Baldessari entered the art world as a semi-abstract painter in the 1950s and then pivoted to a wide range of mediums incorporating texts and photography and utilizing colorful Pop Art themes.[2] In the 1970s, he started working in printmaking, film, video installation, sculpture and photography.[3] Baldessari is known as an influential and prolific artist; his extensive collection of works demonstrates the power of language and text in art and the storytelling behind images.[4] According to The New… [read post]