A visit to the photography museum Foam on the Keizersgracht is one of my favorite things to do, it always proofs to be worthwhile. During the last 10 years I have seen many interesting exhibitions. When the two major museums of Amsterdam were closed for renovation purposes the Foam offered me salvation and it still does.
Not only the selection of the work is often brilliant but also the way it is presented. For the current exhibition on Russian Color Photography the colors of the walls are transformed into an outspoken daring color combination. And it works surprisingly well!
The exhibition in itself is fascinating for two reasons I think. On the one hand for the depiction of Russian history starting from 1850s onward, on the other hand for the technical and experimental quality of the images. The exhibition is an interesting showcase of the many ways color can be added to a black and white photograph. Through a combination of different media a sort of hybrid images are created, such as the application of oil painting, water color or crayon on a silver print.
On the site some examples are shown, but of course much better is to see the real images in the Foam museum, I am sure you won't be disappointed!
http://www.foam.org
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| Moscow 1909, Portret of boy, gelatine silverprint gouache |
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| 70ties, Boris Mikhailov, Luriki series |
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| 1928 Rhumba, Alexander Rodchenko, colour crayon on gelatine silver print |
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