Post # 12

John Baldessari can be considered to be a postmodern artist due to the strategies he uses when constructing his art work. For example, he uses a lot of recontextualization. He forces people to think about that subject of his artwork as he uses bright colors to block out certain areas in his paintings. Also, his work is not considered a cliche because he does not use the same pictures over and over again. His work is some what of a surprise. He surprises people because you do not expect to see what could be key parts of the image blocked out. This is why John Baldessari can be considered a postmodern artist.