In 1967 John Baldessari exhibited his ‘wrong’ series. He wanted to capture the essence of pictures that looked wrong and broke the rules o photography. When you first look at this photo you might see many disturbing things for example the picture is in black and white, and the palm tree looks as if it is sticking out of the mans head and the pine leaves that are popping out on the left side of the photo and the car that is on the write and you can only see it from the side.. The contrast of this photo is off,  it is braking the rule of thirds and the picture looks very  blurry which makes you unable to see the picture in it’s full.                                                       Work cited: Baldessari, John “Wrong” Photograph.https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-baldessari/wrong-1967

In 1970, John Baldessari published this image “Cremation Project”. 

When you first look at the picture you get this wrong feeling. This is due to the clash of color and temperature that makes the image more unsettling for the eyes and creates the sense of indifference. The image is also breaking the rule of thirds and has no focal point. The top half of the image is empty space, and the bottom half has scattered paper, furniture, and people. The light bulb that is shining on the left side distracts the person from seeing the image in its full. The composition of this image doesn’t guide the eye but causes discomfort. So, this image looks wrong but holds a lot of meaning and shows us the value of art. 

“Cremation Project”  Baldessari 1970

Work cited : Baldessari,John “Cremation Project” Photohttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-baldessari-687/lost-art-john-baldessari