01: Explore
Lothar Osterburg, Entering Yesterday's City of Tomorrow, photogravure on gampi mounted, 27" x 69.5", 2011
Image Courtesy Lesley Heller Gallery
Photogravue
Photogravure is an intaglio printing process that dates back to the late 19th century, known for its ability to reproduce detailed photographic images with rich tonal depth. By etching an image onto a copper plate, it captures the nuances of light and shadow, creating prints that are both tactile and visually captivating. This technique, revered for its historical significance and artistic potential, continues to be used by a select group of artisans to produce high-quality, timeless works that bridge the gap between photography and printmaking.
Roy DeCavara,
5 Men, 1990 plate (1964 negative), image size 21 x 27 cm
Adam Fuss, My Ghost, 2003, image size 31.5 x 43 inA nineteenth-century child’s dress is carefully laid out for our viewing. Perhaps, because we are aware that it is a part of lost time, our thoughts go to its missing inhabitant- an ethereal presence, intricate to the weave of the fabric before us.
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Adam Fuss
A studio visit with artist Lothar Osterburg in Red Hook, NY. Lothar is a multi-disciplinary artist working in sculpture, photography, and printmaking. In this video, we delve into his unique use of the 19th-century printmaking process of photogravure in his work. Discover the inspiration and techniques behind Lothar's art in this exclusive studio visit.
Photographer and printer Carol Munder uses photogravure and a 1970’s toy camera to create her haunting yet enticing images.
The Philips Room is the first photogravure release by William Kentridge, featuring a still life of oversized paper sculptures set against a charcoal drawing of the Philips Room in the Johannesburg Art Gallery, made for City Deep. Created in his studio, these sculptures served as references for a series of charcoal still lifes filmed during lockdown. The work draws inspiration from the still life imagery of Italian artist Giorgio Morandi.
'Radiant' is a photogravure series by German photographer Antje Hanebeck, capturing the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha through light, shadow, and architectural form. Using the antique technique, she offers a fresh interpretation of I. M. Pei’s design. This film documents the prints’ creation by artisan Fanny Boucher at Atelier Hélio’g in France.
Discover the exceptional savoir-faire of artisan Fanny Boucher, a Master Artisan since 2015, who preserves the rare art of photogravure in this episode of Secrets d'atelier by Connaissance des Arts.