CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
Baldessari, John, Gallery
John Baldessari
b. 1931
It is hard to characterize John Baldessari's varied practice—which includes photomontage, artist’s books, prints, paintings, film, performance, and installation—except through his approach of good-humored irreverence.
His two-dimensional works often incorporate found images, composed in layers or presented as distinct pieces with an element of surprise, like a brightly colored geometric shape in the place of a face or a starkly printed sardonic caption. Also Baldessari has demonstrated a lasting interest in language and semantics.
