[Alt-photo] Re: Carbon transfer exhibition

[Loris Medici]

Hi Sandy,

Unfortunately I don't know if the exhibition travelled somewhere else. I'm
sure Tod's re-prints are wonderful, but the prints by Nickolas Murray
himself also were stunning. Great tonality, contrast and vibrant colors.
Actually, they were among the very best color prints I have ever seen in
person. OTOH, a few of them were exhibiting a strange halftone pattern
despite the fact that they were real carbon prints - I could see the relief
and differential gloss. I wonder how this pattern ended up there...

BTW, we can't see the attachment, I think the list doesn't allow them. (A
good thing actually...)

Regards,
Loris.


2014-02-04 Sandy King <sanking at clemson.edu>:

>
> Loris,
>
> You are lucky to have seen this work. Do you know where else this
> exhibition has traveled?
>
> Tod Gangler in Seattle has made color carbon prints from original
> Nicklolas Murray separations of Frida Kahlo. You can see the reproductions
> at http://www.colorcarbonprint.com/ Tod's prints, which are made with
> Ultrastable, a modern form of color carbon,  are remarkable.
>
> For those who might be interested in some historical notes on color carbon
> I am attaching the text of a brief article published several years ago in
> Silvershotz.
>
> Sandy
>
>
>
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> On Feb 4, 2014, at 1:49 PM, Loris Medici wrote:
>
> > Hi Richard, I was lucky enough to see lots of color carbon (carbro
> > actually) prints in person, made by Nickolas Muray (himself!), in an
> > exhibition at the Pera Museum Istanbul last year. Tons of wonderful
> iconic
> > Frida Kahlo portraits... (Oddly enough, beside all Frida images, my
> > personal favourite from the show was a portrait of - a very young - Liz
> > Taylor; I literally melted in front of it! Hehehe. I guess I'm very in
> fond
> > of the style of the fifties...)
> >
> > http://en.peramuzesi.org.tr/Exhibition/Nickolas-Muray/81
> > http://bit.ly/1ap3F2C
> >
> >
> > Oh, one more thing:
> > Contratulations for the show Ankide! :))
> >
> > Regards,
> > Loris.
> >
> >
> > 2014-02-04 Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>:
> >
> >> ?... I have been to many of the local photography galleries but do not
> >> remember ever seeing a color carbon print.  I suppose those made for
> >> advertising were destroyed but some must have survived. The process was
> >> also used by some photographers, again, I don't think I've ever seen on
> >> exhibit. ...
>