Tag: bird

Jacobi’s ‘photogenics’

Lotte Jacobi (1896 – 1990) ~ Birdform, 1946-1955 (printed 1981). Platinum print. | src Akron Art Museum
Lotte Jacobi (1896 – 1990) ~ Bird in Flight – Homage to Brancusi, 1946-1955 (printed 1981). Platinum print. | src Akron Art Museum

Though best known for her portraits of famous people, Jacobi also experimented with abstraction in her “photogenics.” She described making these photograms (photographs made without a camera) as drawing on photo-sensitized paper by moving the light source. While photography is most often used to document the external world, Jacobi’s abstractions are a vehicle for imagination.

Lotte Jacobi (1896 – 1990) ~ Untitled photogram, 1946-1955 (printed 1981). Platinum print. | src Akron Art Museum
Lotte Jacobi (1896 – 1990) ~ Untitled photogram, 1946-1955 (printed 1981). Platinum print. | src Akron Art Museum

David Tatin :: from “Bestiary” series, unique original print by
cyanotype (colored with tea) “One of the borders I like to
roam, is the one between day and night. It’s a good time to observe
animals, but it is difficult to transmit the feelings you get because
the most beautiful moments, the most intense, often boil down to a
stealthy animal silhouette.” quoted from source: loeildelaphotographie