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Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of 36 Attempts)

Creator: John Baldessari
Offered by: Robert Stilin LLC

Description
This work by John Baldessari is a collection of selected photographs, documenting the process of throwing three balls in the air while attempting to replicate identical stills. Though his intent was to create similar photographs, no two are the same in practice due to variables in his throws and potential gusts of wind.

Baldessari made 36 attempts total (the number of exposures on a standard 35mm film roll) and chose twelve shots he considered most successful as documentation of this work. This piece represents a core concept in process-based artwork, coupling a repeatable action with a documentary process resulting in an artifact evidencing time elapsed by the artist's own hand, and the discrepancies which arise as a result of human imperfection.

Framed Dimensions: 16" W x 12 5/8" H x 1 1/4" D, 12 frames total

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Origin:	United States
Period:	1950-1979
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1973
Styles / Movements:	Conceptualism
Incollect Reference #:	827509

Dimensions

W.	16 in;	H.	12.63 in;	D.	1.25 in;
W.	40.64 cm;	H.	32.08 cm;	D.	3.18 cm;

Message from Seller:

Robert Stilin is known for effortlessly combining crisp, clean architecture with custom upholstery, antique and vintage furniture and modern and contemporary art to create casually elegant homes that are warm, comfortable and very livable. With over 25 years of experience running his own design firm, the New York and Hamptons based designer has built a solid reputation as a highly versatile interior designer whose classically modern work is custom tailored to the needs of each client and project