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Even though we're not working on the visuals yet, some good looking vistas occasionally pop up
Spent the weekend playing around with albumen printing. Just wanted to go through the process once end-to-end using my equipment and chemistry. Went reasonably well: at least I got results. Lots of room for improvement, but...another tool to add to the toolbox.
Have to find the right paper, though. Of the 3-4 that I tried, only the bristol board recommended by the Eastman crew for salt printing worked well. The other papers ranged from mediocre to awful. Interestingly, the only other paper to be even OK was from a pad of writing paper I was given as a gift a while back: it was recycled from a bunch of obsolete topographical maps. The school photo above (from a found glass plate negative) has a bit of the Davis Strait and the Labrador Sea on the back...
Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office: NS392/1/21
A selection of glass plate negatives taken by C.P. Ray. View the entire NS392 series
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fog + humber river * 3 min. = this
110 ND filter
post processed from RAW
etienne brule park (old mill)
humber river, toronto
Ektachrome 100 from 1995, Zenith E (1980 Olympics model), Görlitz Lydith 30mm lens. Film acceleration process.
The TIME CONSUMING selection process for Silent conversations Exhibition that I am curating. Editing down from the 145 entries that have come in, to a realistic number that can go into the show.
SILENT CONVERSATIONS
Which will be Group exhibition: 12 March – 30 April 2009
We all participate in frequent conversations as part of our daily lives – with family, friends and colleagues and even complete strangers. Through this interaction we exchange ideas and information, express our feelings, learn and grow as people. However, almost 50% of all communication is unspoken – relying on human actions, reactions and expressions. As a result of differences in culture, education and experience these can frequently be misinterpreted.
Artists constantly seek to provoke external responses through articulation of an internal dialogue, creating a non-verbal form of communication that might have universal resonance.
As an artist you should articulate your innermost thoughts through a creative voice that can speak as loud as words. Through your art you may use your voice to express a very personal reflection or observation, or you may wish to make a social comment, a response to worldwide events or even a proposed solution to specific issues. We are looking to you to provoke a silent conversation through an artwork that may be created in any medium that best describes this theme.
Good light today- I just took final pics of Desire. I'll likely edit them after I stretch my "afterlife" themed piece.
· July 30 at 9:23am
Stretched, showered, drying. It's been a looong time since I stained raw canvas. I have to confess, I'm a bit nervous. You've got one shot to get it right.
· July 30 at 7:08pm
[debate over conservation prompts me to ask a conservator.]
Trying to get into the right headspace to do stainwork tomorrow. It's been a while. I think this calls for some Doodles. · July 30 at 7:18pm
::feh:: I'm being so diva. This "afterlife" theme chafes. I'm not big on curatorial themes to begin with, & this one is grumble grumble grumble... trade off: group show in Chelsea, but only for three days... · July 30 at 10:17pm
[much muttering, weighing of issues]
Anxiety & rage at the mere thought of painting to a theme that would, absolutely, get me three days on a wall in Chelsea. Can't do it. My work is expressive, not illustrative. If the work I have works, & I hope it does, so be it. Just say "no." · July 31 at 9:55am
I'm beginning to think that making art & being an artist are irreconcilable agendas. · July 30 at 10:53pm
I feel like my compass needle it pointing true again. · July 31 at 11:04am
& in my spare time I coordinate national protests. Artists, please participate & broadcast.
Artists and the Economy - Postcard protest to the White House
Friday, September 2 at 6:00am
August 9 at 10:34pm
[From my profile] "Situated in the external zone of the Milky Way, the Sun takes about two hundred million years to make a complete revolution of the Galaxy.
Right, that's how long it takes, not a day less,-Qfwfq said,-once, as I went past, I drew a sign on a point in space, just so I could find it again two hundred million years later, when we went by the next time around." - Calvino
[Image: Tiger Calligraphy | Weng Tonghe | The Metropolitan Museum of Art] · August 14 at 10:10am
I'm on the fence about making that stain painting today or continuing work on the Doodles I've started. Maybe both. I'll gear up for the oils just in case.
· August 14 at 11:07am
As I was working with my Carmine guache yesterday, I had the thought that the stain should be red... Cadmium Medium or Crimson perhaps- toward the cool side. On the raw cream-colored canvas, bold, but elegant.
· August 14 at 11:23am
Double Doodle down!
Taping for one more & then I'll think about stepping it up to the canvas.
· August 14 at 2:41pm
Yes. that must be the thing to do, because now I'm getting excited to do it. Doodle 1, stretch 3, stain 1.
· August 14 at 3:37pm
Doodles done. Stretching the wee ones.
· August 14 at 6:01pm
[This is where Power, Force, and Circumstance. enter the picture.]
