What is a PHOTOGRAM?
A photogram is a photographic image made without using a camera. The artist places objects directly onto the surface of a photo-sensitive material such as photographic paper. Once objects are arranged into a composition, the paper is exposed to light from an enlarger. The result is a negative shadow image varying in shade or value, depending on the transparency of the objects used. Areas of the paper that have received no light appear white and those areas exposed appear gray or black.
This method of creating images started with the artist, Man Ray, and his exploration of rayographs.
A photogram is a photographic image made without using a camera. The artist places objects directly onto the surface of a photo-sensitive material such as photographic paper. Once objects are arranged into a composition, the paper is exposed to light from an enlarger. The result is a negative shadow image varying in shade or value, depending on the transparency of the objects used. Areas of the paper that have received no light appear white and those areas exposed appear gray or black.
This method of creating images started with the artist, Man Ray, and his exploration of rayographs.