A brief history of john baldessari john baldessari, john. A brief history of john baldessari documentary short film. A brief history of john baldessari rip baldessari, 15. In the fun video is a brief history of john baldessari, narrated by tom waits, the artist ensures that you suspect that in a hundred years will be remembered, precisely, as the guy who put points on the face of the people. 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. A master of appropriation for the digital age has made paintings. This witty film about baldessari, narrated by the inimitable tom waits, covers everything from the number of solo shows hes had in his lifetime over 200 to his height 67 to his influence on generations of. 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.
A john baldessari film narrated by tom waits created by. Jumbo sorry decided that this film should be narrated by me. A brief history of john baldessari in documentary on vimeo. A brief history of john baldessari 2012 directed by. Everything you need to know about john baldessari godfather of conceptual in 1970, the american artist john baldessari cremated every painting he had made between 1953 and 1966, and promised not to make any more boring art. People why was the late artist john baldessari so important. Although 24700 posted the video, a brief history of john baldessari, a few years ago, its worth sharing again, especially for those unfamiliar with the artist.
Rob joined its nice that as online editor in july 2011 before becoming. 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. Henry joost and ariel schulman who work collectively as supermarche. John anthony baldessari june 17, 1931 january 2, 2020 was an american conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. In 1970, john baldessari burned everything he ever made. A brief history intersperses stories of baldessari s upbringing, success and artistic obsessions with objects of his daily life. A brief history of john baldessari, directed by henry joost and ariel schulman, and narrated by tom waits. 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. The film is a fun and informative part biographypart interview containing a wellspring of john s knowledge and includes everything from advice for young artists to baldessari s wifi password. In 1970, when conceptual artist john baldessari was teaching studio art at the experimental calarts campus near valencia, ca, the assignments he handed out to his class were art in themselves. John anthony baldessari is a well known american conceptual artist known for his work featuring photography and text since the early 1960s. 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. The film was directed by henry joost and ariel schulman, the creative team. A brief history of john baldessari, 2012 title screen 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.
Baldessari s projects include artist books, videos, films, billboards and public works. The subversively comedic account is provocative, down to earth and surreal. As the guy who put dots over peoples faces, answers the artist, with the same irony that. Vogues original short film on elle fanning fanning the rock, fawn, fan mail. Tom waits narrates this whimsical, fastmoving introduction to the life and work of westcoast conceptual artist john baldessari. Opinion a brief history of john baldessari the new. Tom waits a brief history of john baldessari facebook. The short film prods at the notion that art is solely for critics, academics, and other artists. The epic life of a worldclass artist, jammed into six minutes. Humorous, confounding, sometimes very specific but often like zen koans, the assignments must have come as a shock, especially to those students with a more traditional. An awardwinning extension of the museums film initiative, lacma productions commissions emerging and midcareer filmmakers to make short documentaries on contemporary artists. A brief history of john baldessari 2011 rotten tomatoes. He told his students to write i will not make boring art on the walls and by burning his own work he changed the course of art history. From one end of the film spectrum to the other, here is a short documentary called a brief history of.
Nov 24, 2014 john baldessari will most likely be remembered as the guy who put dots on peoples faces. The article was a link to a 6 minute documentary of one of the most influential contemporary artists, john baldessari. I use this to give students entering the industry and example of how editing can be as powerful as any other aspect of film making or story telling. In the ensuing years, he has created countless works across a range of media. A brief history of john baldessari good short films. A brief history of john baldessari artworks db artlecture. A brief history of john baldessari rip narrated by tom waits. Thanks john john bolton has been called the godfather of conceptual art.
The video titled a brief history of john baldessari details everything you would love to know about the artist and a. Tom waits narrated a brief history of john baldessari a compact and captivating six minutes chronicling his life and art. This documentary narrated by the legendary tom waits charts the life and career of john baldessari, the so called godfather of conceptual art. Roark of grove art online, is characterized by a consciousness of language evident. This short film interviews and explores him as a man and an artist sort of. The film really does nothing regarding exploring john baldessari s a person or an artist since the delivery is about facts and humor, so i could understand if fans of the man john baldessari did not enjoy the film or saw it as waste potential, however for the casual viewer it is engaging and fun with energetic narration and editing. Sep 8, 2015 this pin was discovered by manca zugic.
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The film was directed by henry joost and ariel schulman, the creative team behind catfish and paranormal activity 3. A brief history of john baldessari john baldessari, the. A brief history of john baldessari the epic life of a worldclass artist, jammed into six minutes. This film encapsulates the history, wit, and importance of john baldessari s conceptual work and his 60year career, which has inspired generations of artists. A brief history of john baldessari rip baldessari, 152020 close. John baldessari was born in national city, california in 1931. He brought on musician tom waits as a narrator to help him create an iconic sixminute film a brief history of john baldessari. A brief history of john baldessari the video suite.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Happy birthday john baldessari, born june 17, 1931. A brief history of john baldessari st8mnt brand agency. A brief history of john baldessari, narrated by tom waits. A brief history of john baldessari 2012 a brief history of john baldessari 2012 overview. Synopsis for this movie has been provided by the movie database. How will john baldessari be remembered in a 100 years. I say that five minutes is all that is needed in the hands of henry joost and ariel schulman. A brief history of john baldessari video dailymotion. He lived and worked in santa monica and venice, california. Why was the late artist john baldessari so important.