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James Welling — Selected Images from Drapes
James Welling

Selected Images from Drapes

Three gelatin silver prints capture the sensuous folds and undulating forms of draped fabric, transforming an everyday material into an abstract study of light and shadow. James Welling's meticulous attention to tonal gradation reveals the medium's rich capacity for depth, as the fabric's curves and creases dissolve into sweeping areas of luminous highlight and velvety darkness. The series exemplifies Welling's ongoing exploration of photography's formal and material possibilities, using the simplest of subjects to interrogate the nature of the photographic image itself.

Medium
Three gelatin silver prints.

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The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation

October 3, 2017

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James Welling, Selected Images from Drapes

Three gelatin silver prints capture the sensuous folds and undulating forms of draped fabric, transforming an everyday material into an abstract study of light and shadow. James Welling's meticulous attention to tonal gradation reveals the medium's rich capacity for depth, as the fabric's curves and creases dissolve into sweeping areas of luminous highlight and velvety darkness. The series exemplifies Welling's ongoing exploration of photography's formal and material possibilities, using the simplest of subjects to interrogate the nature of the photographic image itself.

Medium
Three gelatin silver prints.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Textile Subject, Drapery Study, Minimalist, Male Artist, Fine Art Photography, Conceptual Art, Gelatin Silver Print, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Formalist Photography, Late 20th Century, Triptych, Black and White, Abstract Photography

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