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SUMMARY:Solid Pictures: Photosculpture and the Making of Modern Likeness
DESCRIPTION:Before 3D printing\, there was photosculpture. Curated by Patri
 ck R. Crowley\, Associate Curator of European Art\, Solid Pictures is the 
 first major exhibition to explore these largely overlooked objects first c
 onceived in 1859 by the twenty-nine-year-old French artist and inventor Fr
 ançois Willème. Employing projection technologies and mechanical instrum
 ents\, Willème and his team of operators translated photographic negative
 s into solid figures across a variety of media\, aiming to create affordab
 le portrait sculpture for the burgeoning middle class of Second Empire Fra
 nce. Though commercially unsuccessful\, these experiments laid the groundw
 ork for the scanning\, machining\, and printing technologies ubiquitous to
 day. Bringing together these rare artifacts\, the exhibition opens up a li
 ttle-known chapter of history to reveal the roots and richness of our cont
 emporary world. An accompanying catalogue features four newly commissioned
  essays accompanied by previously unpublished…\n\nhttps://localz.events/
 e/solid-pictures-photosculpture-and-the-making-of-modern-likeness-18-12308
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LOCATION:Cantor Arts Center\, 328 Lomita Drive\, Stanford\, CA 94305\, Stan
 ford
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 -modern-likeness-18-123080
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