Born 1940
Mel Bochner, an American conceptual artist born in Pittsburgh. Bochner graduated from Carnegie Institute of technology and holds a doctorate of fine arts.
Bochner has been a pioneer in the modern art movement of conceptual art. Bochner’s style of conceptual art revolved around and quizzed the abstract element of measurement.
In Bochner's art you can see that the artist has come from a technological background. Bochner's art uses, geometry, lighting, and measurement to convey his message.
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