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PDF (1.2mb)  Who is the artist? Jan van Leeuwen What is the name of the artwork? Aber das letzte wort hatte immer ein spazierstock (But the last word had always a walkingstick) What materials were used? Cyanotype Where is the artist from? The Netherlands When was the artwork made? 1992  Jan van Leeuwen was born in 1932 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. A salesman, office manager, and buyer for trading companies, his early photos were pictures of the products he represented. When he started to become serious about studying photography, he went to a workshop that focused on self-portraits. Van Leeuwen was very excited about what he had learned and from then on picked self- portraits as his main subject. He also learned about the cyanotype process from a famous Dutch photo-collector.  Cyanotypes, also known as photograms or sunprints, are photos that are made without a camera. This type of photograph was popular during the first half of the 1800’s and used by photographers for many different things, like recording plants. To create his cyanotype images, van Leeuwen uses a large format camera to take a photograph on film and produce a negative. He exposes the film with light for about 2 minutes. Then, van Leeuwen places the negative on photographic paper in a light box for about 8-10 hours, which creates the final cyanotype. What shapes do you see in this photo? How does the color blue make you feel about the photo? Why do you think the person in the photo is looking away from the camera? Why isn't he using the walking stick?  Cyanotype - Also known as Sunprints or photograms. Cyanotypes are made without a camera. Objects are placed on top of a piece of light-sensitive paper and exposed to light. The areas covered by the objects are unexposed and remain light in color, while the areas around the objects are exposed to light and darken in color. Cyanotype refers to images that are produced on specially treated paper that turns a blue (cyan) color. Negative - An image where the light and dark colors are reversed. Light colors, such as white, appear dark, and dark colors, such as black, appear light. A negative is used to create the final photograph and many prints of the photograph can be made from the one negative. Self-portrait - A portrait of oneself, made by oneself. |
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Jan van Leeuwen Holland, born 1932 Aber das letzte wort hatte immer ein spazierstock (But the last word had always a walkingstick) Cyanotype, 1992 Collection Museum of Photographic Arts Gift of the artist 1993.010.003 © Museum of Photographic Arts  |
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1932 Jan van Leeuwen born in the Netherlands 1932
1945 World War II ends 1959 Russia launches the first space satellite, Sputnik I 1975 First skateboard 1983
1992 van Leeuwen creates Aber das letzte wort hatte immer ein spazierstock (But the last word had always a walkingstick) |
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