11/2 Artist: William Eggleston

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Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters, 1980

Troubled Waters

Eggleston’s work often dwells on the qualities of light, reflection, and color on different surface textures. Although most of his work has a very distinct fascination with color for some reason I find myself very interested in his series titled "Wedgwood Blue" They are simply shots of the sky. Its this series where you can see not only his interest in the ordinary, but his extraordinary fascination and sense of the mundane. After reading the introduction to his work I grew more intrigued. I've never been one to like imagery like this before, but like everything it is the idea, the thought behind the work that makes it so appealing. I'm sure if you went on flicker right now you could search sky/clouds and a million of these would come up. Maybe that is why I like them so much.
"He was excited by the touches of blue between the clouds abd by the intensity of light. His attitude was one of exploration. He applied methodical discipline to the quality of blue."Mark Holborn, August 1991, London, out of the book Ancient and Modern by William Eggleston.

Wedgwood Blue, 1979