Photograms and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy replaced Johannes Itten as the head of the preliminary course for Bauhaus education. Moholy-Nagy, who explored painting, photography, film, sculpture, and graphic design, was enthusiastic to investigate new materials and new techniques. In 1922, he began experimenting with photograms. He believed that photograms represented the essence of photography because the artist could capture patterns of light and dark on light-sensitive paper without a camera.

I was able to find a local shop that carried light sensitive paper; it was surprisingly hard to find in Vancouver. I used this process to create a 4 image piece. Transparent items, round shapes and a variety of other materials were used to capture this abstract composition. The objects used to create the shaded areas become removed from easy identification. This relates to the expressions of abstract patterns created by the photograms of Moholy-Nagy.