John Baldessari Flashcards
What type of art did Baldissari create before he backed conceptual
Landscapes and abstract art
What did he do when he became disillusioned with painting
He burned all of his painting and put their ashes into coffins and buries then. He called it ‘The Cremation Project’.
What is an example of one of his works
‘I will not make any more boring art’
Describe ‘I will not make any more boring art’
Sentences written out in cursive all saying ‘I will not make any more boring art’. It is in black and white
What id Baldissari trying to say in ‘I will not make any more boring art’
He is saying that traditional art is boring and not challenging. He sees it as a punishment. It is a contradiction because while making ‘I will not make any more boring art’ he is making ‘boring art’
