PHOTOGRAMS with found objects 91-93
A photogram is a photographic image made (without a camera) by placing objects directly onto the surface of a photo-sensitive material such as photo paper and then exposing it to light. The result is a silhouetted image varying in darkness depending on the transparency of the found objects,with areas of the paper that have not received any light appearing light and those that are appearing dark, according to the laws governing photosensitivity. The image that is attained is a negative and the resulting image is quit similar to an X-RAY. This method of art image making is attributed to Man Ray and his experiments with "rayographs". Others who have experimented with this technique are Lazlo Moholy-Nagy,Christian Chad,Imogen Cunningham and Mr. Pablo Picasso.
Personally I feel photograms are printmaking with white light. Below are examples of using the tanned fish hides and found objects to create prints with light. Each was hand developed black and white photogram prints on Ilford paper with objects I have collected over the years from my artistic travels. To have a Cabinet of Curiosities within my art studio is truly inspiring.
Below you will find a few examples from an exstensive body of photograms, many were sold to patrons of the arts before they could be documented.
Title: "Underwater Landscape"
Medium: Hand pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 8 X 10
Date: 1991
Title: "Fish and Dragonfly Form"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size:8 X 10
Date: 1991
This is a detail shot from the above photogram.
Title: "Photogram Collage"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 11 X 14
Date: 1992
Title: "Found Object Collage #1"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 11 X 14
Date: 1992
Title: "Found Object Collage #2"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 11 X 14
Date: 1992
Title: "Bat,Church windows and Dragonflies"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 11 X 14
Date: 1992
Title: "Creek Chad"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 11 X 14
Date: 1993
Title: "In the Detroit River"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 11 X 14
Date: 1993
Personally I feel photograms are printmaking with white light. Below are examples of using the tanned fish hides and found objects to create prints with light. Each was hand developed black and white photogram prints on Ilford paper with objects I have collected over the years from my artistic travels. To have a Cabinet of Curiosities within my art studio is truly inspiring.
Below you will find a few examples from an exstensive body of photograms, many were sold to patrons of the arts before they could be documented.
Title: "Underwater Landscape"
Medium: Hand pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 8 X 10
Date: 1991
Title: "Fish and Dragonfly Form"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size:8 X 10
Date: 1991
This is a detail shot from the above photogram.
Title: "Photogram Collage"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 11 X 14
Date: 1992
Title: "Found Object Collage #1"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 11 X 14
Date: 1992
Title: "Found Object Collage #2"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 11 X 14
Date: 1992
Title: "Bat,Church windows and Dragonflies"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 11 X 14
Date: 1992
Title: "Creek Chad"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 11 X 14
Date: 1993
Title: "In the Detroit River"
Medium: Hand Pulled Photogram on Ilford Paper
Size: 11 X 14
Date: 1993
posted by Jon Erik at
4:33 PM
8 Comments:
Very unique concepts and imagery.
Thanks for your coment of my pictures, I like the digitalisation you have done beautifull colors in the below painting Fluidic Abstraction
I love the melding of nature & art in your work. Beautiful! To me there is nothing more lovely than nature itself, and your work exemplifies that intrinsic beauty found in every creature of this earth. I really think it's wonderful.
Love these images. You seem very prolific; after seeing the variety of your work and looking at your resume, I am needing a little nap:)
these are lovely, big brother.
we miss you.
xoxo
These are AMAZING! Something I must try soon! Nice to *meet* you....i found your from Denise's blog. Off to check out more of your space here... i'll be sure to visit again. Cheers!
beautiful pieces, i saw photgrams once but not with this complexity. it is lovely to see printing on photo paper in light of our digital age. there is such magic in the alchemy of it. (found you via boho girl, the photo up there is special and i thought to see...great to have fund your blog).
i can't see any images!?
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