JOHN BALDESSARI, Face (with Blue Nose)
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JOHN BALDESSARI, Face (with Blue Nose)
Limited Edition of 50
Single board
Screenprint on 7-Ply Canadian Maple
20 x 80 cm (8 x 31 ins)
Ships within 1 week. Subject to availability.
Wallmount included.
Humor meets conceptual depth in this mischievous portrait. Baldessari’s signature move, masking identity with a jarring colored shape, is on full display. The subject’s cheeky expression and the bright blue nose strike a perfect balance between critique and comedy.
John Baldessari (1931–2020) was a groundbreaking American conceptual artist whose witty, irreverent approach reshaped our understanding of art. Starting as a painter, he abandoned traditional styles in favor of combining photography, text, and found images—often obscuring faces with bright dots or overlaying ironic statements—to challenge artistic conventions and emphasize ideas over technique composition.
In a famous gesture of reinvention, Baldessari destroyed his pre‑1966 paintings in the Cremation Project, signaling his break from the past. His career spanned decades, encompassing printmaking, video, installations, and sculpture—all infused with conceptual playfulness and visual clarity.
Beyond his art, Baldessari was a revered educator at institutions like UCSD, CalArts, and UCLA, shaping generations of artists in the conceptual tradition. His work earned global recognition—notably a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale (2009) and the U.S. National Medal of Arts (2014).
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