2023 - ongoing
Cutout Art x Cyanotype
Site-specific project that combines cyanotype and cutout art. Cyanotype is one of the oldest photographic printing processes that creates shade of cyan blue as the result of its exposure to ultraviolet light (the sun.) Production takes place at a variety of local nature spots and historic sites in the Hudson Valley.
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Process
sketch - draft - cutout - sun exposure - development
It’s important to work hard and hone your skills. At the end of the day, your craft speaks the truth of your work as an artist than any statement you make with words. I have also learned over my two decades of art-making, you need to let your agenda go and not interfere with the life of the art. As the former takes deliberate effort, and latter spontaneity and intuition, it is not easy to make both of them happen at the same time. One of the strategies I found that could help with this is to set a time limit. As Bruce Gilbert of Dome said, “make things, no rules, but be quick.” I love this workflow of bringing the piece to complete within one day.
This project is funded by Columbia County Creative Catalyst Grant, CREATE Council on the Arts’ initiative sponsored by the Columbia County Legislators.
