"In the paintings where it's there—the tenderness—I work for it. I'm not afraid of it. If I could put my bleeding heart in there, I would."
"Commissioned Painting: A Painting by Pat Nelson" (1969)
"Commissioned Painting: A Painting by Pat Nelson," 1969
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 59 1/4 x 45 1/2 inches
© John Baldessari
Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 59 1/4 x 45 1/2 inches
© John Baldessari
Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
"I think my idea is this: not so much structure that it’s inhibiting or that there’s no wiggle room, but not so loose that it could be anything. I guess it’s like a corral around your idea, a corral that you can move—but not too much. And it’s that limited movement that promotes creativity."
-John Baldessari
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