John Baldessari is born 17 June 1931 and is an american Photographer and Artist. He is largely known for his appropriated images. He lives and works in Santa Monica and Venice, California.
Wrong: In 1967 ,John Baldessari exhibited his ‘wrong’ series. He uses a selection of photographic images anchored by text. The most famous of which titled ‘wrong’ shows an image with poor composition.
Famous Quotes: " I could never figure out out why photography and art had separate history, so I decided to explore both". "When I went to art school, I was just having fun. I realised that was the last chance I had, and then I would get a job". "I go back and forth between wanting abundantly simple and maddeningly complex"
Dots: The use of the"Dots" allows the viewer to think what they are doing and where they are. Another use of the "Dots" it really makes the viewer confused in the head because they are wondering what is going in the picture.
Down below are mine examples of the 'Dots' :
Force Perspective: Forced perspective is a technique which employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is.
In film making, One example of forced perspective is a scene in an action/adventure movie in which dinosaurs are threatening the heroes. By placing a miniature model of a dinosaur close to the camera, the dinosaur may be made to look monstrously tall to the viewer, even though it is just closer to the camera.