A brief history of john baldessari documentary short film. Mar 11, 20 for john baldessari, conceptual art means serious mischief artist john baldessari is an iconic figure in some modern art circles. Mar 10, 2012 directed by henry joost, ariel schulman. A version of this post has sat as a draft in my wordpress queue for a very long time because i couldnt narrow down my thoughts about how clever, funny, and accessible baldessaris work is. Biography of john baldessari born in 1931 in national city, california, john baldessari grew up in relative isolation during the great depression. Wikipedia entry introduction john anthony baldessari june 17, 1931 january 2, 2020 was an american conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. If the stories are treated as sacred, untouchable hallowed ground, as celebrity life stories often are, then the everyday objects are a mundane and profane connection with the audience.
He attended san diego state college, receiving his master of arts in painting. A brief history of john baldessari video dailymotion. A brief history intersperses stories of baldessaris upbringing, success and artistic obsessions with objects of his daily life. The film is a fun and informative part biographypart interview containing a wellspring of johns knowledge and includes everything from advice for young artists to baldessaris wifi password. In a way its just a short leap from tips for artists who want to sell to the three things john baldessari believes every young artist should know, though rather than painting these he chose to impart them to henry joost and ariel schulman, the directors of the short very short, were talking six minutes here documentary a. John baldessari has 54 books on goodreads with 387 ratings. For john baldessari, conceptual art means serious mischief. Watch a cool profile of john baldessari by the guys who. In 1970, john baldessari burned everything he ever made. A brief history of john baldessari, 2012 title screen. For john baldessari, conceptual art means serious mischief artist john baldessari is an iconic figure in some modern art circles. He received his bachelor of arts in 1953 from san diego state college. See more ideas about john baldessari, john, conceptual artist. Its in a video posted right there on youtube, or more conveniently, at the bottom of this article.
A brief history of john baldessari is a short film dedicated to one of the most influential figures in contemporary art. John anthony baldessari june 17, 1931 january 2, 2020 was an american conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. This documentary narrated by the legendary tom waits charts the life and career of john baldessari, the so called godfather of conceptual art. John anthony baldessari is a well known american conceptual artist known for his work featuring photography and text since the early 1960. A brief history of john baldessari rathphotografie. For those aspiring creativetypes out there, baldessari says there are 3 things every young artist should know, so take note. It is hard to characterize john baldessaris varied practicewhich includes photomontage, artists books, prints, paintings, film, performance, and installationexcept through his approach of goodhumored irreverence. A brief history of john baldessari baldessari has been in over 200 solo shows and 1,000 group shows in his sixdecade career.
A brief history of john baldessari is a 6minute documentary short film from 2012, so it will have its 5th anniversary next year. This film encapsulates the history, wit, and importance of john baldessari s conceptual work and his 60year career, which has inspired generations of artists. John baldessari was born in 1931, and grew up in national city, california, on the border of the united states and mexico. Were here to brighten it up with a series of custom coloring books for you to flex those creative. A brief history of john baldessari 2012 directed by. This short documentary tells you all you need to know about baldessari, crammed into 6 minutes, with gravelly narration by tom waits. Baldessari is commonly associated with conceptual or minimalist art, though he has called this characterization a.
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Flecked with humor and humanity this short features deadpan narration of tom waits. The attempts at snapping a bouncing ball in the center of the photograph, the choices of which fruits or beans or random snapshots are preferable to one person or another, the collections of clouds, the smokey attempts to mimic them, the tiny corners excerpted from paintings on large white fields, each with their own scattered body parts. The epic life of the worldclass conceptual artist john baldessari, jammed into six minutes. A brief history of john baldessari the video suite. Synthesizing photomontage, painting, and language, baldessaris deadpan visual. He lived and worked in santa monica and venice, california. This documentary about john baldessari is five minutes long. John baldessari was born in national city, california in 1931. The video titled a brief history of john baldessari details everything you would love to know about the artist and a bunch of random information about the artist that is funny yet totally irrelevant. A brief history of john baldessari good short films. A brief history of john baldessari 18 may 12 it will take you a little more than five minutes to view this terrific video on the artist john baldessari. John baldessaris crusade by calvin tomkins, october 18, 2010, p.
A brief history of john baldessari is a wonderfully lively little doc that successfully straddles the line between providing info on the subject and establishing itself as a distinct work. John baldessari has been called the godfather of conceptual art, a master of appropriation, a surrealist for the digital age. Did you know he is 67 did you know he carries nothing in his pockets. Oct 22, 2012 a brief history of john baldessari 2012 short the epic life of the worldclass conceptual artist john baldessari, jammed into six minutes. Pencil story by john baldessari 19712 i dont even know how this was originally displayed. A brief history of john baldessari, narrated by tom waits.
