John Reuter's professional and artistic life is tightly interwoven with the story of the Polaroid 20x24 camera and the artists that used it to bring their creative visions to life. It's an important story worth preserving. John has has worked tirelessly to keep the 20x24 Polaroid camera alive. Part 1 of my conversation with John (found in episode 230 of the Artful Camera) contains the history of image transfer, image lift, and direct manipulation of Polaroid images.

In part 2 of my conversation with John, the focus is on the artwork John created with the 20x24 Polaroid camera and the now rare Polacolor film. John reveals the creative process he used in making his evocative 20x24 Polacolor image transfers. The transfer image is just the beginning of a long process of creating many layers of "history" within the print. The process includes distressing the image and mark making with various pigments, oil pastels, and mediums. The end result is an image rich in texture and beauty.

John's images are currently on exhibit at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre until August 5, 2017. The exhibit is called John Reuter: Second Impressions, Polaroid Process to Singapore Infrared.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

John Reuter's website: http://johnreuter.com/blog/

20x24 Studio: http://www.20x24studio.com

The Polaroid 20x24 Image Transfer Process: https://youtu.be/rlos9pgah3s

Jim Dine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Dine

Giotto: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giotto

Rosamond Purcell: http://www.anartthatnaturemakes.com

JoAnn Verburg: http://joannverburg.com

Robert Rauschenberg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Rauschenberg http://www.20x24studio.com/?page_id=2329

Chuck Close: http://chuckclose.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Close http://www.20x24studio.com/?p=2282

William Wegman: http://williamwegman.com/home.html

Joyce Tenneson: http://www.tenneson.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Tenneson

David Levinthal: http://www.davidlevinthal.com

Tim Burton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton

Art Kane: https://www.artkane.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Kane

Elsa Dorfman: http://www.elsadorfman.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Dorfman

Jack Perno: http://www.jackperno.com http://www.jackperno.com/polaroid-emulsion-1

Beatrice Pediconi: http://www.beatricepediconi.com http://www.beatricepediconi.com/works/polaroids/

Palm Beach Photographic Centre: https://www.workshop.org/museum/exhibits/

Video tour of John Reuter's Second Impressions exhibit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1342858102433943/permalink/1353500241369729/

Amon Carter Museum of American Art: http://www.cartermuseum.org http://www.cartermuseum.org/calendar/member-programs/camera-ready-the-polaroid-20x24-project

 

 

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