Cyanotype

In Greek mythology, Kyane (or Cyane) was a naiad, a freshwater nymph. She was turned to liquid by Hades after attempting to prevent his abduction of Persephone and dwelled in a river bearing her name in Sicily. Kyanos in Classical Greek meant “blue-green,” alluding to the water of lakes and streams.
In the mid-19th Century, English scientist John Herschel discovered a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. The process uses two chemicals: ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide. Engineers refer to the result simply as a blueprint. Artists, honoring its mythical blue, call it a cyanotype.
This exhibition, curated by Bruce Brown, celebrates cyanotypes through the work of nine artists (coincidentally, the number of muses in Greek mythology).

[@midgebattelle9084]

beautiful work..... and let's mention the actual first person to purposely use the Cyanotype method of image making ......Anna Atkins.....her uncle the scientist sir John Herschel merely discovered the method....Botanist, and the first published photographer in the history of photography, with her two books of botanical studies, Atkins is the historical root of this method of image making.

[@katiemary]

Beautiful 😍

[@Autorange888]

All graffiti vandals should take note. This is the magic generated by REAL ART.

[@thibautvanpeene2908]

Quels sont les noms des artistes s'il-vous-plaît ?

[@covestreetarts]

Here’s a link to the exhibition webpage with the artists: www.covestreetarts.com/exhibitions-1/current-exhibition-cyanotype