Jerry Uelsmann and Contemporary Digital Photography: Jungian Images of ‘Photoshop’s Godfather’

In the article, researcher made a comprehensive study American photographer Jerry Uelsmann art as kind of contemporary digital photo-surrealism “prehistory”. The author revealed connections works with modernist photography and historical surrealist photography. analyzed structure Uelsmann’s hybrid images in context ideas analytical psychology, also outlined themes concepts proposed that would be relevant showed continued traditions started new, post-modernist period development photographic United States characterized by use tool self-knowledge philosophical expression. applied such important for Surrealist conceptions convulsive beauty, principle “encounter images”, surreality. He used experimental techniques (negative print, solarization, photomontage) aimed to demonstrate limitless creative possibilities well Surrealists. appealed archetypal which provided his intellectual simplicity external showiness contributed popularity photomontages their strong influence on manipulative set “standard” photo-Surrealism late 20th–21st centuries: these are technically perfect require high level professional skills time expenditure. Many motives found parallels Among common features it’s possible single out concentration inner world person, interest archetypes symbols, desire poeticize nature, introduction elements mass culture into images.