bˈɑːtʃnɚ bɪɡˈæn mˌeɪkɪŋ pˈeɪntɪŋz ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, ænd hɪz pˈeɪntɪŋz ɹˈeɪndʒ fɹʌm ɛkstɹˈiːmli kˈʌlɚfəl wˈɜːks kəntˈeɪnɪŋ wˈɜːdz tə wˈɜːks mˈoːɹ klˈɪɹli kənˈɛktᵻd tə ðə kənsˈɛptʃuːəl ˈɑːɹt hiː paɪənˈɪɹd.
Bochner began making paintings in the late 1970s, and his paintings range from extremely colorful works containing words to works more clearly connected to the conceptual art he pioneered.