John Anthony Baldessari: National City, California, June 17, 1931 - Present
Baldessari is best known for works that blend photographic materials (such as film stills), take them out of their original context and rearrange their form, often including the addition of words or sentences.
For most of his career, John has also been a teacher, he taught "The infamous Post Studio class"
His art has been featured in more than 200 solo exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe.
His piece 'Quality Material' (1966–1968) was sold for $4,408,000 In 2007, setting a personal auction record. A lot of his work ranges from $5,000 to $ 11,000.
In 1970 he burnt all of the paintings he had created between 1953 and 1966 as part of a new piece, titled The Cremation Project. The ashes from these paintings were baked into cookies and placed into an urn.
For most of his career, John has also been a teacher, he taught "The infamous Post Studio class"
His art has been featured in more than 200 solo exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe.
His piece 'Quality Material' (1966–1968) was sold for $4,408,000 In 2007, setting a personal auction record. A lot of his work ranges from $5,000 to $ 11,000.
In 1970 he burnt all of the paintings he had created between 1953 and 1966 as part of a new piece, titled The Cremation Project. The ashes from these paintings were baked into cookies and placed into an urn.
"Silence is so accurate"- John Baldessari
"I guess a lot of it's just lashing out, because I didn't know how to be an artist, and all this time spent alone in the dark in these studios and importing my culture and constant questions. I'd say, 'Well, why is this art? Why isn't that art?'"