tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058180378437995577.post6665405717009949664..comments2023-08-22T06:37:59.379-04:00Comments on nonfigurativephoto: The iterative art of Brittany Nelsondcollinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211802069564554414noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058180378437995577.post-31292612241344312572011-07-02T16:20:15.393-04:002011-07-02T16:20:15.393-04:00Chris Anderson writes: "Actually, one correct...Chris Anderson writes: "Actually, one correction, it is a 19th century process, because it was first discovered in 1897 to 1898. It was initially used to convert a film negative to a positive for lantern slide projection. Then it went from there. But you're right that it didn't take off till the 20th century..." To that I should add that it wasn't even used for anything remotely akin to its present artistic application until Sudre and later Opalenik, seventy or eighty years later, which is why I describe it as a 20th century process. Early on, it was researchers like Rodolfo Namias (Chimica Fotografica, 1929) who exploited aspects of the process for mordanting images in preparation for dyeing them; that's about where it stood until the Nixon years. Chris is right: it's important and useful to try to understand the history of these things. A good place to start is with the thoughtful bibliography she gives us at the end of her unblinking eye article. Thanks Chris !dcollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13211802069564554414noreply@blogger.com