My background is in painting but in school in the sixties, like many artists of that time, I believed that painting was dead. I began to work in collaboration with other artists in the creation of performances and installation works. Soon after, I started making video and photographic works and in the process became fascinated with the media itself. Before long I was setting things up just for the camera. In l970 I got a dog and he turned out to be very interested in video and photography as well.
I was really relieved not to have to drag something in front of the camera; I could use a pencil and paper. A regular pencil and typing paper. That a… - William Wegman
I was really relieved not to have to drag something in front of the camera; I could use a pencil and paper. A regular pencil and typing paper. That a…
- William Wegman
Sometimes I've drawn on autobiographical material, maybe situations that I've felt trapped by, and turned them into something else, but in a very sup… - William Wegman
Sometimes I've drawn on autobiographical material, maybe situations that I've felt trapped by, and turned them into something else, but in a very sup…
My background is in painting but in school in the sixties, like many artists of that time, I believed that painting was dead. I began to work in coll… - William Wegman
My background is in painting but in school in the sixties, like many artists of that time, I believed that painting was dead. I began to work in coll…
I was born on a tiny cot in southwestern Massachusetts during World War II. A sickly child, I turned to photography to overcome my loneliness and iso… - William Wegman
I was born on a tiny cot in southwestern Massachusetts during World War II. A sickly child, I turned to photography to overcome my loneliness and iso…
As soon as I got funny, I killed any majestic intentions in my work. - William Wegman
As soon as I got funny, I killed any majestic intentions in my work.
I get so confused about life photography art. - William Wegman
I get so confused about life photography art.
My Weimaraners are perfect fashion models. Their elegant, slinky forms are covered in gray - and gray, everyone knows, goes with anything. - William Wegman
My Weimaraners are perfect fashion models. Their elegant, slinky forms are covered in gray - and gray, everyone knows, goes with anything.
When I first started making photo pieces it wasn't with the idea of a commitment to the medium. I didn't think I would have to become a photographer … - William Wegman
When I first started making photo pieces it wasn't with the idea of a commitment to the medium. I didn't think I would have to become a photographer …
Dangle something in front of the camera. Get something surprising to be released. - William Wegman
Dangle something in front of the camera. Get something surprising to be released.
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