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Tyler Shields: Past to Present [FotoFocus Biennial]

Presented by The Miller Gallery at The Miller Gallery, Cincinnati OH

Oct 19 2018
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Nov 03 2018
Tyler Shields: Past to Present [FotoFocus Biennial]

Contemporary photographer Tyler Shields revisits the historic dye transfer and palladium print process to create hyper-colored and super-saturated images on a scale never before seen.

Dye Transfer: The Eastman Kodak Company ceased production of Pan Matrix Film, which was required to produce a dye transfer print in 1991 and by 1994 the company did away with all other dye transfer materials. Today, the dye transfer process is nearly a lost art. Popularized by famed photographers such as Irving Penn, William Eggleston, and Robert Mapplethorpe, the medium of dye transfer is very different from modern color print processes. Dye transfer is an incredibly detailed and exceptionally difficult process and the degree of skill required to make a successful image is unique to very few photographers working today. Utilizing the exact machine previously-owned and operated by Irving Penn, Tyler Shields uses the dye transfer process to produce an unparalleled colored image that is the absolute finest quality in color printing and attempts to create the largest dye transfer print ever made.

Platinum Palladium: In the late 19th-century, this printing process used palladium rather than silver as the light sensitive material required to develop an image. Ed Weston, Alfred Stieglitz, and Paul Strand were supporters of the technique, but due to the exorbitant material costs, palladium printing fell out of fashion. Tyler uses the palladium printing process to produce unique works that possess incredible depth and beauty. As with his dye transfer prints, Tyler hopes to create the largest palladium photographs ever made with the medium. Tyler’s ambitious work makes immortal the important processes of photography’s past.

ADMISSION INFO

Free to the Public

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

Additional time info:

Opening Reception & Artist Talk

October 19, 2018, 6:00 - 8:00PM

Opening Reception and Artist talk at 7p.m. with Tyler Shields. Wine & Cheese Served.

Free to the Public

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

LOCATION

The Miller Gallery

2715 Erie Ave., Hyde Park Square, Cincinnati, OH 45208

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