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. This film encapsulates the history, wit, and importance of john baldessaris conceptual work and his 60year career, which has inspired. Marek ariel rel schulman born october 2, 1981 is an american actor, film director, and producer. John anthony baldessari june 17, 1931 january 2, 2020 was an american conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. The artistic documentary produced in 2012 by henry joost and ariel schulman, narrated by tom waits, summarises baldessari s lifes work and gets right to the. The epic life of john baldessari, the towering and bearded godfather of conceptual art, condensed into six minutes. 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. He is a producer and writer, known for white girl 2016 and a brief history of john baldessari 2012. 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. 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. Opinion a brief history of john baldessari the new. Thanks john john bolton has been called the godfather of conceptual art. Their short film, a brief history of john baldessari.
The epic life of a worldclass artist, jammed into six minutes. They were already under heavy fire from the documentary police with catfish. John baldessari started his career as a conceptual artist in the in the he. A master of appropriation for the digital age has made paintings. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. A brief history of john baldessari rip baldessari, 152020 close. A brief history of john baldessari in documentary on vimeo. The subversively comedic account is provocative, down to earth and surreal. Gabriel nussbaum was born on january 7, 1982 in the usa. A brief history of john baldessari the masters of manipulation make a masterful flash doc about the master of selfspot. A brief history of john baldessari 2011 rotten tomatoes.
Jumbo sorry decided that this film should be narrated by me. A brief history of john baldessari rip baldessari, 152020. A brief history of john baldessari rip baldessari, 15. A john baldessari film narrated by tom waits created by. Why was the late artist john baldessari so important. Instead of being a regular documentary, this film whips through its subject with rapid editing, asides and a droll narration from tom waits. 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. The film gives you lots of information about john baldessari and shows you plenty of his work but the main thing you will take away from the short is not some.
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. 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 baldessari, the wry conceptualist who died this weekend at age 88, meant a lot of things to a lot of people. A brief history of john baldessari good short films. The short film prods at the notion that art is solely for critics, academics, and other artists.
How will john baldessari be remembered in a 100 years. Een zeer ontraditioneel en daarmee uitermate treffend en krachtig portret van beeldend kunstenaar john baldessari. Marian goodman, john baldessari, charcoal sketch, movie scripts, palette. He lived and worked in santa monica and venice, california. 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. Tom waits a brief history of john baldessari facebook. In the ensuing years, he has created countless works across a range of media. People why was the late artist john baldessari so important. Henry joost and ariel schulman are a directing team, producers, best buds, and founders of the new. Tom waits narrated a brief history of john baldessari a compact and captivating six minutes chronicling his life and art. A brief history of john baldessari the epic life of a worldclass artist, jammed into six minutes.
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. A brief history of john baldessari documentary short film. An awardwinning extension of the museums film initiative, lacma productions commissions emerging and midcareer filmmakers to make short documentaries on contemporary artists. John baldessari is given every opportunity to confirm his selfcreated image with his dry one liners. 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 sense of what constitutes art. 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. This film encapsulates the history, wit, and importance of john baldessari s conceptual work and his 60year career, which has inspired generations of artists. This was made by henry joost and ariel schulman, the filmmakers from catfish and, very recently, nerve. A brief history of john baldessari a film portrait the display is completed by the short film a brief history of john baldessari. And now with our lives chock full of contentnetlflix, podcasts, social media, youtube, and the 24 hour news cyclewhen the hell are we supposed to find the time to get through a book. Henry and rel are also executive producers on catfish the tv show, and have directed dozens of commercials and short films including a brief history of john baldessari, narrated by tom waits, which has been screened at over 75 film festivals worldwide. He is best known for starring in, producing and directing the 2010 documentary catfish, and for directing paranormal activity 3, paranormal activity 4 and nerve with henry joost. A brief history of john baldessari, narrated by tom waits. A brief history intersperses stories of baldessari s upbringing, success and artistic obsessions with objects of his daily life.
John baldessari in a still from a brief history of john baldessari. In henry joost and ariel schulmans short film a brief history of john baldessari, the worldrenowned conceptual artist suggests that he will be best remembered as the guy who put dots over peoples faces. I felt like it the dot leveled the playing fieldsurely an ironic claim to fame in an age of selfobsession and selfcelebration. 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. 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. 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. Henry joost and ariel schulman who work collectively as supermarche. This short film interviews and explores him as a man and an artist sort of.