“Wrong, 1967 – John Baldessari.” WikiArt, www.wikiart.org/en/john-baldessari/wrong-1967
John Baldessari’s Image, titled ‘wrong’ shows a man standing in front of a palm tree, making it look like it’s growing out of his head. Reflecting Baldessari’s frustration with the traditional rules of photography. ironically naming it wrong, because although he know’s its wrong, he still thinks it’s a good photo. Invoking a playful emotion. His intentions with the work, (showing we can break rules) makes us appreciate the work more, that there can’t be any bad art. Baldessari shows us that a bad image can be good. Wrong shows us this because although it may be an objectively bad image, it strikes up a conversation about the strict rules of art, that Baldessari believes shouldn’t exist.