tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058180378437995577.post8210998845733299020..comments2023-08-22T06:37:59.379-04:00Comments on nonfigurativephoto: Chemigram summit in New Yorkdcollinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211802069564554414noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058180378437995577.post-40195933109766866402013-07-02T16:27:43.533-04:002013-07-02T16:27:43.533-04:00As a teacher I must try everything I can think of ...As a teacher I must try everything I can think of in order to be slightly ahead of the student, to give them ideas, to stimulate their imagination. Hopefully my style or self expression shows through. I will try Pierre's technique and Matt Higgins's so that I better understand it. Try to walk in the master's shoes so to speak. Nolan Preecehttp://www.nolanpreece.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058180378437995577.post-67125489738438228592013-07-01T14:47:56.665-04:002013-07-01T14:47:56.665-04:00Everything is allowed : toners, paints, ink, glue,...Everything is allowed : toners, paints, ink, glue, little explosions, flowers. What is required is authenticity. That and the sense that you will risk everything for it.dcollinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058180378437995577.post-13205505498749253332013-06-28T19:46:39.433-04:002013-06-28T19:46:39.433-04:00Thanks Franco! I enjoyed seeing your work. You ha...Thanks Franco! I enjoyed seeing your work. You have a remarkable way of bringing printmaking to the chemigram. <br /><br />I think the "purists" at the summit have definitely inspired me. Over the past week or ten days, I have been making originals on 16x20 paper with plans to work even larger. I have also created a permanent "blue" using the gold toner formula GP1. I think toning with the permanent metal toners such as copper, selenium, gold and iron would make a nice variation to the chemigram. First 4 images at: http://www.nolanpreece.com/www.nolanpreece.com/Page_2__Chemigrams_-_2012-2013.html Is toning allowed?<br /><br /><br />Nolan Preecehttp://www.nolanpreece.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058180378437995577.post-46288667378518809132013-06-20T08:47:11.314-04:002013-06-20T08:47:11.314-04:00It was a historic summit indeed and I feel extreme...It was a historic summit indeed and I feel extremely grateful to Doug Collins for having made this happen. It was an incredible opportunity to meet with Pierre Cordier, to meet with other active chemigram practitioners, and to see the various directions chemigram practitioners are exploring. <br />I am tempted to summarize very briefly (please correct me) like this:<br />1 – about chemigram display: some prefer to display only ORIGINALS and do not use scanned reproductions (Cordier, Higgins, Kleinman) while others are comfortable with using scanned reproductions (Nikolova, Collins, Preece, Sarachek, Turnbull) <br />with more (Sarachek, Preece) or less (Nikolova, Collins, Preece, Turnbull) digital processing/modification. I guess a further distinction ought to be made between those who process a chemigram for size only or for color correction or for both. Myself, I have chosen a somewhat different path, that of making a chemigram on orthochromatic film to be used as a transparency to produce a very limited edition copper plate photogravure.<br />2 – about the object of the representation: the majority seems to prefer a non-figurative , informal approach, with a different measure of formal- shall I say geometrical ? -preoccupation (more: Cordier, Higgins, Turnbull) (less: Preece, Collins, Saracheck) while others (Kleinman, Marinai, Nikolova) seem to favor a more figurative approach.<br />Well, that’s a start. It was really really great. Thanks Doug!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893844045162844866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058180378437995577.post-32118364737640919292013-06-13T11:29:22.888-04:002013-06-13T11:29:22.888-04:00It was indeed a momentous occasion. To have Pierr...It was indeed a momentous occasion. To have Pierre present and just being able to talk to him was a real treat. Thanks Doug! <br /><br />Nolan Preece, from Reno,Nevada (and it is a little closer to Australia). Nolan Preecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098114986008159454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058180378437995577.post-18543766258053992202013-06-12T15:33:14.706-04:002013-06-12T15:33:14.706-04:00It was a great four days and thanks to you Doug fo...It was a great four days and thanks to you Doug for pulling it al together. And of course to Von Lintel Gallery whose exhibition of several of Pierre and Gundi's new images was the catalyst. Some amazing work in the process is being done in Australia, Utah (are they near each other?), NYC and even PA.Norman Sarachekhttp://www.nsarachek.comnoreply@blogger.com