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John Baldessari — The Intersection Series: Person Playing Poker/Beach Scene
John Baldessari

The Intersection Series: Person Playing Poker/Beach Scene

Five panel work combines fragmented photographic imagery culled from cinematic sources, juxtaposing a tense poker game with a leisurely beach scene to create an unexpected narrative collision. Baldessari disrupts the visual logic of each image by obscuring key figures and details with bold circular spots of acrylic paint, a signature device that simultaneously conceals and heightens curiosity. The work exemplifies his ongoing investigation into the language of film, chance, and the way meaning is constructed through the pairing and interruption of images.

Medium
digital photographic prints, one with acrylic paint, each mounted to Sintra, in artist's frames, in 5 parts

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 10, 2016

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John Baldessari, The Intersection Series: Person Playing Poker/Beach Scene

Five panel work combines fragmented photographic imagery culled from cinematic sources, juxtaposing a tense poker game with a leisurely beach scene to create an unexpected narrative collision. Baldessari disrupts the visual logic of each image by obscuring key figures and details with bold circular spots of acrylic paint, a signature device that simultaneously conceals and heightens curiosity. The work exemplifies his ongoing investigation into the language of film, chance, and the way meaning is constructed through the pairing and interruption of images.

Medium
digital photographic prints, one with acrylic paint, each mounted to Sintra, in artist's frames, in 5 parts
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Digital Photographic Print, Photography, Late Career, Appropriated Imagery, Narrative Juxtaposition, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Humorous And Playful, Postmodern, Digital Print, American Artist, Polyptych Format, Postmodern Master, Figurative Collage, Narrative Fragmentation, Late 20th Century, Painted Overlay, Acrylic Paint, Color Blocking, Vibrant Colors, Playful Mood, Bold Color Blocking, Appropriated Photography, Diptych Format

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Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery