This generously illustrated book examines a series of color photographs by Los Angeles- based artist James Welling, who turned to the painter Andrew Wyeth for inspiration. As a conceptual artist who is deeply interested in the genesis of representation, Welling began this series of photographs<br>as an examination of Andrew Wyeth's influence on his own<br>work, from Welling's earliest watercolors in the 1960s through<br>his recent photographs. Shot on location in Pennsylvania and<br>Maine--in the same areas where Wyeth painted throughout<br>his life--this major series includes photographs from 2010<br>through 2014. In addition to including never-before-seen<br>works from the completed Wyeth series, the book explores<br>the mechanisms of influence of one artist upon another--<br>even across media--ranging from subconscious borrowings<br>to more direct appropriations. Using color photography,<br>Welling evokes Wyeth's aesthetic, particularly the importance<br>of place in his work. Paying homage to Wyeth's practice of<br>manipulating subject matter in his seemingly realistic paintings,<br>Welling digitally altered his photographs in subtle ways. This<br>book provides a fascinating look at a major new series by a<br>leading contemporary artist, and allows for fresh and insightful<br>connections to Andrew Wyeth.