'I dreamt one night that I painted the flag of America. The next day I did it.'He painted it simply because he had a dream about it.Another reason why could be as a sign of patriotism.
He uses oil paint and encaustic paint. He has also made objects in bronze and painted them (e.g. Beer Cans).
He was a pop artist, and painted such as his work 'the flag', which was influenced by the flag of america.
Because it suited his ideas.
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