Ooh- those little cupcakes [P, F, & C] are killing my thumb. Wrestling with all that fabric on those little corners is tough.
· August 14 at 7:04pm
[Re-post the Calvino quote & Weng Tonghe piece onto my page, August 14 at 8:55pm]
But MY mark will be red on raw canvas, & possibly a bit more like my me-stripe in Desire, "1", "I" Affirmative- I am here.
Ties nicely to my other little project no? But in first person singular.
August 14 at 8:58pm
Remember when I was trying to sort fact from fiction regarding oil deteriorating unprimed canvas? My conservator friend came through:
· August 21 at 9:42pm
CJNye He asked a fellow conservator who specializes in painting:
From one of the IMA's painting conservators:
"It’s always great to see artists interested in their materials. I’d have to delve into my notes to get specific on any chemical mechanisms, etc. Essentially, the lignin and acidic components present in canvas (linen historically) cause the fabric support to become brittle over time. Oil paints cross-link and polymerize and also become brittle over time. Depending on what sort of environment the artwork is exposed to—the issues could speed up or be worse than if the artwork was kept in a stable environment. Historically, ground/preparatory layers were bound in oil so the concept of oil deteriorating canvas would likely mean that more paintings would be literally falling apart than we actually see.
I think it would be good to focus on starting with quality materials (if affordable) and trying to keep the finished works in a stable environment would be key. There are other concerns with painting on raw canvas—including dirt accumulation. And by all means, keep the red wine away from these paintings!"
I hope this helps a little
August 21 at 9:43pm
Agh! Me no likey earthquakes! :|
Like · · August 23 at 1:56pm
(Goes to P, F, & C., which I lay paint to before I.)
...fast-forward, P, F, & C. completed....
Ok- NOW I can make the "I am here" 36x12" red [conservator-approved] stain painting, & attendant 12x12s (Earthquake, Hurricane, & Tornado?). Kicking it over to CJNye for studio rants.
August 28 at 10:21am
Today's prep includes taking a razor to the palette- get her niiice & clean for the new pieces so my colors are true.
· August 28 at 11:46am
[False start, I was exhausted by the stress of the storms, but "All the Little Cashews, an idea I had had ... I need to look that up, a long time back... starts to become more than idea.]
Maybe also stain a few odds & ends of canvas that are too small to stretch as little banners, low tech, super portable... I've been meaning to delve into the banners again, this would be a good way pick up that thread in my work.
· August 28 at 12:30pm
[The painting of P, F, & c. is begun & finished the same day - August 28;
Postcard Protest sent - September 2.]
"I" will [come to] be on CJNye.
· September 3 at 9:18am
I: The thoughts of before (August 14) +
· September 3 at 2:02pm
What is the most important part of I? The head. So, start at the top. But, as stains are broader at the starting point (more liquid spreads further) and taper as you go... I don't want an I with a weak foundation. This mark will be built, layer upon layer, building in strength over time.
September 3 at 2:05pm
Color: Red; it has been a "signature" color of mince since the very beginning:
[Images of prior work]
September 3 at 2:09pm
Cadmium Red Medium. Subtle enough to marry with the raw canvas, & strong enough to maintain its distinct identity.
September 3 at 2:14pm
I's foundation reaches back.
· September 3 at 3:15pm
I has no upper limits.
· September 3 at 3:15pm
I stretches forward into the unknown.
· September 3 at 3:17pm
Too Morris Lewis / atomic cloud... I'm going to have to ramp up the geometry.
· September 3 at 3:20pm
Better. Funnily enough, what wasn't working for me was the sharp cleavage in the forms at the top- resembling what it looks like if I'm not careful putting on red lipstick. In the minimalist color-field family now. She's on the wall with the fan on her so I can see to make the next move. Pretty sure that's going to be building up a solid core.
· September 3 at 3:30pm
Yup. a solid band. You know how I love mixing it up- stain & colorfield, meet hard-edge.
· September 3 at 3:58pm
This is going to take a LOT of paint.
(The better part of a tube, conservatively, about $40 worth- this is why oil paintings are more expensive than acrylics.)
September 3 at 4:01pm
Maybe two tubes, & several weeks :D
· September 3 at 4:19pm
teehee- file under transferable skills: To paint a straight edge I am checking with a very foreshortened angle... & if you're a pool-player, you might say I was "getting down on the cue."
· September 3 at 4:33pm
I paint freehand, baby.
· September 3 at 4:33pm
The next few weeks are going to be very exciting, you can expect regular updates to the effect of: "applying another layer to the red band."
