Blueprints of a Fallen Empire 3

Cyanotype & screen print ink on Rives BFK, 30” x 22.5”, 800 USD

This project has a cyanotype layer that was brushed over using calligraphic techniques, rhythms, and flow that emulate writing letterforms. The photographs are all images captured in West Oakland, California. The screen-printed layer is a fallen Roman column.

Curator’s Note: A cyanotype (also known as a blue-print) refers to a printing process in which light and dark tones are reversed, and involves placing an object or photographic negative on photo-sensitized paper or cloth, and then exposing it to sunlight or an UV-lamp.