The Tree - Platinum / Palladium Print (1991) Fotografie von Leonard Radu Chioveanu

- The Tree, Bucharest, 1991
- Platinum / Palladium 1:1 Print
- Mat with 3mm Museum Board acid-free
- Paper size: 19x28cm with museum board 30x40cm
- Frame is not included
- White border
· Handmade printed on archival Hahnemühle Platinum Rag Fine Art Paper 300 gsm
- Signed on back
- Certificate of authenticity
- Limited Edition 2/30
- Printed 06/2021
- Shipping with priority registered mail

Leonard Chioveanu is a photojurnalist and glass artist born in 1974 in Bucharest.
In 1990, he graduated photojournalism courses at the Bucharest Art School.

From January 1990 he worked as a freelance photojournalist for the most important central publications of post-revolutionary Romania: Flacara, Evenimentul zilei, Academia Catavencu, Romania Libera, Tineretul liber.

After 1995, he gave up photojournalism and engaged in fine art photography and photo editing at a national news agency.

In 2020, he begins to use the practice of Platinum / Palladium prints.

The Platinum Palladium Print
Platinum palladium printing is a traditional photographic printmaking technique dating back to a period in photographic history that predates silver gelatin prints. The prints are exposed by UV light, and were originally exposed by the sun. The prints are created by way of "contact printing" which means the photographic negative must be as large as the final print. This limited fine art photographers until the digital age, where we can now create what are known as "digital negatives." These negatives can be printed at nearly any size and can be used to create platinum palladium prints up to 40" wide.

Platinum palladium prints are unparalleled by any modern printing technique, both in appearance and performance. These prints are favored by art collectors due to their longevity and appearance. The tonal range of platinum palladium prints are unmatched, even by modern digital inkjet printers. The final color tonality can range from warm black, to reddish brown, with a range of grays in the midtones. Pure platinum (platinotype) prints tend to have a higher contrast and cooler tones, while pure palladium (palladiotype) prints can tend to have warmer appearance with deeper blacks and softer highlights. The mixture of platinum and palladium can create a balance between the two appearances and tonalities, which is applicable to some images. Platinum and palladium prints are the most durable of all photographic processes. The platinum (and sister element palladium) element is incredibly stable against chemical reactions that may degrade the print, and is even more stable than gold.

Verwandte Themen

Platinum PalladiumPlatinum PrintPlatinumPalladium PrintAlternative Photography