“I was always interested in language. I thought, why not? If a painting, by the normal definition of the term, is paint on canvas, why can't it be painted words on canvas?” IfsLanguageTermPaintingNormalPaintDefinitionsWhy NotCanvas Author:John Baldessari
“I think art, if it's meaningful at all, is a conversation with other artists. You say something, they say something, you move back and forth.” IfsThinkingArtMovingArtistConversationMeaningfulBack And Forth Author:John Baldessari
“If you're smart, you abandon the things that didn't work out so well, and you enlarge upon the things that seem to be successful.” IfsWellsSeemsSuccessfulSmartWork OutBeing SuccessfulAbandon Author:John Baldessari
“Look at the subject as if you have never seen it before. Examine it from every side. Draw its outline with your eyes or in the air with your hands, and saturate yourself with it.” IfsLooksHandsEyeSidesAirSubjectsDrawsOutlines Book:John Baldessari: National City Source: John Baldessari: National City
“I was getting tired of hearing the complaint, "My kid could do this," and "We don't get it. What's modern art? Blah, blah, blah." And I wondered what would really happen if you gave people what they wanted, something they always look at.” PeopleIfsLooksArtHappensKidsWantedModernTiredHearingComplaintsModern ArtBlahGetting Tired Author:John Baldessari
