The circular format changes how the jellyfish read — contained within a disc rather than a rectangle, the composition becomes a porthole, the cyanotype's own deep cobalt blue becoming the...
The circular format changes how the jellyfish read — contained within a disc rather than a rectangle, the composition becomes a porthole, the cyanotype's own deep cobalt blue becoming the water they move through. Jellyfish suit the cyanotype process particularly well: their translucent, luminous quality in actual water has something in common with how Craig Keenan's process produces images, the blue deepening and clarifying during development in a way that is slightly unpredictable.
Keenan describes the cyanotype process as sitting somewhere between painting, photography and printmaking — all three are present in this piece. The circular print has a diameter of 260mm. The image was composed digitally before being output as a negative and exposed onto the light-sensitised substrate. Cyanotype, circular format, limited edition. £125.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Private: Craig Keenan
Drawing on inspiration from the rural and urban aspects of life, he combines his love of photography, illustration and screen printing, to create works that focus heavily on balanced compositions, textures and colours.
“I’m a Printmaker (with a penchent for screen printing and cyanotyping) And a Photogtapher (with a propensity towards abstract imagery) One tends to inform the other.”
Please note that each of Craig’s Editioned Cyanotype prints are unique and each may vary slightly (we think that’s part of the beauty though!)