Mirror on the Coastline

Bea NettlesWW-1976-135529

1976·Gum bichromate print [Kwik print]·38.1 × 45.8 cm (15 × 18 in.)

<p>In Mirror on the Coastline, Bea Nettles layers the reflection of mauve flowers in a mirror over an idyllic scene of crashing waves, referencing her upbringing in coastal Florida. She made the picture using Kwik Print, a commercial process that uses vinyl sheets coated with light-sensitive dyes. Nettles was an early adopter of this technology, which was an updated version of an antiquated process. The technique allows color to be applied in layers, giving this photograph a hazy, ethereal quality.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1976
Medium: Gum bichromate print [Kwik print]
Dimensions: 38.1 × 45.8 cm (15 × 18 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Bea Nettles

Artist

Bea Nettles

Printmaking

Bea Nettles is an American photographer and printmaker born in 1946 whose work emerged from postwar experimental approaches to the photographic image.

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