Product Description

This generously illustrated book examines a series of color photographs by Los Angeles- based artist James Welling, who turned to the painter Andrew Wyeth for inspiration. As a conceptual artist who is deeply interested in the genesis of representation, Welling began this series of photographs

as an examination of Andrew Wyeth's influence on his own

work, from Welling's earliest watercolors in the 1960s through

his recent photographs. Shot on location in Pennsylvania and

Maine--in the same areas where Wyeth painted throughout

his life--this major series includes photographs from 2010

through 2014. In addition to including never-before-seen

works from the completed Wyeth series, the book explores

the mechanisms of influence of one artist upon another--

even across media--ranging from subconscious borrowings

to more direct appropriations. Using color photography,

Welling evokes Wyeth's aesthetic, particularly the importance

of place in his work. Paying homage to Wyeth's practice of

manipulating subject matter in his seemingly realistic paintings,

Welling digitally altered his photographs in subtle ways. This

book provides a fascinating look at a major new series by a

leading contemporary artist, and allows for fresh and insightful

connections to Andrew Wyeth.