Out of the Blue, the title for the inaugural exhibition opening this month is an opportunity to showcase some of the work that is being made as a result of the resurgence of antiquarian processes in the last few decades by contemporary practitioners in the photographic arts.
The question often asked is, why bother with finicky, “old fashioned” techniques in the 21st century? Would the same questions be asked of the musician using a piano or a dancer practicing ballet?
Cyanotypes, also known as blueprints, are one of the very first photographic processes. The English inventor, Sir John W.F. Herschel, discovered the process nearly 160 years ago. Herschel, in replica Watches fact, invented the very term “photography”.
The use of cyanotype as a means of documenting the world around us can be evidenced by a long and rich history of individuals, the most distinguished, Anna Atkins, (1799-1871), a botanist who in 1843 produced an illustrated book “British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions”. http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/dgexplore.cfm?col_id=188
In the Exhibition, Out of the Blue: A Contemporary Cyanotype Invitational, you’ll see how 21st century artists are using the medium replica chanel handbags.
