Early California Landscapes — Catherine Wagner

Early California Landscapes — Catherine Wagner

Early California Landscapes

1974-79

Interested in the oscillating forms and relevancy of the modern landscape, I deviated from illuminating the traditional Western landscape, focusing instead on the tangible forces of change: the developing urban sprawl as it branched into, over, and through the land. Focusing on the formal qualities of the overlooked and the banal, I drew upon the expressions of modulated light that abstract and inform space, opening these otherwise mundane views into cause for reverie and contemplation.

Statement courtesy of Shoair Mavlian, Stephen Shore, and Nicholas Olsberg.

Early California Landscapes

Early California Landscapes

Early California Landscapes

Early California Landscapes

Early California Landscapes

Early California Landscapes

Early California Landscapes

Early California Landscapes

Early California Landscapes

Early California Landscapes

Early California Landscapes

Early California Landscapes

Early California Landscapes

Early California Landscapes

Richmond, CA

Gelatin silver print. 7.5" × 11"

Early California Landscapes

Mill Valley, CA

Gelatin silver print. 7.5" × 11"

Early California Landscapes

Kentfield, CA

Gelatin silver print. 7.5" × 11"

Early California Landscapes

Rooftop Site II, San Francisco, CA

Gelatin silver print. 7.5" × 11"

Early California Landscapes

Rooftop Site I, San Francisco, CA

Gelatin silver print. 7.5" × 11"

Early California Landscapes

Metallic Construction II

Gelatin silver print. 7.5" × 11"

Early California Landscapes

Salt Pile I, Hayward, CA

Gelatin silver print. 12.25" × 17"

Early California Landscapes

Larkspur, CA

Gelatin silver print. 7.5" × 11"

Early California Landscapes

Marin Catholic High School

Gelatin silver print. 7.5" × 11"

Early California Landscapes

Cut Log, Marin, CA

Gelatin silver print. 7.5" × 11"

Early California Landscapes

San Rafael, CA

Gelatin silver print. 7.5" × 11"

Early California Landscapes

Petaluma, CA

Gelatin silver print. 12.25" × 17"

Early California Landscapes

Double X Construction

Gelatin silver print. 7.5" × 11"