S. Carmody Photography: Friday, 8 April 2011

Blue InnerView: Cyanotype Photographs by Jane Linders

Artist's reception April 8, 2011, 6-9PM during the Maplewood Harp Attack Artswalk. Free event, open to the public. Show runs through May 31, 2011

Linders' images consist of architectural elements which are then printed onto pages of a 1939 Sheet Metal Handbook (acquired on a recent dumpster diving expedition). Cyanotypes, also called "sun prints," are one of the oldest photographic printing processes, dating back to 1842. This inexpensive, simple and permanent process was used for copying architectural plans before the copy machine was invented, hence the name “blue print.” By printing Cyanotypes on up-cycled, vintage handbook pages, Linders explores the connection and blurs the barrier between science, architecture and art.

Photos include images of local St. Louis architecture (Compton Hill Water Tower), France (Eiffel Tower) and many destinations in-between. Linders enjoys the vivid blue color, the simplicity, the "hands-on" aspect of the cyanotype process as well as the unique texture and character of the papers it is printed on. Nonetheless, she regards the technique as a tool, not a goal.

Sarah Carmody
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