kruger to a unabashedly cunning wit of Olek, these artists have taken America’s iconic bit of pattern to new heights. Behold, a many ways artists have interpreted a stars and stripes.
“Flag” by Jasper Johns
An encaustic Stars and Stripes portrayal entitled “Flag,” done between 1960 and 1966 by U.S. artist Jasper Johns. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
“Deconstructed Flag #2 (Out of Order)” by Brian Kenny
2012, Cotton sateen and thread, 72 x 42 inches, courtesy of a artist and attach� enterprises, New York.
“The Knitting Machine” by Dave Cole
“Black Light Series #10: Flag For a Moon: Die N*****?” by Faith Ringgold?
1967/69, Oil on canvas, 36 x 50 inches. Image from ACA Galleries.
“Who is bought and sold? Who is over a law? Who is giveaway to choose? Who follows orders? Who salutes longest? Who prays loudest? Who dies first? Who laughs last?”Barbara Kruger
“Flag” by Saber
Image around PA
“American Flag (Jasper Johns Tribute)” by Olek
Image pleasantness of Jonathan Levine Gallery
“Flags” by Claes Oldenburg
“Untitled” by Keith Haring
(Public Art Fund/Tumblr)
“Flag” by Josue Pellot
This square was partial of a 2008 vaunt called “A Declaration of Immigration” that featured a works of over 70 artists depicting a practice and viewpoints of U.S. newcomer communities. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
“Untitled (the Pequod)” by Robert Longo
Artist Robert Longo speaks in front of his design during a Petzel Gallery on May 10, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for New York Magazine)
“Untitled (Flag)” by Jean-Michel Basquiat
(Photo by adam reich / Alexis Adler archives)
“African American Flag” by David Hammons
(Wikipedia)