· September 3 at 4:49pm
& yes, there are much faster ways of achieving very similar visual effect- but to me, much of the meaning lies in the act. Ok, I'm off, more studio rambles tomorrow :)
· September 3 at 5:18pm
[This photo is taken September 4 at 9:26am, then I blog the Postcard Protest.]
& now to paint. A red band. Quelle surprise!
· September 4 at 5:53pm
Mmm... the back edge is a little rough. I think I may just need to leave it that way- it's talkin'
· September 4 at 6:34pm
But, of course, the top is sharp & focused. Uh-huh.
September 4 at 6:54pm
When the paint is thick enough (& then cured enough) I'm going to burnish some of it with cloth.
· September 7 at 5:47pm
(Did it with the painting I did on the knee of my jeans in high school, why not do it on a real piece?)
September 7 at 5:48pm
[Back & forth clarifying the "burnish" with Georgia...]
Georgia: I was thinking more "sheen" and "no sheen" play of light, that sort of "texture" - not so much literal texture... which would ruin the subtle flow of your work, I agree.
September 13 at 12:02pm
CJNye: Ah- yes yes- you're actually right there with me- see... I've been extra purist with this one, paint & thinner *only* - no varnish... so, I'm going to rub up to a gentle sheen, just a small area, at the top where the paint will be thick... playing out the full potential of the material, no tricks, no gimmics- just paint :) September 13 at 12:37pm
Georgia: I can't wait to see it - though I'm betting the subtle sheen is going to be a bitch to photograph...
September 13 at 12:40pm
CJNye you know it
[Elsewhere on facebook]
Jerry Saltz
File this under “what-a-mouth;” “when the art world wasn’t just High School with Money;” or “The Full Retard:” (Tropic Thunder, Robert Downey Jr., performing in blackface, to Ben Stiller. When acting, "never go full retard."): Joan Mitchell called Helen Frankenthaler “that tampon painter.”
· September 15 at 10:04am
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Caroline J. Nye: Ok- I just have to laugh, the piece on the easel, "I" is what I'm working on now. [link to this picture]
September 15 at 10:15am · Like · 4 people
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Jerry Saltz Caroline: Listen to me very carefully: Take the painting that is on your easel and put it behind other paintings. Do not touch it again - under any circumstances.
Do not look at it for three weeks.
On October 6, take it out, hang it on your studio wall ALONE.
This is a very good painting, as it.
It is trying to TELL YOU SOMETHING.
x
September 15 at 10:18am · Like · 14 people
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Caroline J. Nye Jerry- way ahead of you *except* what you can't see (& what will be very hard to show even in a good photo) I will be working up a section of that stripe & burnishing its surface with a cloth to a gentle sheen. The composition is finished, the finish is almost finished. & thank you. xo
September 15 at 10:21am · Like · 3 people
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Got myself a little cold. Luckily, this won't be a high-energy day. I'll just work up a bit of the stripe & call it a day.
· September 18 at 9:25am
Smooth brow facing forward. A soft roll of paint running down from the top right of the band.
· September 18 at 1:22pm
[continues next photo]
Educating and training the masses is expensive and troublesome, but the Ludgonian Industrial Union has the answer, Neuro-Net Processors. Neuro-Net Processors, or learning computers, upload information and knowledge stored on disks and input them directly into the mind. A synthetic brain fluid is injected into the brain causing it to grow more neuro pathways. These pathways allow massive amounts of information to be stored. Unfortunately, these artificially created pathways occasionally splice with healthy brain tissue, and the information injected is stored over vital brain functions, such as memories, bladder control, etc.
Fire plumbing riser at the hotel where I'm staying before moving to Japan. Heavily processed for fun.
Mist, I love it, but I needed some warmth too. Boy it's almost freezing! Cross process in Photogene App did the trick. Have a nice day!
Flowers from plants were added to vials with 100% Ethanol for future processing. Different flowers stained the Ethanol with different colours.
While in the field, flowers were placed in a ziplock bag. Before they were placed in vials, they were given the smell test and we all gave our opinion as to what they smelled like. Dirty washing, fetid, sweet, burnt electrical cable, etc. Lots of different smells and not all were pleasant.
Photo: Jean
My 1st roll of colour (C-41 process) film processed at home, by hand.
The (35mm) film was several years expired.
I used my Zeiss Ikon Contina iii.
I've altered some images in Photoshop, but in general, I was really pleased with the results, and it was so exciting to process at home!.
Oban to Mull ferry.
Made with Processing.
Using edge detection and random walk to generate an old, grungy photo. I like the way it draws not only the outlines but also some areas.
Inspired by www.openprocessing.org/sketch/59807, but I didn't checked his code.
Code:
www.openprocessing.org/sketch/61722
Video:
Photo:
Nature of Code | Recursion Tree