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Alexandra DeFurioPeonies2023
2023
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Peonies, 2022
Unique Cyanotype print
Cyanotype gives a contemporary edge to this flirty dialogue made from vintage magazines, and brings conversation to the counterculture of the "swinging sixties".
+ Cyanotype hand-printed on Arches BFK Rives French watercolor paper
+ Deckled Edges on all four sides
+ Signed and editioned on front in pencil
+ Letter of Authenticity
+ Printed in Los Angeles, CA
WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE?
cyan = blue
type = print
Cyanotype is a historic photographic processes, invented in 1842 and used by Anna Atkins–the first female photographer. The process involves coating watercolor paper with light-sensitive chemistry made of iron salts. Photographic negatives are laid on top, exposed in the sunlight, and then washed in water to develop into the deep Prussian-blue unique to cyanotypes. Brings a moment of beauty and conversation to any space.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Alexandra DeFurio is a Los Angeles photographer and artist. Her work is motivated by her belief that the experience of beauty is essential to our well-being; finding and cultivating moments of beauty gives romance to life, arouses pleasure and opens the doors to the heart. Her work is influenced by the sensuality of the feminine expression, the poetry of light and shadow, architecture, and the diaphanous layers of our memories.
Her work has been exhibited in Italy at the Milan Photo Fair, The Curated Fridge, Pop Art Photo Show, stARTup Art Fair and Los Angeles Center of Photography. Her photos have been published in Shots Magazine, Frames, Lenscratch, A Photo Editor and What Will You Remember?
- Creator:Alexandra DeFurio (American)
- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
- More Editions & Sizes:17 x 22 inches, Edition of 20Price: $2,400
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- Gallery Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2499213233982
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Alexandra DeFurio is a Los Angeles photographer and artist. Her work is motivated by her belief that the experience of beauty is essential to our well-being; finding and cultivating moments of beauty gives romance to life, arouses pleasure and opens the doors to the heart. Her work is influenced by the sensuality of the feminine expression, the poetry of light and shadow, architecture, and the diaphanous layers of our memories. Her work has been exhibited in Italy at the MIA Fair, The Curated Fridge, Pop Art Photo Show, stARTup Art Fair and Los Angeles Center of Photography. Her photos have been published in Shots Magazine, Lenscratch, A Photo Editor and What Will You Remember?
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