Sometimes I've drawn on autobiographical material, maybe situations that I've felt trapped by, and turned them into something else, but in a very superficial way. When you find yourself thinking and worrying about certain things they become ridiculous. — William Wegman Copy Share Image
I was born on a tiny cot in southwestern Massachusetts during World War II. A sickly child, I turned to photography to overcome my… — William Wegman Copy Share Image
As soon as I got funny, I killed any majestic intentions in my work. — William Wegman Copy Share Image
I was working with mud and photographs and thread, eyelashes, carrots and acetone... I was throwing radios off buildings and... remember floating styrofoam commas… — William Wegman Copy Share Image
Dangle something in front of the camera. Get something surprising to be released. — William Wegman Copy Share Image
I was really relieved not to have to drag something in front of the camera; I could use a pencil and paper. A regular… — William Wegman Copy Share Image
When I first started making photo pieces it wasn't with the idea of a commitment to the medium. I didn't think I would have… — William Wegman Copy Share Image
Man Ray... loved games and absolutely knew about the camera. It is interesting to note that, although I used him in only about 10… — William Wegman Copy Share Image
Man Ray takes a lot of pressure off me. It's like having a third person in a conversation; one of you doesn't have to… — William Wegman Copy Share Image
Photography as a subject is a good one. Its history is only about 150 years... You only have to know about twenty-five or thirty… — William Wegman Copy Share Image
In 1978 I decided not to work with Man Ray as an act of self-discipline. I didn't want to rely on him. Man Ray… — William Wegman Copy Share Image
My Weimaraners are perfect fashion models. Their elegant, slinky forms are covered in gray - and gray, everyone knows, goes with anything. — William Wegman Copy Share Image
Sometimes I've drawn on autobiographical material, maybe situations that I've felt trapped by, and turned them into something else, but in a very superficial… — William Wegman Copy Share Image
My background is in painting but in school in the sixties, like many artists of that time, I believed that painting was dead. I… — William Wegman Copy Share Image
