James Welling Landscape 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 WellingJames Welling, West Los Angeles Apartments, Contemporary Landscape Photograph, 2003

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James Welling, West Los Angeles Apartments, Contemporary Landscape Photograph

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

James Welling, West Los Angeles Apartments, Contemporary Landscape Photograph West Los Angeles Apartments 2003 Gelatin silver print 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm), image James We...

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Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

David H. GibsonCypress Island, Village Creek, Texas, 1987

$600

H 6 in W 6 in

Cypress Island, Village Creek, Texas

By David H. Gibson

Located in Sante Fe, NM

David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition. He has also photographed extensi...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Martine FranckBeach Run by Club Med, Agadir, Morocco Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Print, 1976

$3,200

H 17 in W 21 in

Beach Run by Club Med, Agadir, Morocco Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Print

By Martine Franck

Located in Surfside, FL

Black and white Maritime 1970's Seascape Photograph. Martine Franck (2 April 1938 – 16 August 2012) was a Belgian documentary and portrait photographer. She was a member of Magnum P...

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20th Century Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Michael KennaSi Ma Tai Great Wall, Beijing, China. 2007

$2,500

H 8 in W 8 in

Si Ma Tai Great Wall, Beijing, China. 2007

By Michael Kenna

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential among ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Michael KennaTwo Hundred and Seven Sheep, Rakaia Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand. 2013

$2,500

H 8 in W 8 in

Two Hundred and Seven Sheep, Rakaia Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand. 2013

By Michael Kenna

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential among ...

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1990s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pentti SammallahtiUntitled, 2008

$1,300

H 6.5 in W 7.5 in

Untitled

By Pentti Sammallahti

Located in Sante Fe, NM

This print is currently featured in our exhibition, Warm Regards, and will be available to ship after the show closes June 24th, 2017. Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in co...

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Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

David H. GibsonReeds with Cypress, Village Creek, Texas, 1987

$600

H 6 in W 6 in

Reeds with Cypress, Village Creek, Texas

By David H. Gibson

Located in Sante Fe, NM

David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition. He has also photographed extensi...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pentti SammallahtiSouth Vist, Outer Herbides, Scottland, 2008

$1,100

H 3.5 in W 5 in

South Vist, Outer Herbides, Scottland

By Pentti Sammallahti

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in contemporary Finnish photography. His works depict nature eroded and broken down by civilization, but he does not put man and the environm...

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Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

David H. GibsonBacklighted Moss, Mill Pond, Caddo Lake Texas, 1987

$400

H 9.3 in W 5.5 in

Backlighted Moss, Mill Pond, Caddo Lake Texas

By David H. Gibson

Located in Sante Fe, NM

David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition. He has also photographed extensi...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pentti SammallahtiUntitled, 2008

$1,300

H 6.5 in W 7.5 in

Untitled

By Pentti Sammallahti

Located in Sante Fe, NM

This print is currently featured in our exhibition, Warm Regards, and will be available to ship after the show closes June 24th, 2017. Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in co...

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Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pentti SammallahtiBoulders Beach, South Africa, 2002

$1,300

H 7.3 in W 6 in

Boulders Beach, South Africa

By Pentti Sammallahti

Located in Sante Fe, NM

This print is currently featured in our exhibition, Warm Regards, and will be available to ship after the show closes June 24th, 2017. Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in co...

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Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

David H. GibsonReed Crescendo, Eagle Nest Lake, New Mexico, 2010

$400

H 4 in W 13 in

Reed Crescendo, Eagle Nest Lake, New Mexico

By David H. Gibson

Located in Sante Fe, NM

David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition. He has also photographed extensi...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Michael KennaHillside Fence, Study 4, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan. 2002, 2002

$7,000

H 8 in W 8 in

Hillside Fence, Study 4, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan. 2002

By Michael Kenna

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...

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