Marie Craig

"Crane 5", contemporary, industrial, leaves, blue, cyanotype, photograph

2020

Marie Craig's 'Knotweed’ is an original deep blue photograph of leaves and branches of the Japanese Knotweed plant. This piece was created using cyanotype, an early photographic proc...

Marie Craig's 'Buckeye’ is an original deep blue photograph of leaves from the Bottlebrush Buckeye tree. This piece was created using cyanotype, an early photographic process which u...

Marie Craig's "Dilexit 4" is an original deep blue photograph of an old cathedral with superimposed leaves and branches. This piece was created using cyanotype, an early photographic...

By toning cyanotypes, using chemicals that turn the deep blue images to yellow, Craig's photographs fade and begin to disappear. Craig is curious about what happens when she stops the process at various stages, and when she lets the images ‘evaporate’ completely. Nothing lasts forever. The Wollemi Pine, thought to be extinct, was known only from 200-million-year-old fossils until 1994, when the 100 ft trees were discovered living happily in the impenetrable forests of New South Wales. The personification of longevity and adaptability, this beautiful tree is critically endangered. White mat, framed behind glass in white wood frame, 14 x 17 inches Marie Craig’s photography considers objects that were once imbued with life but have since been abandoned. Juncture, Craig’s latest series, alludes to a turning point, the moment where a choice made profoundly alters the trajectory of what follows, whether evident at the time or not. She uses cyanotype, because in this early photographic process choice and chance factor equally into the outcome of each piece. Craig’s layered photographs...

In this image, Jessie Spiess applies the multiple-exposure technique to the downtown of the City of Milwaukee as seen from the Milwaukee River. She often turns her camera to views of...

In this image, Jessie Spiess applies her signature multiple-exposure technique to the City of Milwaukee, emphasizing its many tall buildings. She often turns her camera to views of s...

In this image, Jessie Spiess applies her signature multiple-exposure technique to the Milwaukee Art Museum's famous Quadracci Pavilion, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava. She ...

In this image, Jessie Spiess applies her signature multiple-exposure technique to the buildings of Milwaukee downtown. Specifically, she looks to the massive Postmodern 1000 North Water Street...