Jasper Johns is an American artist born in 1930 in Georgia. He grew up in South Carolina with his grandparents after his parents' marriage failed. Johns served in the army during the Korean War and was stationed in Japan. This experience influenced his art to encourage different perspectives on life. Johns is known for works featuring common objects and symbols like numbers, letters, and targets, aiming to make viewers question what they see. His style is characterized by repetition, bold colors, overlapping everyday objects. Key influences include John Cage and Marcel Duchamp. Johns had a significant impact on Pop Art movements in the 1960s.