August 10, 2024 through October 05, 2024
Michael Puff • Platinum/Palladium Kaleidoscope
Michael Puff
Platinum/Palladium Kaleidoscope
Since 2011, I have been making handmade prints using the 19th century platinum/palladium process. Most recently I have wanted to introduce color into my prints without abandoning the beauty of the platinum/palladium process. This collection is primarily printed using two different techniques which separate the color from the black in an image. Black is printed with platinum/palladium while color is printed with the 19th century single or tri-color gum bichromate process or printed using modern digital archival pigment inks. Platinum/palladium over archival pigment ink requires two layers for each print while gum bichromate over platinum/palladium can require four to six layers for each print. This has been a joyful exploration of color.
“Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment.” ― Claude Monet
Michael Puff is a photographer living in Montara, CA. He began using photography as his primary artistic expression in 2004. Puff’s work has been exhibited at the LightBox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR; de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA; Ryan Gallery at Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ; Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, CA and Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA. His work is included in the book Digital Negatives with QuadToneRIP published in 2021 by Focal Press. Michael Puff is a proud member of the LightBox Photographic Gallery Guild.
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