Prints developing in the bus stop: Charlotte Biszewski's cyanotype session at Spike Island in Bristol. Rinsing out the chemicals. One giant banner of tracing paper transferred onto the prepared paper for exposure by the sun (which happily obliged, despite rain forecast). Detail after being hosed.
Photography
New Cyanotypes: Bird Series
Cyanotype prints on paper (14.8 × 21cm)
Invisible Influences
New cyanotype.
Studio Experiments
Cyanotype collages Cyanotypes on vintage music manuscripts Cyanotype Flower Mandala Cyanotype and photogram on canvas
Wonderful Walls, Prague
I came across some impressive street art in Prague, particularly the Lennon Wall. Apparently, young Czechs would write grievances on the wall during the communist regime in the 1980s, leading to a clash between hundreds of students and security police on the nearby Charles Bridge. The movement these students followed was described ironically as "Lennonism" … Continue reading Wonderful Walls, Prague
Photography: Perspectives
In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little human detail can become a leitmotiv.— Henri Cartier-Bresson Candid street photography is when the subject is not posing, and usually not even aware that their picture is being taken. I love the impulsiveness of this type of photography, the Images à la Sauvette, "images … Continue reading Photography: Perspectives
Made in Roath Festival
Now in its 8th year, this wonderful free community event aims to 'take art out of the gallery and into the wider community and reflect the contemporary art scene in Cardiff and South Wales.' I'm exhibiting this new cyanotype in the madeinroath Open held in an exciting new venue.