Jerry Uelsmann Claire Swierczek Brock Dykema Riley Sparks
Stuff about Jerry - Received his BFA at the Rochester Institute in 1957 - Taught photography for over 15 years - University of Florida in Gainesville - His work is related to that of Henry Peach Robinson and Oscar Rejlander. - They used similar darkroom effects in Uelsmann’s work. - First solo museum exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1967. - That same year he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. - Awarded with a National Endowment in 1972. - Main Style: Darkroom Composite Photography
Uelsmann and Surrealism “ Surrealism images contain things that could never be real, ❖ but only made up in one’s mind Uelsmann combined this with photography playing off of ❖ previous artists from the 30’s and 40’s to create surrealist images His images were looked down upon by current ❖ photographers who believed in all of the things leading up to actually taking the picture and not editing it afterward Uelsmann believed that images can take on “post ❖ visualization” and the image can change even after it is taken. The combination of darkroom photography and ❖ surrealism made Uelsmann’s work unique and monumental in his time before Photoshop and software of the like 3
Uelsmann’s Medium Uelsmann’s work was on the medium of gelatin silver print ❖ Gelatin silver print has three layers ❖ Paper ➢ Used as a base ■ Baryta ➢ Used to separate the paper and the image and is made ■ of barium sulfate Gelatin ➢ Chemicals that form the image and can be used to ■ change the tone. Uelsmann used this to create the look of masks laying a foundation ❖ for digital art to come in the future.
Darkroom Composite Photography - A style that incorporates different pieces of photographs together into one complete project - Uses masking and exposure of different areas of photosensitive paper with changing negatives - Entirely analog Alexander Aitken
“ I’ve spent so much time in the darkroom that it’s a part of me. The darkroom to this day—even though the computer world has emerged—has an alchemy aspect for me. It’s magical watching an image come up in the developer. 7
Meditation Mystery The captured light that is shown within the clouds give a sense of hope and wonder to the photo. Then, the ladder peering out of the water gives it a sense of angst and fear. 8
Apocalypse II “ The appearance of a large “virus” infecting the sky leaves a sense of unease in the viewer. The seeming reality of this image is what makes this photo uncomfortable. 9
Small Woods Where I Met Myself It can be clear to see that this image, with this specific title, is a story of personal declare. The person is not able to see their own reflection, which could be a real life similarity to Jerry’s life. 10
There is some Untitled uncertainty as to what the flying object is the image. Depending on one’s perspective, the photo could be a simple shot of a blurry bird, or an unsettling body floating lifeless-like in mid-air. 11
Stone Meditation 12
Floating Tree 13
Philistine's Eye 14
Path of Self Discovery 15
Full Dome Photograph of the famous Half dome but Uelsmann reflected the photo to create a surreal look of the cliff being a full semicircle. 16
Restricted Man Uelsmann took an ordinary picture of a wall and board and through the use of masks and differing light he was able to reveal part of a mans face inside the square of wood creating a very interpretive and symbolistic piece. 17
Uelsmann puts a standard room in the middle of the forest to create a dreamlike image 18
Uelsmann makes a normal room look like is apart of a lake in this piece, directly reflecting his surrealism ideas 19
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Works Cited Aitken, Alexander. "Darkroom Techniques: Combination Printing by Alexander Aitken". Filmed 2011. Youtube video, 4:30. Posted [May 2011]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LPEqTVeg-Y Irving Penn. Gelatin Silver Prints. Art Institute Chicago. 2013. http://archive.artic.edu/irvingpennarchives/gelatin/. (Accessed February 3, 2019). “Jerry Uelsmann Facts.” biography.yourdictionary..com. https://biography.yourdictionary.com/jerry-uelsmann (Accessed January 31, 2019). "Jerry Uelsmann." Artsy. https://www.artsy.net/artist/jerry-uelsmann. (Accessed February 1, 2019). Scheinbaum & Russek. “Jerry Uelsmann.” photographydealers.com. http://www.photographydealers.com/artists/jerry-uelsmann/ (Accessed February 1, 2019). Szarkowski, John. Wall Label. 1967. https://www.moma.org/documents/moma_press-release_326497.pdf (accessed February 3, 2019). Uelsmann, Jerry. “Selected Works.” Uelsmann.net. http://www.uelsmann.net/works.php (accessed January 30, 2019). "Uelsmann, Jerry N." Museum of Contemporary Photography. http://www.mocp.org/detail.php?type=related&kv=7799&t=people. 21
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