Katayoun Dowlatshahi
The Nectar Flow, 2025
Three Colour Carbon Transfer - hand made print
A CARBON TRANSFER PRINT is a unique handmade work of art. It is a pigment and gelatine based photographic process, renowned for its remarkable beauty and archival stability because of the use of pigments over dyes. It has rich shadows, wide tonal range, sharp definition, richness of colour rendition and is considered to be the finest of all the photographic processes. A 19 th century technique that was first invented in 1855, it is highly sought after by collectors. Though only a handful of artists worldwide practice it professionally, it is currently experiencing a revival with artists and photographers seeking a high-quality analogue alternative to digital production.
A CARBON TRANSFER PRINT is a unique handmade work of art. It is a pigment and gelatine based photographic process, renowned for its remarkable beauty and archival stability because of the use of pigments over dyes. It has rich shadows, wide tonal range, sharp definition, richness of colour rendition and is considered to be the finest of all the photographic processes. A 19 th century technique that was first invented in 1855, it is highly sought after by collectors. Though only a handful of artists worldwide practice it professionally, it is currently experiencing a revival with artists and photographers seeking a high-quality analogue alternative to digital production.
Framed 46 x 66 x 3 cm
(Black wooden frame with float mount)
Image size 40 x 60 cm
Limited edition of 5
(Black wooden frame with float mount)
Image size 40 x 60 cm
Limited edition of 5
Limited edition of 5
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Artist statement about ‘The Contemplations’ series: This an ongoing series of images that are inspired by my garden in Norfolk. These are intimate and self-reflexive portrayals of nature. Connection to...
Artist statement about ‘The Contemplations’ series:
This an ongoing series of images that are inspired by my garden in Norfolk. These are intimate and self-reflexive portrayals of nature. Connection to memories, delightful discoveries, opportune moments, study of and meditations on the natural world around me are reflected in my choice of subject and compositions. These works evoke a North European tradition of the ‘Vanitas’ still life and conversely contemporary representations of birth, death and life.
I trained as a traditional printmaker in fine art, embracing fine print photography and drawing into my practice, which in 2000, led to my Doctorate research into ‘Drawing With Light’ using the carbon transfer process. My passion is in the analogue potential of historic photographic processes and how these may be employed as fine art mediums. I have chosen to create this series only ever as handmade colour carbon prints. I am possibly the only person in the UK that is doing this professionally.
My most prestigious commission to date is the production of 25 large colour carbon prints for a major retrospective exhibition ‘Yevonde, Life and Colour’ at the National Portrait Gallery in London. I have also established a reputation in the field of public art and have work in both private and public collections in the UK and the USA.
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Framed 46 x 66 x 3 cm
(Black wooden frame with float mount)
Image size 40 x 60 cm
Limited edition of 5Limited edition of 5£1,479.00 -
The Long Winter, 2025Katayoun DowlatshahiThree Colour Carbon Transfer - hand made print
A CARBON TRANSFER PRINT is a unique handmade work of art. It is a pigment and gelatine based photographic process, renowned for its remarkable beauty and archival stability because of the use of pigments over dyes. It has rich shadows, wide tonal range, sharp definition, richness of colour rendition and is considered to be the finest of all the photographic processes. A 19 th century technique that was first invented in 1855, it is highly sought after by collectors. Though only a handful of artists worldwide practice it professionally, it is currently experiencing a revival with artists and photographers seeking a high-quality analogue alternative to digital production.
Framed 46 x 66 x 3 cm
(Black wooden frame with float mount)
Image size 40 x 60 cm
Limited edition of 5Limited edition of 5£1,479.00
