Jerry Uelsmann

By: Nicole franco

About Jerry Uelsmann

Was born in Detroit June 11th, 1934. And he is still alive and working today

Jerry Uelsmann often uses a dark room to assemble negatives.

He began assembling multiple negatives in the late1950’s

in 1957 he published his first image in Photography Annual

Aside from having shows across the country, Jerry has also appeared abroad for the past 30 years

Accomplishments

He received Guggenheim Fellowship in 1967

he was also awarded the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1972.

He is a founding member of The Society of Photographic Education and a trustee of the Friends of Photography.

In a 1981 Uelsmann's work was named one of the most collected in the country.

3 Photo’s in 75+ Words

I really enjoy this piece because its abstract in the fact that there are clouds and a sky, where a ceiling should be. This along with the small man on the desk, makes this photo seem like an image captured right out of a dream. I like the image very much but if I were Jerry Uelsmann I wouldn’t have used such a small room. I think using a larger room would exaggerate the vastness a lot better.

“man on table in a room with a sky”- 1976

This photo seems to have a certain calmness to it that I really enjoy. When I look at this image the first thing I see is the flame on the desk, which then leads

me to the mountains. One thing that bothers me about this image is the

branch sticking out from over head, I think that its out of place and that the

image could do without it. And what I fin most interesting about this piece is that it seems almost natural. As if you could see this anywhere, which is odd for a

photographer who likes to twist reality.

“flaming desk”- 1989

I like this photo because the room in which it is photographed it gives the image a mystical/royal vibe. But the shadows in the window and the cloud looming overhead make this image haunting. One thing that I would change thou is the framing of the bed. It seems too flashing for this scene and it distracts me. If Jerry Uslemann had made the frame more natural color I think it would’ve made the photo a lot better.

“roman room”- 1993

A few Images That I like

“Untitled”- 1996 “Untitled”- 2000

“Untitled”- 1983“Meditation Mystery”- 2001

“Time remembers”- 1999 “Untitled”- 1982

“Untitled” - 1988 “Untitled”- 1996

10 Photo’s

10 photo’s continued

Bibliography

http://www.andrewsmithgallery.com/exhibitions/jerryuelsmann/masterworks/index.htm

http://www.uelsmann.net/#mi=1&pt=0&pi=2&p=-1&a=0&at=0

http://pdngallery.com/legends/uelsmann/

http://bermangraphics.com/press/jerry-uelsmann.htm