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

Willy RonisLorraine - Willy Ronis, 20th Century, French Humanist Photography, 1954

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Lorraine - Willy Ronis, 20th Century, French Humanist Photography

By Willy Ronis

Located in Paris, FR

One of the famous members of the Humanist photography in France. Signed lower right. Stamp of the artist's studio on the back.

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1950s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Michael KennaKussharo Lake, Study 11, Hokkaido, Japan, 2016

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Kussharo Lake, Study 11, Hokkaido, Japan

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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Michael KennaGiza Pyramids, Study 6, Cairo, 2009

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Giza Pyramids, Study 6, Cairo, 2009

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 KennaKussharo Lake Tree, Study 12, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan, 2008

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Kussharo Lake Tree, Study 12, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan

By Michael Kenna

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Edition 5 of 45 Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains high...

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Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Michael KennaLe Desert de Retz, Study 8, France., 1988

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Le Desert de Retz, Study 8, France.

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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20th Century Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Michael KennaIce Floe, Cape Hinode, Hokkaido, Japan. 2005, 2005

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Ice Floe, Cape Hinode, Hokkaido, Japan. 2005

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 am...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Michael KennaWhite Copse, Study 3, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan. 2004, 2004

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White Copse, Study 3, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan. 2004

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 am...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Michael KennaCopacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2006

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Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

By Michael Kenna

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Edition 5 of 45 Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains high...

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Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Michael KennaChikui Cape Trees, Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan, 2002

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Chikui Cape Trees, Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan

By Michael Kenna

Located in Sante Fe, NM

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

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Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gerald BerghammerGolden Gate, CA, USA, black and white gelatin silver art photography, framed, 2015

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Golden Gate, CA, USA, black and white gelatin silver art photography, framed

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Golden Gate Study 7, CA, USA - no. 11638 Black and white analog fine art cityscape - landscape photography, Gerald Berghammer. Limited Edition 1/9. Silver Gelatin Print, Selenium Ton...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Digital Pigment

Gerald BerghammerChampagne Paradise, Vineyards, France, black and white photography - Framed, 2013

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Champagne Paradise, Vineyards, France, black and white photography - Framed

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Limited Edition 04/20. Silver Gelatin Prints, Selenium Toned, Printed 2019. Signed, numbered, dated by Artis. Handmade wood frame, dark-brown, natural white ar...

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2010s Contemporary James Welling Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Digital Pigment

Michael KennaRock Formations, Study 1, Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan. 2002, 2002

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Rock Formations, Study 1, Yoichi, 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 am...

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