St. James, NY
Adagio #50, 2007
Bromoil, hand inked
Image size: 13 x 17
$1,500 framed
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Adagio, is a series of images that are about the movements of dance. I have worked for the past year with dancers from various dance companies. These are portraits of the dancers done through their movements and gestures. The work is about the movement of the body in light and space. These images are a departure from reality into the rituals of dance and music. My work is done in the Bromoil Process.
A Bromoil print is a silver gelatin bromide print that has been bleached to remove the silver. The image is than inked with a greasy pigment such as lithographic ink to replace the silver. I use this process because it enhances the softness and adds mystery to the images. Taking it a step away from reality. The images from my work are at times created and inspired from a fantasy world to have another “worldly quality.” I use double exposure and slow shutter speeds to change what is true and expected in a scene. This process gives me the freedom to soften, blur or completely erase an aspect of the original negative. I use a Wisner 4 x5 with one lens for most of my work. Polaroid’s type 55 is the film I use when working with models since with motion it is necessary to see the results immediately.
Artist Biography
At the age of fifty I began to study photography. My work has been shown all over the country as well as Paris and Italy.
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