Kim Weston
Kim Weston in 2014 on Wildcat Hill.
Born1953 May 30
NationalityAmerican
Known forFine Art Photography
SpouseGina Weston
Websitewww.kimweston.com

Kim Weston (born May 30, 1953) is an American photographer known for his fine art nude studies.[1][2]

Weston is a third-generation member of one of the most well-recognized families in modern photography, which includes his grandfather Edward Weston, his uncle Brett Weston, and his father Cole Weston.[2][3][4]

Kim Weston's experience with the art of traditional black and white photography was cultivated assisting his father and his uncle in their respective darkrooms.

Life and work

Weston's artist's statement says "I make pictures which are meant to be direct and truthful. I do not explain or rationalize this work or my passion for it. I leave it to the viewer to find the surprises. I hope the work generates feelings; otherwise I have failed."[5]

He learned photography "assisting his father, Cole Weston, in the darkroom making gallery prints from the original negatives of his grandfather, Edward Weston."[6][7] He also worked for fifteen years as an assistant to his uncle, Brett Weston.[7]

Weston first photographed using a Rolleiflex twin lens reflex camera. When he reached his twenties, his main camera was a 4×5 (large format) Linhof - a gift from his uncle Brett Weston. He used this camera for many years, his interest shifting from photographing rocks and trees in the traditional Weston family style to nude figure studies. In his thirties he switched to an 8×10 Calumet given to him by his father. His studio nudes were becoming quite complex, often telling stories of his life in each series. Weston now photographs with a medium format Mamiya RB67 he inherited from his father.[6][8] He prints 8×10, 11×14 and 16×20.[n 1] He still develops, prints, and finishes his own work.[6][9]

In 2004, Weston began applying oil paints, pastels, watercolors, and colored pencils to his silver gelatin prints.[8] He said: [10][11]

"My painted photographs have given me a release from surface importance and visual certainty. I can take my image and tweak it to another dimension which if I think about it was my original direction and interpretation of the subject to begin with."[9]

Weston "founded the Weston Scholarship Fund (now The Weston Collective) in 2004 to support high school and college students studying fine-art, black and white, film photography in Monterey County."[3][6]

Weston lives on Wildcat Hill in Carmel Highlands, CA,[1][3][4][11][12] Edward Weston's former home,[1][12] with his wife, Gina, and his son, Zachary, where he teaches several photography workshops every year.[1][7] The pine-wood cabin on Wildcat Hill, designed by Edward's third son Neil, was built in 1938.[3]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

[22][better source needed]

Joint and group exhibitions

[31][better source needed]

Notes

  1. ^ All these print sizes are in inches, and are of the photographic paper as a whole, including margins.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Edward Weston's Wildcat Hill still in the family". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  2. ^ a b "A view of Weston country in Carmel". Los Angeles Times. 2007-04-15. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  3. ^ a b c d Woodward, Richard B. (2009-03-25). "Where Edward Weston Saw the World Anew". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  4. ^ a b "Standing before the Lone Cypress". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  5. ^ Griffiths, Alan. "Luminous-Lint - Photographer - Kim Weston". luminous-lint.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Kim Weston. "Kim Weston". Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  7. ^ a b c "Art review: 4 generations of photography". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  8. ^ a b Bamberg, Matthew (2011-01-01). New Image Frontiers:: Defining the Future of Photography. Cengage Learning. p. 119. ISBN 978-1435458581.
  9. ^ a b c "Duncan Miller Gallery: Kim Weston". duncanmillergallery.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  10. ^ Center for Photographic Art; Witherill, Huntington (2012). Painted Photographs by Kim Weston. MagCloud.
  11. ^ a b "Kim Weston brushes up black-and-white photos with colored oils for latest exhibit". The Monterey Herald. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  12. ^ a b Times, Los Angeles (2013-05-29). "Walking in the shadows of Edward Weston". Framework. Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  13. ^ "Kim Weston: Painted Photographs". Center for Photographic Art. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  14. ^ "Art calendar". The Monterey Herald. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  15. ^ "New Work by Kim Weston | Exposed Gallery | Exposed Gallery | ARTS & CULTURE | MontereyBay365.com". www.montereybay365.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  16. ^ "Legacy: The Work of Kim Weston | arts&architecture". www.artsandarchitecture.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  17. ^ Pitnick, Richard. "Photography and painting are combined in unique ways in Carmel art show". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  18. ^ Staff. "None". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  19. ^ "Duncan Miller Gallery". duncanmillergallery.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  20. ^ "Timeless Gallery at Photo Shanghai 2015 | Timeless Gallery | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  21. ^ Kim Weston. "New Work by Kim Weston". Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  22. ^ Exposed (2016-06-21). "gallery Exposed: Kim Weston show opening July 15th, 2016". gallery Exposed. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  23. ^ Correspondent, EVAN GILLESPIE SBT. "Weston family focus of photo exhibit". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  24. ^ "8 x 10 – Fundraising Exhibition, Center for..., 10/2013". mutualart.com. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  25. ^ "BAJO EL CIELO ANDALUZ" (in European Spanish). Fundación Valentín de Madariaga y Oya. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  26. ^ "Timeless Gallery at Photo Shanghai 2015 | Timeless Gallery | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  27. ^ "The Westons Press Release | Scott Nichols Gallery". Scott Nichols Gallery. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  28. ^ "Four Generations of Weston: Black and White — Edward • Brett • Kim • Zach | Viewpoint Photographic Art Center". www.viewpointgallery.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  29. ^ "Four generations of Weston turn Viewpoint to black and white". Village Life. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  30. ^ Weber, Rudolf. "Kunsträume". Kunsträume (in German). Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  31. ^ "Desnudos en al-Ándalus". El Periódico (in Spanish). 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2017-03-27.

Bibliography

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