About The Work
"Nature is the most expensive wallpaper," Philip Johnson once said. As the architect of the Glass House, this sentiment could not be better depicted than in James Welling's photograph of the revered structure. By holding filters in front of the lens in pairs, Welling added translucent layers of vivid red and bright green over the image, allowing the structure of the house to blend even further into its surroundings.
Welling says, "When I realized I could make the grass red or make sun flares, splatters, and different types of visual activity in front of this supposedly transparent house, or box, the project became a laboratory for ideas about transparency, reflectivity, and color."
About James Welling
From The Magazine
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Photograph
Archival inkjet print.
17.00 x 22.00 in
43.2 x 55.9 cm
Signed and numbered by the artist on verso.
About The Work
"Nature is the most expensive wallpaper," Philip Johnson once said. As the architect of the Glass House, this sentiment could not be better depicted than in James Welling's photograph of the revered structure. By holding filters in front of the lens in pairs, Welling added translucent layers of vivid red and bright green over the image, allowing the structure of the house to blend even further into its surroundings.
Welling says, "When I realized I could make the grass red or make sun flares, splatters, and different types of visual activity in front of this supposedly transparent house, or box, the project became a laboratory for ideas about transparency, reflectivity, and color."
About James Welling
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Emily Bills - The Art for Home Interview
- News & Events: 4 Reasons to Collect James Welling's 'Seafoam' Film Still
- Art 101: If You Like John Baldessari, You'll Love These 5 Artists
- News & Events: 8 Sumptuous New Art Books to Read This Fall
- Art 101: 10 of Art History's Most Important (and Now Defunct) Galleries
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