(1934- )
Jerry Uelsmann was born in Detroit in 1934. He
received his B.F.A. Degree at the Rochester
Institute of Technology in 1957 and his M.S. And
M.F.A. At Indiana University in 1960. He teaches
photography at the University of Florida. His
work has been exhibited in more than 100
shows in the U.S. and abroad over the last 30+
years.
On his technique:
“Usually I run through fifty sheets of paper
during a darkroom day. I always hope that at
the end of the day, I will have produced one or
two images that I care about. I make a small
edition of each of these, usually six prints. Over
the years I have discovered that approximately
10 percent of my finished images survive. This
means that out of a year's work, during which I
produce approximately 150 images, about
fifteen of them have a lasting value for me...
When I look at my contact sheets I try to find
clues to things that may work, clipping possible
combinations together as I flounder. I
sometimes make little sketches and then begin
by trying to build the image that was initially
perceived at the point of making the sketch.”
Sources:
Uelsmann, Jerry. Photo Synthesis, 1992; and
Process and Perception, 1985.
Essentially, he takes pictures of several different
elements and then combines those elements to
get a surreal image. Below is an example of this
process.
Separate images.
Combined images (wish this was a better scan,
but you get the idea).
This is my favorite of his works; I have the print
hanging up at home:
Click here to go to a web page of his
masterworks.
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