James Sedwick
The Amaryllis in Palladium
Exhibition:
Saturday, November 26, 2016-Saturday, December 31, 2016
Artist Statement: James Sedwick
With photography, two approaches occur to me: I want to see what things in the world look like photographed (to paraphrase Garry Winogrand), and I want to make images that prompt associations to the spirit.
Almost 10 years ago I began photographing Amaryllis plants grown from bulbs in our home, the flowering and photography welcome during winter and holidays. The photographs were made because I was (and continue to be) in awe of the beauty of this plant and the spiritual refreshment it gives; and, indeed, I wanted to see what it looked like photographed.
How the images are prepared for others to view is more important to me than the equipment I use to record the light. Working in the darkroom with chemistry, in particular, making black and white images with the Ziatype process, the printing out of an image with palladium metal on heavy rag paper, produces matte images that include all the vagaries of a hand process.
Process:
These photographs were made in a darkroom by contact-printing a film negative the size of the image on a sheet of rag paper sensitized with lithium chloropalladite and ferric ammonium oxalate. Exposure to ultraviolet light produces an image formed of palladium metal particles embedded in the paper surface, a printing-out process called Ziatype. Several washings, drying and pressing produce the finished photograph.
• All image dimensions are in inches, height precedes width.
• All prints are palladium on rag paper and dated 2016.
• All images are limited edition prints (1 of 2) unless noted otherwise.
• All works are titled, numbered, dated and signed by the artist verso.
• Additional works by James Sedwick are available through Meibohm Fine Arts.
• Artist’s website: jamessedwick.com
1.
Amaryllis No. 4
12 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
2.
Amaryllis No. 10
8 x 11 on 16 x 20 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
3.
Amaryllis No. 14
11 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
4.
Amaryllis No. 9
11 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00 (sold)
5.
Amaryllis No. 15 (A)
11 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00 (1 sold - 1 available)
6.
Amaryllis No. 3
11 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00 (sold)
7.
Amaryllis No. 18
11 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
8.
Amaryllis No. 17
11 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
9.
Amaryllis No. 16
8 x 11 on 16 x 20 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
10.
Amaryllis No. 22
8 x 12 on 16 x 20 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
11.
Amaryllis No. 23
11 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
12.
Amaryllis No. 19
8 x 11 on 16 x 20 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
13.
Amaryllis No. 13 (Hand and Flowers)
8 x 11 on 16 x 20 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
14.
Amaryllis No. 5
12 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
15.
Amaryllis No. 1 (A)
18 x 12 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
720.00
16.
Amaryllis No. 21 (Falling Flower)
16 x 6-1/2 on 16 x 20 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
17.
Amaryllis No. 20 (Rising Flower)
16 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
18.
Amaryllis No. 8 (Reaching)
12 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
19.
Amaryllis No. 7 (Spine)
12 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/5)
575.00 (1 sold - 4 available)
20.
Amaryllis No. 2
12 x 18 on 16 x 20 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
21.
Amaryllis No. 12
9 x 9 on 16 x 20 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00
22.
Amaryllis No. 24
11 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00 (1 sold - 1 available)
23.
Amaryllis No. 11
11 x 8 on 20 x 16 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00 (1 sold - 1 available)
24.
Amaryllis No. 6
9 x 9 on 16 x 20 rag paper, ltd. ed. (1/2)
575.00