William Wegman, Selected Works (Dog Duet, Used Car Salesman, Dog Biscuit in Glass Jar), 1972
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The American artist William Wegman
The American artist William Wegman is most famous for his inventive and cheeky photograph and video collections, which employ his Weimaraner dogs as the main subjects. The first two Weimaraners he owned back in the 1970s, Man Ray and Fay Ray, became his main subjects, and their constant presence in his work led to a sort of “celebrity” status for them. In the video clip Dog Duet, Wegman places his two Weimaraners in front of a stationary camera, and commands their gaze and attention by moving around a tennis ball, which remains unseen off camera. During this short clip, the dogs’ fascination with the tennis ball draws just as equally the viewers’ own attention to the video. The innocent fascination of the two dogs in turn fascinates and captures the viewers, and one may wonder whether the dogs will eventually jump for the ball, or if they will remain obediently in their spots in front of the camera, admiring the tennis ball from just feet away. On the other hand, Used Car Salesman, has a uncomfortable (rather than an endearing) aura about it. In this short video, Wegman is cradling and suggestively fondling one of his Weimaraners, while he dialogues with an unseen character telling them that because of his dog’s trust in him they should subsequently trust him as a salesman. As the dog remains submissively in his lap throughout the clip, perhaps Wegman is providing his own representation of a crooked salesman or provoking thoughts about commercialism. Lastly, in the final clip one of Wegman’s Weimaraners is trying to desperately obtain a dog biscuit from a tall glass jar. Wegman chronicles his dog’s struggle to release the biscuit from the jar, and again he draws the viewer in by showing a seemingly insignificant, yet compelling, clip of his dog’s “child-like” fascination and determination.
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