Jerry Uelsmann is an American photographer. He was born June 11, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan and is still living today in Gainesville Florida. Uelsmann graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1957 where he received his B.F.A degree. In addition, Uelsmann earned his M.S. as well as an M.F.A. from Indiana University in 1960. Aside from creating his own artwork, Uelsmann taught photography at the University of Florida Gainesville. In addition to teaching photography, he was a graduate research professor of art and is now retired. Jerry Uelsmann has received two fellowships, one a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1967 and the other a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1972. He is also a fellow of the Royal Photographic Society
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In fact, my inspiration for the collection I am working on for my senior showcase comes directly from Uelsmann. I find Uelsmann’s work to be truly remarkable since all of his photographs were processed and created in the darkroom. I have a great appreciation for his craftsmanship, as he did not have access to Photoshop to create his photographs. In addition, I greatly appreciate his process as creating a beautiful photograph yet alone a mysterious, compelling composition in the darkroom takes an enormous amount skill and patience. Since I admire Jerry Uelsmann’s work so much, he heavily influences the photographs and compositions I create. In my own work, specifically my portrait photographs, I see a quite a bit of Jerry Uelsmann’s mysterious, surreal …show more content…
He is very well educated and has earned three degrees, a B.F.A, M.S. and an M.F.A. Uelsmann has numerous fellowships, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1967 and the other a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1972. In addition, he has had over 100 individual shows and has permanent collections in many museums around the world. Uelsmann says his main influences come from his teachers Beaumont Newhall, Minor White, Ralph Hattersley and his classmates Bruce Davidson, Pete Turner, Carl Chiarenza and Peter Bunnell. Lastly, in an interview with Black & White Magazine, Uelsmann shared some information regarding his process in the darkroom as well as his intent when creating photographs. To conclude, Jerry Uelsmann is an incredibly successful American Photographer who has left a huge impact on Surrealism and photography as a
In fact, my inspiration for the collection I am working on for my senior showcase comes directly from Uelsmann. I find Uelsmann’s work to be truly remarkable since all of his photographs were processed and created in the darkroom. I have a great appreciation for his craftsmanship, as he did not have access to Photoshop to create his photographs. In addition, I greatly appreciate his process as creating a beautiful photograph yet alone a mysterious, compelling composition in the darkroom takes an enormous amount skill and patience. Since I admire Jerry Uelsmann’s work so much, he heavily influences the photographs and compositions I create. In my own work, specifically my portrait photographs, I see a quite a bit of Jerry Uelsmann’s mysterious, surreal …show more content…
He is very well educated and has earned three degrees, a B.F.A, M.S. and an M.F.A. Uelsmann has numerous fellowships, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1967 and the other a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1972. In addition, he has had over 100 individual shows and has permanent collections in many museums around the world. Uelsmann says his main influences come from his teachers Beaumont Newhall, Minor White, Ralph Hattersley and his classmates Bruce Davidson, Pete Turner, Carl Chiarenza and Peter Bunnell. Lastly, in an interview with Black & White Magazine, Uelsmann shared some information regarding his process in the darkroom as well as his intent when creating photographs. To conclude, Jerry Uelsmann is an incredibly successful American Photographer who has left a huge impact on Surrealism and photography as a