James Welling Color Photography

American, b. 1951

James Welling (b. 1951 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a postmodern artist. He earned both a BFA and an MFA at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California, where he studied with, among others, Dan Graham. He emerged in the 1970s as a postconceptual artist for whom photographic norms and the representational field itself were and remain contested and problematized. Welling lives and works in Los Angeles. During his career, Welling has experimented with different photographic mediums, including Polaroids, gelatin silver prints, photograms, and digital prints. Having studied under John Baldessari at CalArts and exhibited with Sherrie Levine at Metro Pictures, Welling began his career in the so-called Pictures Generation. His self-education in photography began in 1976 with the series Los Angeles Architecture & Portraits. In 1977 his second series, Diary/Landscape, matched the handwriting of his great-grandparents' letters with winter landscapes in Connecticut. Another well-known 2009 series by Welling is a meditation over a period of three years on Philip Johnson’s Glass House, shot in situ using colored filters. By contrast, his images of the Maison de Verre, are digitally manipulated. The rooms are lightened and brightened so that in some cases they glow unnaturally like a magazine spread. Yet another series consists of rectangles of pure color, made in the darkroom using colored filters. For his photogram series Torsos (2005–08), Welling cut screening, of the same type used for windows, to follow bodily contours and placed them on chromogenic paper before exposing them. Welling was the photographer of the cover art for Sonic Youth's 1985 album Bad Moon Rising. He collaborated with U.S. poet Susan Howe, providing six black-and-white photograms to accompany the text of That This, published in 2010. In 2009 he designed a hand-knotted rug for BravinLee programs. For the spring collection of Italian fashion label Brioni, Welling collaborated with the brand's creative director Brendan Mullane on a triple exposed floral print that was showered over zip front collared jackets, short sleeved silk shirts and Prince of Wales check suits. In 2014, the New York Times considered Welling one of today’s most influential photographers. That year, the artist was named one of the recipients of the Infinity Award given by the International Center of Photography, New York.

Artist: James Welling

James WellingGrave Stele with Family Group, 2020

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Grave Stele with Family Group

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Grave Stele with Family Group 2020 Signed in black ink, verso Archival pigment print 6 x 6 inches (15.24 x 15.24 cm), sheet 5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 8.9 ...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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James Welling1538, 2016

$458

1538

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

1538 2016 Signed in black ink, verso Archival pigment print 6 x 6 inches (15.24 x 15.24 cm), sheet 3.75 x 5.5 inches (9.5 x 14 cm), image This work is offered by ClampArt in New ...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sophia Milligan'Pounding Heart' Large scale triptych photograph. Ocean, sea, Beach cottage wave, 2022

$1,246

H 34 in W 60 in D 0.1 in

'Pounding Heart' Large scale triptych photograph. Ocean, sea, Beach cottage wave

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'Pounding Heart' Archival photographic triptych. Limited Edition of 25. Unframed. _________________ The wild Atlantic explodes in a raw release of energy, the graceful formation of ...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archi...

Sophia Milligan'Yellow Poppies' Large scale floral photo. Botanical yellow green, 2023

$1,107

H 40 in W 60 in D 0.1 in

'Yellow Poppies' Large scale floral photo. Botanical yellow green

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'Yellow Poppies' ('Mono No Aware' Series) Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered _________________ Buds, blooms, and th...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sophia Milligan'For the Brave, Tennessee' Limited Edition Triptych. Landscape, Flowers, nature., 2024

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H 30 in W 60 in D 0.1 in

'For the Brave, Tennessee' Limited Edition Triptych. Landscape, Flowers, nature.

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'For the Brave, Tennessee' Master Edition (1 of 5). Archival Giclée print. Triptych . Hand signed and numbered, Unframed. _________________ Scarlet poppies and purple lupine, scatte...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Sophia Milligan'May Morning in Yellow' Large Scale Photograph Yellow Roses flowers, 2024

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H 40 in W 60 in D 0.1 in

'May Morning in Yellow' Large Scale Photograph Yellow Roses flowers

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'May Morning in Yellow' 60 x 40" Master Edition Limited edition (1 of 5) archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ Illumina...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Digital...

