R E YN O L D S F I N E A RT presents
Photographs by Grant Frost
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Reynolds Fine Art 96 Orange Street New Haven, CT 06510 203.498.2200 info@reynoldsfineart.com
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Artist Statement This portfolio of abstract photographs was created to record the simple beauty that can be found in everyday objects. Photography is often expected to be representational. For this series I photographed real things, what they are is not important. Rather the mood, the feelings of sensuality they convey in the viewers mind is the key. The images can invoke different responses from each viewer. Most of the images can be viewed in more than one rotational aspect; there is no top or bottom, no right or wrong way to view them. The tones and textures of these images blur the lines for the viewer between photography, charcoal, and pencil drawings. Yet they are photographs. The images were all shot on location; they are not constructs. The images were found through the lens; they are not digital manipulations. They are all to be found in publicly accessible places. The final printed images were published and crafted in pure palladium by master printer, Paul Taylor or Renaissance Press. Palladium was chosen for its extended tonal scale to bring out the subtle tones of the images. “Everyday we often see and hear so much anger, fear, hurt, and ugliness. I want to present things that calm the mind and provoke questions.� www.gra ntfrost.com
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Grant Frost Untitled 9 Palladium Print 19” x 15” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 5 Palladium Print 19” x 19” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 2 Palladium Print 13” x 30” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 17 Palladium Print 19” x 15” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 1 Palladium Print 19” x 28” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 10 Palladium Print 19” x 15” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 20 Palladium Print 19” x 15” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 12 Palladium Print 15” x 19”
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Grant Frost Untitled 19 Palladium Print 19” x 15” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 14 Palladium Print 15” x 19” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 11 Palladium Print 15” x 19” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 15 Palladium Print 15” x 19” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 4 Palladium Print 19” x 19” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 7 Palladium Print 19” x 19” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 8 Palladium Print 19” x 19” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 3 Palladium Print 19” x 19” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 16 Palladium Print 15” x 19” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 6 Palladium Print 19” x 19” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 13 Palladium Print 15” x 19” 2014
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Grant Frost Untitled 18 Palladium Print 22” x 20” 2014
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Palladium Prints Despite the scarcity, expense, and craftsmanship required in the printing process, the prints in this show are made of palladium. Palladium has perhaps the longest range and most delicate tonal scale of all photographic processes. Palladium is one of the rarest metals in the world. As you look at the prints in this exhibit what you are viewing is an image that is made up of the metal palladium. The palladium process was chosen to complement and enhance the ethereal nature of the images. Palladium is one of the “noble� metals that include platinum, gold, rhodium, and iridium. Noble metals are rare, precious, and extremely resilient to degradation. Palladium is one of the rarest metals on earth. It is about 15 times rarer than platinum and 30 times rarer than gold. The paper the photographs are printed on were hand coated with a mixture of palladium chloride combined with ferric oxalate, a chemical that renders palladium sensitive to light. To create a palladium print a negative is produced the size of the desired image. The paper and negative are then sandwiched together in a contact frame and exposed to high intensity ultraviolet light. The print is then developed in a solution of ammonium citrate and processed to rigid archival standards. After finishing and drying each image in this show received six to ten fine mists of an archival varnish to enrich the dimensionality of the prints. Palladium prints are unique not only in their expansive tonal range but also in the method of creation. The chemistry for each print is created and hand brushed by the practitioner on a sheet for fine art paper shortly before the print is exposed and processed. Each print is unique. Palladium ranks among the most archival of all photographic processes. There is no comparison between the tremendous longevity of a palladium print and the relatively brief lifespan of a digital print. In the last century, many of the world’s most revered photographers (Alfred Stieglitz, Irving Penn, Paul Strand, Frederick Evans etc.) have chosen the palladium process to represent their work. The prints in this show were published and produced by Paul Taylor, Director of Renaissance Press. Paul has long been renowned as one of the finest printers of a variety of photography processes.