"BLUE" is a Contemporary Traditional Photography series – a collection of Sun prints from Wong's original paintings
Sun prints (AKA blue photograph) is photography without the use of camera. The title – "Blue" reflects the blues (our enviromental problems and sadness in nature) and the blues the artist faces as less and less young viewers appreciates and practice traditional painting in the digital age. The project is an "act"/ performance of the artist making photo negatives of her traditional paintings (darkness) and bringing Sun light into the art form (hope) resulting the creation of "Contemporary Traditional" arts (creation). "THE BLUE ARTIST" is a self portrait of the artist, in which Blue contains meanings of both sadness and hope.
Sun prints (AKA blue photograph) is photography without the use of camera. The title – "Blue" reflects the blues (our enviromental problems and sadness in nature) and the blues the artist faces as less and less young viewers appreciates and practice traditional painting in the digital age. The project is an "act"/ performance of the artist making photo negatives of her traditional paintings (darkness) and bringing Sun light into the art form (hope) resulting the creation of "Contemporary Traditional" arts (creation). "THE BLUE ARTIST" is a self portrait of the artist, in which Blue contains meanings of both sadness and hope.
Sun printing (photography without the use of camera) is also referred to as "blueprinting", is the oldest non-silver photographic printing process.
