EDWARD + BRETT WESTON
2019-07-22The Weston name is one of the most prominent in American photography. Edward Weston and his son Brett left a remarkable, lasting pictorial legacy that is quintessentially American and set standards for future generations of photographers. Their combined body of work presents the symbiotic relationship they had to the medium, to their commitment towards a clear and precise vision, and their familial bond, as father and son. Dedicating their lives to photography, the Weston’s created an ‘oeuvre’ that became the standard for a modernist view that demonstrated a total break from Pictorialism. With a desire to record an unadorned world in a straight forward, unambiguous manner, they produced photographs that centered on sensuous and sculptural forms, rich tonalities, an aesthetically rich array of subject matter, and a range of scale from the close-up detail to a near panorama view of landscapes. The Weston’s left American photography a cultural endowment still cherished to the present day.
Opposite – Edward Weston, Pepper No. 30
Exhibition runs through to August 3rd, 2019
Holden Luntz Gallery
332 Worth Avenue
Palm Beach
33480 FL
