Mel Bochner

b. Pittsburgh, PA, 1940

Collection Artwork

    • Obsolete
      Mel Bochner
      Obsolete, 2007
      Bochner 2007
      Obsolete, 2007
      oil on canvas
      89 x 68 inches (226 x 173 cm)
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_Obsolete.jpg Synonyms for the word "obsolete" are painted over a field of dark gray with a translucent white paint.
    • None Tangent
      Mel Bochner
      None Tangent, 1967
      Bochner 1967
      None Tangent, 1967
      gelatin silver prints mounted on Masonite
      44 x 44 inches (112 x 112 cm)
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_NoneTangent.jpg Composition of 16 squares with white ground with dark cubes in a singular diamond pattern spread across the squares.
    • 36 Photographs and 12 Diagrams
      Mel Bochner
      36 Photographs and 12 Diagrams, 1966
      Bochner 1966
      36 Photographs and 12 Diagrams, 1966
      gelatin silver prints
      73 x 55 inches (185 x 140 cm)
      11 ¼ x 11 ¼ x 1 ¼ inches (29 x 29 x 3 cm)
      110 x 82 ½ x 1 ¼ (279 x 210 x 3 cm)
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_36Photographs12Diagrams.jpg A matrix of photographs and diagrams, including various examinations of grids and structures built of cubes to match those grids.
    • Imagine the Enclosed Area Blue (1-4)
      Mel Bochner
      Imagine the Enclosed Area Blue (1-4), 1969
      Bochner 1969
      Imagine the Enclosed Area Blue (1-4), 1969
      blue powder pigment and vinyl on wall
      48 x 240 inches (122 x 610 cm) overall
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_ImagineEnclosed-1276x686.jpg The words "IMAGINE THE ENCLOSED AREA BLUE" are painted on the wall four times in variously executed fields of blue which do or do not enclose the text..
    • Actual Size (Face) / Actual Size (Hand)
      Mel Bochner
      Actual Size (Face) / Actual Size (Hand), 1968
      Bochner 1968
      Actual Size (Face) / Actual Size (Hand), 1968
      gelatin silver prints
      each 22 x 14 ½ inches (56 x 36 cm)
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_ActualSize-1276x733.jpg Black and white photographs of a face in profile and arm with hand. These are next to a hand-drawn dimension string, the number 12 and inches symbol
    • Measurement: 12″ (Between The Space of Statements)
      Mel Bochner
      Measurement: 12″ (Between The Space of Statements), 2009
      Bochner 2009
      Measurement: 12″ (Between The Space of Statements), 2009
      self-adhesive vinyl on wall
      ½ x 12 inches (1 x 31 cm)
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_Measurement12-1276x733.jpg Two wall-mounted photographs of a man's shoulders and head and a man's arm are spaced 12 inches apart with architectural tick marks.
    • Recopy (If we could imagine…)
      Mel Bochner
      Recopy (If we could imagine…), 1969
      Bochner 1969
      Recopy (If we could imagine…), 1969
      chalk and acrylic paint on wall
      72 x 67 inches (183 x 170 cm)
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_Recopy-600x800.jpg A black rectangular field is painted on a wall with an uneven, dripping bottom. White questions and statements are written in chalk on the field.
    • Transparent and Opaque
      Mel Bochner
      Transparent and Opaque, 1968
      Bochner 1968
      Transparent and Opaque, 1968
      silver dye bleach prints (Ilfochrome)
      48 x 48 ½ inches (122 x 123 cm)
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_TransparentOpaque.jpg Rectangular composition of 12 pictures of unidentifiable abstracted colorful images showing texture, movement, and reflection.