His evocative works (along with Jasper Johns) were very influencial on my early interest in painting and art, though you would never know it today.
He once quipped: "A pair of socks is not less suitable to make a painting with than wood, nails, turpentine, oil and fabric."
He is usually called a pop artist, but his approach is actually closer to Dada. A really fine book that captures his early development and relationship to Duchamp is Calvin Tomkins Off the Wall - really good read. posted by Dave at Tuesday, May 13, 2008 -
