Handtmann Photography Lecture Series Presents James Welling

Monday, April 5, 2010 : 6:00pm to 8:00pm

University Park Campus
Graduate Fine Arts Building
Lecture Forum

Free and open to the public.


Welling’s abstract compositions are rendered as photograms, traditional gelatin silver prints, Polaroids and digitally processed prints.

Welling has also used experimental shutterless cameras, digital cameras and vintage view cameras to create these images. His works challenge the technical and conceptual bounds of photography, but employ simple materials like crumpled aluminum foil, wrinkled fabric and pastry dough. For Torsos (2005-2008), Welling cut screening (much like that used for windows) to follow bodily contours, and placed it on chromogenic paper before exposing it.