the3wyatteers
Dalena
My Senior Thesis. Colorado State University 2011.
Artist statement:
“Cotton: the touch, the feel, the fabric of our lives.”
How many times have you heard that jingle or seen that commercial? And how many times have you actually been convinced that it’s really the fabric of your life? The answer for me is, never.
The fabric of my life is my family. They are the structure of my existence and the complete framework of my being. We are stitched at the seam, tied by every thread and pinned at each piece.
This body of work is an exploration of an 18th century photographic process called Cyanotype. Each photograph was created with a light sensitive chemical formula applied to cloth and exposed by sunlight.
By deviating from the original Cyanotype method, this work delves further into the possibilities offered in the photographs. Manipulation of the chemical reaction resulted in a different color and intensified tonality ranges, having much to offer in a way of portraiture.
The subjects of each photograph are those of my family; the fabric of my life.
This body of work is dedicated to my family.
Dalena
My Senior Thesis. Colorado State University 2011.
Artist statement:
“Cotton: the touch, the feel, the fabric of our lives.”
How many times have you heard that jingle or seen that commercial? And how many times have you actually been convinced that it’s really the fabric of your life? The answer for me is, never.
The fabric of my life is my family. They are the structure of my existence and the complete framework of my being. We are stitched at the seam, tied by every thread and pinned at each piece.
This body of work is an exploration of an 18th century photographic process called Cyanotype. Each photograph was created with a light sensitive chemical formula applied to cloth and exposed by sunlight.
By deviating from the original Cyanotype method, this work delves further into the possibilities offered in the photographs. Manipulation of the chemical reaction resulted in a different color and intensified tonality ranges, having much to offer in a way of portraiture.
The subjects of each photograph are those of my family; the fabric of my life.
This body of work is dedicated to my family.