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Mel Bochner Art

American, b. 1940

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.

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Mel Bochner - UNNAMEABLE, Monoprint with collage, engraving & embossment, Signed
Mel Bochner - UNNAMEABLE, Monoprint with collage, engraving & embossment, Signed

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"Untitled" by Mel Bochner (Red, White, Abstract, Expressionist, Screenprint)
"Untitled" by Mel Bochner (Red, White, Abstract, Expressionist, Screenprint)

Mel Bochner"Untitled" by Mel Bochner (Red, White, Abstract, Expressionist, Screenprint), 1984

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Howl! -- Screen Print, Glitter, Text Art by Mel Bochner

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"Chuckle" signed monoprint in oil on handmade paper by artist Mel Bochner
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Brightly Colored Monoprint by Mel Bochner
Brightly Colored Monoprint by Mel Bochner

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Brightly Colored Monoprint by Mel Bochner

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"Kvetch" monoprint in oil with collage, engraving and embossment by Mel Bochner
"Kvetch" monoprint in oil with collage, engraving and embossment by Mel Bochner

Mel Bochner"Kvetch" monoprint in oil with collage, engraving and embossment by Mel Bochner, 2021

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"Kvetch" monoprint in oil with collage, engraving and embossment by Mel Bochner

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Blah, Blah, Blah (Limited Edition face mask with Bochner's most famous text)
Blah, Blah, Blah (Limited Edition face mask with Bochner's most famous text)

Mel BochnerBlah, Blah, Blah (Limited Edition face mask with Bochner's most famous text), 2021

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Blah, Blah, Blah (Limited Edition face mask with Bochner's most famous text)

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Located in New York, NY

Brand new in original sealed packaging (not shown) - never opened MEL BOCHNER Blah, Blah, Blah Limited Edition Mask, 2021 Machine washable lightweight fabric with three layers of pro...

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Four Color Quartets, Abstract Lithograph by Mel Bochner
Four Color Quartets, Abstract Lithograph by Mel Bochner

Mel BochnerFour Color Quartets, Abstract Lithograph by Mel Bochner, 1990

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Four Color Quartets, Abstract Lithograph by Mel Bochner

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Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Mel Bochner, American (1940 - ) Title: Four Color Quartets Year: 1990 Medium: Four Lithographs, signed and numbered verso Edition: 8/35 Overall Size...

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Four Color Quartets (Second Quartet)
Four Color Quartets (Second Quartet)

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Four Color Quartets (Second Quartet)

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Located in New York, NY

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Four Color Quartets (First Quartet)
Four Color Quartets (First Quartet)

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$3,500

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By Mel Bochner

Located in New York, NY

Suite $10,000. Individual Quartets $3,500. First Quartet 35 in. x 35 in. Second Quartet 35 in. x 45 in. Third Quartet 45 in. x 35 in. Fourth Quartet 45 in. x 45 in. Signed and ...

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Four Color Quartets (Third Quartet)
Four Color Quartets (Third Quartet)

Mel BochnerFour Color Quartets (Third Quartet), 1990

$3,500

Four Color Quartets (Third Quartet)

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Located in New York, NY

Suite $10,000. Individual Quartets $3,500. Signed and dated on verso. First Quartet 35 in. x 35 in. Second Quartet 35 in. x 45 in. Third Quartet 45 in. x 35 in. Fourth Quartet ...

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"Gobbledygook" monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment by Mel Bochner
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Mel Bochner"Gobbledygook" monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment by Mel Bochner, 2017

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"Gobbledygook" monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment by Mel Bochner

By Mel Bochner

Located in Boca Raton, FL

"Gobbledygook" monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand-dyed Twinrocker handmade paper from Two Palms Publishing. Signed and dated Bochner 2017 lower right recto. Ima...

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Four Quartets Third Quartet
Four Quartets Third Quartet

Mel BochnerFour Quartets Third Quartet, 1990

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Four Quartets Third Quartet, 1990 Mel Bochner (American, b. 1940) Signed and Numbered Verso Lithograph in Four Panels 42 x 34.5 inches 52.25 x 44 inches with frame Mel Bochner, a po...

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Four Color Quartets (Fourth Quartet)
Four Color Quartets (Fourth Quartet)

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Four Color Quartets (Fourth Quartet)

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Mel BochnerHA, 2023

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By Mel Bochner

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Monoprint in oil paint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand-dyed handmade paper Signed and dated to lower margin

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2010s Contemporary Mel Bochner Art

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BLAH BLAH BLAH
BLAH BLAH BLAH

Mel BochnerBLAH BLAH BLAH, 2016

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BLAH BLAH BLAH

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Located in Miami Beach, FL

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The background consists of bright colors. The letters laid upon the top are built in 3-dimension of oil paint in solid, strong colors. The embossed letters are executed in a capitalized and uniform type face with rounded corners and crisp edges. The pigment of the oil paint glows in hues of pink, orange, purple and yellow. The repeated word occupies the expanse of the image as if composed within a linear grid. Throughout this grid, Bochner plays with the levels of contrast, heightening the intensity in certain sections, and reducing the degree in other areas. The colorful monoprint is not only fun to look at, but carries and air of gaiety around the subject of fine art – something that is so often considered all too serious. Bochner uses powerful words to make the viewer think about how they “ascribe character and feelings to things, even the inanimate, that have none.” He seeks to incite a reaction in the viewer, and certainly the use of such color and such bold language will no doubt do the trick. Created in 2024, this monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand-dyed Twinrocker handmade paper is hand signed and dated by Mel Bochner (Pittsburgh, 1940 - ) in pencil in the lower recto. Mel Bochner Blah...

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Mel Bochner art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Mel Bochner art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, red and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Mel Bochner in lithograph, etching, engraving and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Mel Bochner art, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Peter Voulkos, George Condo, and McArthur Binion. Mel Bochner art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $295 and tops out at $50,000, while the average work can sell for $20,000.

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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.