John Baldessari facts :
John Baldessari is a well known leading Californian artist. Painting was important to his early work: when he emerged, in the early 1960s, he was working in a gestural style. And in the 1970s he abandoned painting altogether and made in a diverse range of media, though his interests generally centered on the photographic image. Conceptual art has shaped his interest in exploring how photographic images communicate. He works with light humor, and with materials and motifs that also reflect the influence of pop art. Baldessari has also been a famously influential teacher. His ideas, and his relaxed and original approach to teaching, have made an important impact on people.
John Baldessari is a well known leading Californian artist. Painting was important to his early work: when he emerged, in the early 1960s, he was working in a gestural style. And in the 1970s he abandoned painting altogether and made in a diverse range of media, though his interests generally centered on the photographic image. Conceptual art has shaped his interest in exploring how photographic images communicate. He works with light humor, and with materials and motifs that also reflect the influence of pop art. Baldessari has also been a famously influential teacher. His ideas, and his relaxed and original approach to teaching, have made an important impact on people.
he is now 86 years old !
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John Baldessari was born in 1931 in California. John Baldessari grew up in relative isolation during the Great Depression. His mother was a nurse at the time. in 1949, he entered San Diego State College, where he studied art at the support of his sister. Later on after college he decided to turn his attention to art history, so he went to study at the University of California, Berkley. He created an interest for more contemporary art, as opposed to the heavily weighted Renaissance coursework offered at Berkeley. He ultimately chose to return to San Diego State College where he obtained an MA in painting in 1957.
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dots (appropriation)
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forced (angles) perspective.
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