Sophia Milligan'Exhalation' Limited edition photograph. Light Ocean Sea Beach Water Abstract, 2022

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H 30 in W 24 in D 0.1 in

'Exhalation' Limited edition photograph. Light Ocean Sea Beach Water Abstract

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'Exhalation' Limited Edition 30 x 24" Photograph. Edition of 25. Unframed _________________ The wild Atlantic pounds the granite cliffs in raw abandon, breathes and exhales gracefull...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Pigment, Arch...

Sophia Milligan'Wa-Kal-La' Photographic triptych Yosemite Water Wood Tree Stone Nature Gold, 2024

$1,246

H 24 in W 66 in D 0.1 in

'Wa-Kal-La' Photographic triptych Yosemite Water Wood Tree Stone Nature Gold

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'Wa-Kal-La' Archival photographic triptych. Limited Edition of 25. Hand signed and numbered, unframed. _________________ Reflected in the rippling surface of the Merced river, the ...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Sophia Milligan'Cherry Lane' Large scale floral photograph. Spring, blue pink green sakura, 2022

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H 60 in W 40 in D 0.1 in

'Cherry Lane' Large scale floral photograph. Spring, blue pink green sakura

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'Cherry Lane' ('Mono No Aware' Series) Limited edition archival photograph. Hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ Woven together into richly textured, poetic photograp...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Sophia Milligan'Sombras Doradas (4)' Large Scale Photo, Desert Silhouette Sunset Yellow Gold, 2022

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H 60 in W 40 in D 0.1 in

'Sombras Doradas (4)' Large Scale Photo, Desert Silhouette Sunset Yellow Gold

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'Sombras Doradas (4)' Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered _________________ Shadows painted on the finca wall: low December sun, golden, luminous,...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Sophia Milligan'Tulip Awakening' Large Scale Photograph bold flower pastel red orange white, 2024

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H 60 in W 40 in D 0.1 in

'Tulip Awakening' Large Scale Photograph bold flower pastel red orange white

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'Tulip, Awakening' 60 x 40" edition Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ Gauzy afternoon light, the tulips are stretching softly,...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Sophia Milligan'Spring couplet' Photograph Cherry blossom Sakura flowers white pink nature, 2024

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H 24 in W 36 in D 0.1 in

'Spring couplet' Photograph Cherry blossom Sakura flowers white pink nature

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'Spring Couplet' ('Mono No Aware' Series) 24 x 36" edition Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ The dance of the cherry blossoms ...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archi...

Sophia Milligan'The Optimism of Spring' Photograph Cherry blossom Sakura flowers green pink, 2024

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H 36 in W 24 in D 0.1 in

'The Optimism of Spring' Photograph Cherry blossom Sakura flowers green pink

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'The Optimism of Spring' ('Mono No Aware' Series) 24 x 36" edition Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ The cherry blossoms burst...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archi...

Sophia Milligan'Spring couplet' Large Scale Photograph Cherry blossom Sakura flowers white pink, 2024

$1,246

H 40 in W 60 in D 0.1 in

'Spring couplet' Large Scale Photograph Cherry blossom Sakura flowers white pink

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'Spring Couplet' ('Mono No Aware' Series) 40 x 60" edition Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ The dance of the cherry blossoms ...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archi...

Previously Available Items

James Welling10B (from "Flowers"), 2006

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10B (from "Flowers")

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Edition of 40 This photograph is offered by Clampart, located in New York City.

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Early 2000s James Welling Color Photography

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James Welling001, 2006, 2006

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001, 2006

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Chromogenic print (Edition of 58) Initialed, titled, and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

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Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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James Welling001, E+B (from "Flowers"), 2006

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001, E+B (from "Flowers")

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Chromogenic print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

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Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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James Welling001, A+7 (from "Flowers"), 2006

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001, A+7 (from "Flowers")

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Chromogenic print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

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Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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C Print

James Welling001, A (from "Flowers"), 2006

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H 14 in W 11 in

001, A (from "Flowers")

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Chromogenic print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

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Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Color Photography

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C Print

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