Continuing the Art of Play
November 13, 2024

Artist: Mel Bochner


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Mel Bochner is an American conceptual artist. Bochner received his BFA in 1962 and honorary Doctor of Fine Arts in 2005 from the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University. He lives in New York City.

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Warm-up + Project

Mel Bochner! This should be fun!

What's on your mind?

Write it out.

Repeat it.

Do you have a word, a thought, or a message ?? 

Write it out. 

Repeat it. 

Choose your medium, your letter style, colors, size and direction. 

Repeat it.

Play with it.

You may want to make your letters large or very small.

Write freehand.

Use stencils.

Go for it!!




HA, HA, HA | 2017 | Monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment

Right On | 2023 | Monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment

Blah, Blah, Blah | 2024 | Monoprint in oil with collage, engraving and embossment

Blah, Blah, Blah | 2023 | Monoprint in oil with collage, engraving and embossment


Is This It? | 2023 | Cast and pigmented paper

Detail: Is This It?

Detail: Is This It?


Going Out Of Business, 2012 | Monoprint in colors with oil paint, collage, engraving, and embossment on Twinrocker handmade paper

Detail: Going Out Of Business

Detail: Going Out Of Business

Amazing | 2019-24 | Etching in 17 colors

It Doesn’t Get Better Than This | 2018 | Etched and silvered glass

Don’t Make Me Laugh | 2023 | Etching with aquatint


 
 

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