I will not make any more boring artjohn baldessari, 1971 the epic life of a worldclass artist, jammed into six minutes. A brief history of john baldessari 2012 directed by henry. Opinion a brief history of john baldessari the new. Watch the clip titled short for the film a brief history of john baldessari 2012. After a year of advanced art history studies at the university of california, berkley, baldessari returned to san diego state college where he received his master of arts in painting in1957. May 15, 2012 many people know conceptual artist john baldessari as the guy who puts dots on peoples faces. His mother, a lutheran of danish descent, was a nurse, and his father was a catholic from the dolomites in what is now italy. He lives and works in santa monica and venice, california. Hes made paintings, photographs, billboards, videos, films, sculptures, digital art, credit cards and an iphone app. This entry was posted in things to eat and tagged ariel schulman, henry joost, john baldessari, lacma, metropolitan museum, modern art, tate modern, tom waits by superradnow. Baldessaris projects include artist books, videos, films, billboards and public works. A brief history of john baldessari the standard hotels. A brief history intersperses stories of baldessari s upbringing, success and artistic obsessions with objects of his daily life.
The epic life of a worldclass artist, jammed into six minutes. A brief history of john baldessari 2012 the life and work of artist john baldessari. May 24, 2012 the short documentary above gives a brief overview of baldessaris life and work in six bizarre minutes. John baldessaris most popular book is yours in food, john baldessari. He also studied at the university of california, berkeley, chouinard art institute now california institute of the arts and the university of. In the ensuing years, he has created countless works across a range of media. Sally whitman coleman, phd filed under modern art, take five, video. John baldessaris life in less than 6 minutes narrated by tom waits. John anthony baldessari born june 17, 1931 is an american conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. John baldessari, born june 17, 1931, national city, california, u. A brief history of john baldessari october 10, 2012 0 comments in art in general, painting, video by laura. The epic life of john baldessari, the towering and bearded godfather of conceptual art, condensed into six minutes.
A brief history of john baldessari, narrated by tom waits open. Shop original john baldessari photography from the worlds best art galleries. In a way its just a short leap from tips for artists who want to sell to the three things john baldessari believes every young artist should know, though rather than painting these he chose to impart them to henry joost and ariel schulman, the directors of the short very short, were talking six minutes here documentary. Boarisch catala english espanol suomi francais magyar italiano nederlands simple english. John baldessari bio, facts, family famous birthdays. He lived and worked in santa monica and venice, california initially a painter, baldessari began to incorporate texts and photography into his canvases in the mid1960s. I have only ever experienced this work through a computer screen, but actually i neednt have seen it to understand it. Pencil story by john baldessari putting text into context. His twodimensional 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. John baldessari was born in national city, california, in 1931. As the guy who put dots over peoples faces, answers the artist, with the same irony that. This film encapsulates the history, wit, and importance of john baldessaris conceptual work and his 60year career, which has inspired generations of artists.
Baldessari is best know by his own admission for his work where he placed dots over peoples faces in photographs, and has had hundreds of solo shows around the world. John baldessari is an artist who is perhaps most famous for putting colored dots over the faces of subjects in photographs, although he has also done other things ranging from sculptures to text on canvas. Everything you need to know about john baldessari godfather. He, of course, turned this simple act into a work of art by filming this process. A brief history of john baldessari trendland online. A brief history of john baldessari a photo editora photo. A brief history of john baldessari here and elsewhere. See more ideas about john baldessari, conceptual art and art. I say that five minutes is all that is needed in the hands of henry joost and ariel schulman.
How will john baldessari be remembered in a 100 years. A brief history of john baldessari st8mnt brand agency. May 15, 2012 a brief history of john baldessari bonjour supermarche. Posted by tamsen wojtanowski on may 16, 2012 1 comment had to share this. He received a ba 1953 and ma 1957 from san diego state college, continuing his studies at otis art institute 195759 and chouinard art institute. A brief history of john baldessari 2012 plot summary imdb. Tom waits narrates this whimsical, fastmoving introduction to the life and work of westcoast conceptual artist john baldessari. This short film interviews and explores him as a man and an artist sort of. The film was directed by henry joost and ariel schulman, the creative team behind catfish and paranormal activity 3. Aug 20, 20 the article was a link to a 6 minute documentary of one of the most influential contemporary artists, john baldessari. This was made by henry joost and ariel schulman, the filmmakers from catfish and, very recently, nerve. The epic life of the worldclass artist who died last week at age 88, jammed into six minutes.
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