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Or
he'd mask part of the slide in order to selectively
project his image--sparing the nude from its ephemeral
clothing--make an exposure, then move the mask and expose
the film again. The projected image replaces the need
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The
tranquil, rather subdued, structured environment of
the large format black-and-white and sepia photographs
stand in stark contrast to the riot of color and texture
displayed in Flesh Strokes, a portfolio of Polaroid
Polacolor 8x10-inch images Luciano created during the
early 1980s. |
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Primarily
photographing male models, he photographed them against
neutral colored paper backdrops. With his paintbrush,
he then created imaginative textile-looking fabrics
of exotic flowers, stripes, swirls, chevrons and amorphous
creatures that isolated the figure or helped camouflage
it. |
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Following
this treatment, the Polacolor prints were soaked for
hours or days in vibrant, saturated color dyes—orange-reds,
purples, blues and magentas. After drying, many of the
prints were pin pricked to add another dimension to
the design. |
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