Palma Blue, 2018 by Carla Gimbatti
Cyanotype on Paper
21 in. H x 15 in W
Handprints
Unframed

These images are inspired by fingerprints and handprints. Prints were taken from friends and family members, going through a selection process without being altered, selecting and searching for images that can trigger our imagination. This series explores alquimia, positive and negative with the same image, making each a unique original.
Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. Engineers used the process well into the 20th century as a simple process to produce copies of drawings, referred to as blueprints.
The chemicals used in cyanotype have lower toxicity compared to other photographic methods. This method also uses the environmental elements of sunshine and water thus creating a match of medium and content.

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After graduating from university in Argentina, with a background in economics, Carla Gimbatti began working with disadvantaged women and children, many of whom lived on the streets. While volunteering on a project that used art therapy, she was inspired by the power of art to help express, achieve, and heal.

She attended photography, painting, and sculpture workshops in Buenos Aires that allowed her to start a new path. After moving to New York, Gimbatti studied at the Art Students League of New York. She then participated in a Painting Certificate Program at the New York Studio School from 2016-to 2017.