CATALOG NO. B41 2011
Jasper's 72 Triangles
Book unfolded
Specifications Unique book
9-1/2" x 11" x 2" in box, 26" x 30" fully unfolded. Cut paper and tyvek painted with
metal pigments in oil medium. Acrylic box.
Also see Jasper's 72 Triangles - Artist Book Edition
Jasper's 72 Triangles is a unique work inspired by the recent
"Number" reliefs by Jasper Johns.
Starting with the concept of a single number in a discrete area, in this case a double-sided triangle, and then connecting 36 double-sided
triangles together, the book-painting becomes dynamic by folding into many different configurations of triangles for display.
The work uses only the numbers of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 0. Adding the displayed numbers together
results in a sum that is a multiple of 12 or 36 or 72 in many of the possible triangle
combinations.
A diagram is provided as an aid to fold and return the book to its correct folded state to fit
into its acrylic box.
Book in acrylic box
Possible arrangement
Possible arrangement
Possible arrangement