Photogenic Painting, Untitled 75/37
Born in Chicago in 1936, Kasten studied painting and textiles, receiving her BFA from the University of Arizona and her MFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 1970. Influenced by Bauhaus principles of interdisciplinary design and open to experimentation, Kasten works across media including sculpture, painting, theater, textile and installation and is best known for her work in photography. Across a career spanning more than five decades, Kasten has explored the qualities of light, the interplay between two and three dimensional forms, and the construction of stage sets, often using the medium “in a way it is not supposed to be used.” She has noted “What always fascinated me about doing photography…is presenting something in three dimensions and yet denying it as well, with a flat surface.”
Untitled (1975) is one of a series of cyanotypes made 1974-76 as part of her series “Photogenic paintings.” Kasten created geometric photograms such as this one by painting with the liquid chemical combination of cyanotype and further experimented with paint both in the emulsion and on top of the finished product.
Untitled (1975) is one of a series of cyanotypes made 1974-76 as part of her series “Photogenic paintings.” Kasten created geometric photograms such as this one by painting with the liquid chemical combination of cyanotype and further experimented with paint both in the emulsion and on top of the finished product.
Artwork Details
- Title: Photogenic Painting, Untitled 75/37
- Artist: Barbara Kasten (American, born 1936)
- Date: 1975
- Medium: Cyanotype
- Dimensions: Image: 29 5/8 in. × 41 in. (75.2 × 104.1 cm)
Sheet: 29 5/8 in. × 41 in. (75.2 × 104.1 cm) - Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Gift of Judy Dater, 2025
- Object Number: 2025.624
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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