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31 mars 2014 · Artists & Alchemists is a feature documentary film that explores the resurgence of 19th century chemical photography. By following ten renowned photographers...
14 oct. 2016 · While alchemists played a role in developing the materials and techniques used by artists—including the invention of oil paints, chemicals used in etching, and malleable metals used for sculpture and architecture—artists were in turn responsible for creating the symbolic imagery used to explain alchemaic phenomena.
Long shrouded in secrecy, alchemy is now recognized as the ancestor of modern chemistry. Alchemists were notorious for attempting to make synthetic gold, but their goals were far more ambitious: to transform and bend nature to the will of an industrious human imagination.
24 févr. 2020 · Alchemists, along with artisans, became highly respected sources of knowledge about natural materials and the processes used to replicate and manipulate them. The widespread patronage of talented alchemists led to important innovations in the decorative arts, most notably in the production of vitreous materials, such as glass and enamel.
6 avr. 2017 · Alchemists and artists alike are highly ingenious, transforming materials and creating their own worlds and realities. A Berlin show now throws some light on how they have mutually inspired...
Alchemy and art are interconnected ways of seeing, and transforming, the world. Successful alchemists weren’t just good with chemicals: they were creative thinkers and problem-solvers. They...
18 nov. 2016 · The exhibition explores alchemy as depicted in art and rare books, across Europe and Asia, from the 3 rd century B.C. to the 20 th. It includes the 20-foot-long Ripley Scroll, an 18 th century ...
