Mel BochnerIron Point1985
1985
About the Item
- Creator:Mel Bochner (1940, American)
- Creation Year:1985
- Dimensions:Height: 13.63 in (34.63 cm)Width: 19.75 in (50.17 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Fairlawn, OH
- Reference Number:
Mel Bochner
Mel Bochner experimented with a range of styles before finding his eventual success as a pioneer in Conceptual art. An audacious 1966 show at School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Manhattan that he presented, “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art,” remains a seminal touchstone for Conceptualism.
Bochner was born to a Pittsburgh sign painter in 1940. While attending the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon) in the late 1950s, he studied color theory and modernist movements as well as classical drawing, a balance that was formative in his career. After graduation, he moved to San Francisco, creating paintings influenced by Clyfford Still and Jean Dubuffet.
It wasn’t until Bochner “found his way out of the labyrinth of late Abstract Expressionism,” as he put it to The Brooklyn Rail, that he began to create his most meaningful work. Following a stint auditing philosophy classes after a friend introduced him to the work of Heidegger, Bochner relocated to New York, finding work as a guard at the Jewish Museum. In Manhattan, he ran in the same circles as Dan Flavin, Brice Marden and Donald Judd.
“One of the conversations going on in New York in the late ’60s was about the relationship of the object to the art experience,” Bochner said. “...Younger artists like myself were talking about what it would mean to eliminate the object altogether.” This idea would become the foundation of the Conceptual movement, in which Bochner was instrumental. The artist is probably best known for his text-focused paintings, including a series that plays with the phrase “Blah Blah Blah.” He produces work that regards art as an experience, rather than an object, centering on the process of creation and viewership as opposed to the finished product.
Bochner’s “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art” featured drawings, notes and outlines from the likes of Milton Glaser, Carl Andre, Sol LeWitt and others as well as pages from Scientific American. Bochner, then an art history professor at SVA, photocopied the assemblage of works, added them to binders and positioned them on pedestals for the exhibition because the show’s organizers lacked the funds to frame the pieces.
Bochner’s works can be found in the collections of many major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Find original Mel Bochner prints and other art on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Akron, OH
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 10 days of delivery.
- Baby, BabyBy Louisa ChaseLocated in Fairlawn, OHBaby, Baby Etching & aquatint printed in colors, 1991 Signed, dated, titled & numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition: 35 (4/35) plus 10 AP Condition: Excellent, colors fresh Image...Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
MaterialsAquatint
- BATBy Bertrand DornyLocated in Fairlawn, OHBat Embossed color aquatint and etching on Arches paper, 1976 Signed by the artist in pencil lower right (See photo) The Print Club of Cleveland stamp verso Edition: 261 The Print Cl...Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsAquatint
- Untitled (Undertow Variant)By Louisa ChaseLocated in Fairlawn, OHUntitled (Undertow Variant) Etching and aquatint printed in colors Signed and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition: 30 (9/30) see photo Condition: Excellent Image: 7 7/8 x 7" She...Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
MaterialsEtching, Aquatint
- Blue Rythms (Agerup 188) after the 1966 painting, Peinture.By Zao Wou-KiLocated in Fairlawn, OHBlue Ruthms (Agerup 188) after the 1966 painting, Peinture. Etching with aquatint, 1968 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition: 95 (74/95) Plate: 17 1/2 x 21 1/2" ...Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsAquatint
- Between Air and Water #18By Shoichi IdaLocated in Fairlawn, OHBetween Air and Water #18 Color soft ground, Spit Bite Aquatint and Drypoint on Gampi Chine Colle, 1992 Signed, titled, and dated in pencil (see photo) Annotated: A.P.4 (see photo) C...Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsAquatint
- Untitled (Plate 3)By Terry HaassLocated in Fairlawn, OHFrom: Kaleidoscope (6 plates) Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 (3/100) Printer: Lacouriere et Frelaut Imprimeur, Paris Paper: BFK RIVES watermark on some sheets from the se...Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsAquatint
- Red, yellow blueBy Arthur Luis PizaLocated in Paris, FREtching and aquatint Edition : 77/85 Catalog : cat 141 66.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.98 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 71.00 cm. x 45.00 cm. 27.95 in. x 17.72 in. (image) LCD1332Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsEtching, Aquatint
- EolienneBy Bertrand DornyLocated in Paris, FRAquatint, 1974 Edition : 27/50 Publisher : L'oeuvre Gravée (Berne) Catalog : n° 228 76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.05 in. (paper) 50.00 cm. x 40.00 cm. 19.69 in. x 15.75 in. ...Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsAquatint
- Suite des architectures non répertoriéesBy Bertrand DornyLocated in Paris, FRAquatint, 1979 Edition : 27/75 Publisher : La Jeune Gravure Contemporaine (Paris) Catalog : n° 380 50.00 cm. x 65.00 cm. 19.69 in. x 25.59 in. (paper) 40.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 15.75 i...Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsAquatint
- Paysage n°5By Bertrand DornyLocated in Paris, FRAquatint, 1977 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : 25 Publisher : La Source (Montbéliard) Catalog : 324 38.00 cm. x 56.50 cm. 14.96 in. x 22.24 in. (paper) 25.50 cm. x 43....Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsAquatint
- DescentBy Rosalyn RichardsLocated in Palm Springs, CASigned, titled and numbered in pencil, edition of 15. Rosalyn Richards has been a member of the Bucknell University art faculty since 1982. Images from particle physics, satellite p...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsEtching, Aquatint
- Gris NoirBy Antoni ClavéLocated in Paris, FRAquatint and carborundum Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annoted HC LCD4215Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsAquatint
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
Conceptual Artist Mel Bochner Explores His Connections to 20th-Century Italian Art
The American artist organized an exhibition of his works together with those of postwar Italian talents Alighiero Boetti and Lucio Fontana at the Hudson Valley’s Magazzino Italian Art space.
Welcome (Back) to the Wild, Wonderful World of Walasse Ting
Americans are rediscovering the globe-trotting painter and poet, who was connected to all sorts of art movements across a long and varied career.