Yesterday afternoon I attended the William Eggleston: Anointing the Overlooked exhibition at the Frist. Eggleston was born in 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee. He remains one of the most influential photographers of the generation because he brought recognition to color photographer as a legitimate artistic medium. His photographs are characterized by the ordinary subject matter.
The show featured works from his early years as well as more recent additions. I found that a lot of his work featured asymmetry, fragmentation, and cropping. Many of his works were done using the dye-transfer process, a technique developed by Kodak in the 1940s and widely used in advertising and fashion photography. This process allowed Eggleston to intensify hues in his prints. Each image has a series of colors that flowed around the page making the viewer’s eye encompass the entire piece.
He often grouped work into collections based on the location of a trip or time period. My two favorite collections that some work was featured from was The Southern Suit Portfolio circa 1981 and the Troubled Waters Portfolio circa 1980. Here are some of the pictures from these portfolios that were featured at the exhibition.
William Eggleston, Untitled, c.1971-73, from Troubled Waters, 1980, Dye transfer print
William Eggleston, Untitled, c.1971-73, from Troubled Waters, 1980, Dye transfer print
*Most of his photos are actually left Untitled so here is the link to the Eggleston Trust site where I found the following picture. This are from the Southern Suit portfolio.
My overall favorite photograph was actually one of his newer prints. It is featured below.
William Eggleston. Untitled (Leg with Red Shoe, Paris), 2007. Pigment print
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