Kim Weston (photographer) explained

Kim Weston
Birth Date:1953 May 30
Nationality:American
Known For:Fine Art Photography
Spouse:Gina Weston

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.[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] He also worked for fifteen years as an assistant to his uncle, Brett Weston.

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.[7] [8] He prints 8×10, 11×14 and 16×20.[9] He still develops, prints, and finishes his own work.[10]

In 2004, Weston began applying oil paints, pastels, watercolors, and colored pencils to his silver gelatin prints. He said: [11] [12]

"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."

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."

Weston lives on Wildcat Hill in Carmel Highlands, CA,[13] Edward Weston's former home, with his wife, Gina, and his son, Zachary, where he teaches several photography workshops every year. The pine-wood cabin on Wildcat Hill, designed by Edward's third son Neil, was built in 1938.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

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Joint and group exhibitions

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Notes

  1. News: Edward Weston's Wildcat Hill still in the family. San Francisco Chronicle. 2017-03-27.
  2. News: A view of Weston country in Carmel. 2007-04-15. Los Angeles Times. 2017-03-27. 0458-3035.
  3. News: Where Edward Weston Saw the World Anew. Woodward. Richard B.. 2009-03-25. The New York Times. 2017-03-27. 0362-4331.
  4. News: Standing before the Lone Cypress. Los Angeles Times. 2017-03-27. 0458-3035.
  5. Web site: Luminous-Lint - Photographer - Kim Weston. Griffiths. Alan. luminous-lint.com. 2016-10-27.
  6. News: Art review: 4 generations of photography. The Sacramento Bee. 2017-03-27.
  7. Web site: Kim Weston. Kim Weston. 2016-10-27.
  8. Book: Bamberg, Matthew. New Image Frontiers:: Defining the Future of Photography. 2011-01-01. Cengage Learning. 978-1435458581. 119. en.
  9. All these print sizes are in inches, and are of the photographic paper as a whole, including margins.
  10. Web site: Duncan Miller Gallery: Kim Weston. duncanmillergallery.com. 2016-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170928142602/http://www.duncanmillergallery.com/artists/Kim%20Weston.html. 2017-09-28. dead.
  11. Book: Painted Photographs by Kim Weston. Center for Photographic Art. Witherill. Huntington. MagCloud. 2012.
  12. News: Kim Weston brushes up black-and-white photos with colored oils for latest exhibit. The Monterey Herald . 2017-04-02.
  13. Web site: Walking in the shadows of Edward Weston. Times. Los Angeles. 2013-05-29. Framework. 2017-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20171215014149/http://framework.latimes.com/2013/05/29/edward-weston/. 2017-12-15. dead.
  14. Web site: Kim Weston: Painted Photographs. Center for Photographic Art. 2017-04-02. 2019-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111737/https://photography.org/event/kim-weston-painted-photographs/. dead.
  15. News: Art calendar. 2016-10-27 . The Monterey Herald.
  16. Web site: New Work by Kim Weston Exposed Gallery Exposed Gallery ARTS & CULTURE MontereyBay365.com. www.montereybay365.com. 2016-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028084010/http://www.montereybay365.com/event/detail/440724261/New_Work_by_Kim_Weston. 2016-10-28. dead.
  17. Web site: Legacy: The Work of Kim Weston arts&architecture. www.artsandarchitecture.ca. 2016-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028083842/http://www.artsandarchitecture.ca/blog/files/cb81dbae44962c024047ba11166765ea-30.html. 2016-10-28. dead.
  18. News: Photography and painting are combined in unique ways in Carmel art show.. Pitnick. Richard. Monterey County Weekly. 2017-04-02.
  19. News: None. Staff. Monterey County Weekly. 2016-10-27.
  20. Web site: Duncan Miller Gallery. duncanmillergallery.com. 2016-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324003259/http://www.duncanmillergallery.com/exhibitions.html. 2016-03-24. dead.
  21. Web site: Timeless Gallery at Photo Shanghai 2015 Timeless Gallery Artsy. www.artsy.net. 2016-10-27.
  22. News: New Work by Kim Weston. Kim Weston. 2016-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028152303/http://www.kimweston.com/weston-photography-blog/blog/exhibits-and-lectures/kim-weston-new-work-exposed-gallery. 2016-10-28. dead.
  23. Web site: gallery Exposed: Kim Weston show opening July 15th, 2016. Exposed. 2016-06-21. gallery Exposed . 2016-10-27.
  24. News: Weston family focus of photo exhibit. Correspondent. EVAN GILLESPIE SBT. South Bend Tribune. 2017-03-27.
  25. Web site: 8 x 10 – Fundraising Exhibition, Center for..., 10/2013. mutualart.com. 2017-04-02.
  26. News: BAJO EL CIELO ANDALUZ. Fundación Valentín de Madariaga y Oya . 2017-03-27. es-ES.
  27. Web site: Timeless Gallery at Photo Shanghai 2015 Timeless Gallery Artsy. www.artsy.net. 2016-11-26.
  28. News: The Westons Press Release Scott Nichols Gallery. Scott Nichols Gallery. 2016-10-27.
  29. Web site: Four Generations of Weston: Black and White — Edward • Brett • Kim • Zach Viewpoint Photographic Art Center. www.viewpointgallery.org. 2016-10-27.
  30. News: Four generations of Weston turn Viewpoint to black and white. 2016-04-10. Village Life. 2017-03-27.
  31. Web site: Kunsträume. Weber. Rudolf. Kunsträume. de. 2017-10-10.
  32. News: Desnudos en al-Ándalus. El Periódico . 2015-10-01. 2017-03-27. es.

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