Holographic Art by Al Razutis - Visual Alchemy   1972 - 1978

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1974-1976 Photos - VISUAL ALCHEMY studio with holograms on display:

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Early Transmission & Reflection holography - VISUAL ALCHEMY - 1972-1976:
click to enlarge MYSTICAL HOLO EXPERIENCE
click to enlarge holographic projection experiments at Visual Alrhcmy 1972-3
click to enlarge early holography set up at Visual Alchemy 1972
click to enlarge 360 degree CYLINDER MOVIE

click to enlarge early holography table set up at Visual Alchemy 1972
click to enlarge point sourcde projection of hologram 1972 Visual Alchemy Al Razutis
click to enlarge EARLY OPTICAL TABLE AT VISUAL ALCHEMY
click to enlarge first hologram by Al Razutis 4x5 inch transmission plate

click to enlarge - Visual Alchemy hologram 1972 by Al Razutis
click to enlarge Visual Alchemy 1972-3 holographic optics and projections
click to enlarge transmission holograms set up at Visual Alchemy 1972
click to enlarge - set and hologram design works 1974 Visual Alchemy
click to enlarge - set and hologram design works 1974 Visual Alchemy

click to enlarge projection screens for holograms - Visual Alchemy 1975
click to enlarge CHEMICAL MIXING ROOM
click to enlarge DEVELOPING ROOM at Visual Alchemy 1976
click to enlarge hologram laminating with expoty Visual Alchemy 1975

The histories in text and pictures: 'Holography at Visual Alchemy'




'VISUAL ALCHEMY' EXHIBITION 1977

Example works created for 'VISUAL ALCHEMY' Solo Exhibition by Al Razutis (1977-8)

For additional works see: Complete list of exhibited works - by Al Razutis (1972 - 1988)



'NEWTONIAN GALACTIC ASSEMBLY LINE' - 1974/76:


NEWTONIAN GALACTIC ASSEMBLY LINE - 1974/Al Razutis
NEWTONIAN GLACTIC ASSEMBLY LINE
NEWTONIAN GALACTIC ASSEMBLY LINE - 1974/Al Razutis
DETAIL OF PANELS
NEWTONIAN GALACTIC ASSEMBLY LINE - 1974/Al Razutis
GALLERY ILLUMINATION

NEWTONIAN GALACTIC ASSEMBLY LINE, originally conceived as a 'floor piece' and internationally exhibited as a wall piece, is in the personal collection of the artist and located on Saturna Island, BC, Canada.



'RAINFOREST' - 1974:


Click for enlargement - RAINFOREST - 3 plate transmission hologram - 1974
RAINFOREST - 3-plate transmission hologram - 1974/Razutis - Mercury Vapour Illuminated
RAINFOREST, originally purchased by Museum of Holography, New York, is in collection of MIT - holography collection.



'AUTOPORTAIT' - 1974:


Click for Enlargement - AUTOPORTRAIT - 1974/Al Razutis
'AUTOPORTAIT' 1974
White light reflection hologram
Click for AUTOPORTAIT- SIDE VIEW - 1974/Razutis
'AUTOPORTAIT' - Side View
(lost / destroyed 1994)


'INCLINE / STRESSED / PLANE' - 1975:


Click for Enlargement - INCLINE STRESSED PLANCE - 1975 by Al Razutis

INCLINE / STRESSED / PLANE - 1975
Laser transmission interferometric hologram
180 degree cylinder view film

INCLINED / STRESSED / PLANE hologram is no longer available for exhibition. A second version of this hologram was used in the 'Stress Topography' series which was re-produced at Fringe Research, Toronto in 1984. However, the archives and masters stored at Fringe Research, including the original for INCLINED / STRESSED / PLANE, were subsequently rescued and sent to the National Gallery of Canada by Michael Page and Claudette Abrams and present status of the laser transmission interferogram-hologram master strips by Razutis is unknown.



'AUTOPORTAIT' - SUNDIAL - MORTUARY - 1977/76:


Click for Enlargement - AUTOPORTRAIT - SUNDIAL - 1976/Al Razutis

AUTOPORTAIT - SUNDIAL - 1974/76
White-Light Reflection Hologram
Marble Stone Pedestal with Inscription
Click for Enlargement - AUTOPORTRAIT - MORTUARY - 1974 - Al Razutis

AUTOPORTAIT - MORTUARY - 1974/76
White-Light Reflection Hologram
Suspended hologram in glass box

AUTOPORTAIT - SUNDIAL, and AUTOPORTRAIT - MORTUARY remain as one single original silver halide WLR hologram. Marble pedestal is in private collection. Remaining original hologram is in the personal collection of the artist and located on Saturna Island, BC, Canada.



'SURROGATE' - 1976:


SURROGATE 1976 by Al Razutis

SURROGATE - 1976
White-Light Reflection Holograms (Silver Halide)
Original Holograms replaced in 1984, see below.

VIEW: 'SURROGATE' 1984 - 'NEW VOGUE' VERSION

TEXTS: 'SURROGATE' and Sculptural Hybrid Holography



'AETHER VANE' I - 1974/76:


AETHER VANE - 1974/Al Razutis - CORRESPONDENCE/FILE

AETHER VANE - 1974/76
White-Light Reflection Hologram (Silver Halide)
Original Holograms damaged in storage at Burnaby Art Gallery
Click for letter to Anna MacArthur on the meaning of the work

VIEW: 'AETHER VANE II' 1984 - RESTORED VERSION
AETHER VANE II - 1986 is in the collection of Gary Cullen and located in Tsawwassen, BC, Canada.



'PRIMA MATERIA (INVISIBLE SECTION)' - 1976:


PRIMA MATERIA (INVISIBLE SECTION) - 1976 - Al Razutis

PRIMA MATERIA (INVISIBLE SECTION) - 1976/80
White-Light Reflection Holograms (Silver Halide)


PRIMA MATERIA (INVISIBLE SECTION) is in the personal collection of the artist. The inscription on glass starts with: "Mimesis, the imitation of reality is a well-known beginning...". This work was damaged when on-loan to a new Montreal association and gallery in the 1980's (and returned uninsured), and is currently located on Saturna Island, BC, Canada.



'CHAIN LINK' (CURTAIN) - 1974/76:

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CHAIN LINK (CURTAIN) - 1974/76
White-Light Reflection Holograms (64) Assemblage

CHAIN LINK, alternatinv 4" x 5" real and virtual image white-light reflection (WLR) holograms
remains only in the form of isolated elements and in the personal collection of the artist and located on Saturna Island, BC, Canada.



'FLYPAPER (WITH HANDLE)' - 1974/76:


CLICK FOR ENLARGEMENT 'FLYPAPER' - 1976/Al Razutis

FLYPAPER WITH HANDLE
1974/76 - White-Light Reflection Holograms Assembly
Private Collection


FLYPAPER (WITH HANDLE) was damaged during 'LICHT/BLICKE' exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany and remains in a private collection (in damaged form).


'VENETIAN BLIND'   1976

EXHIBITION INSTALLATION VIEW:

click to enlarge Venetian Blind by Al Razutis

'VENETIAN BLIND'
Video frame - INSTALLATION VIEW
W-Lt Hologram (silver halide) Sculpture

click to enlarge Venetian Blind by Al Razutis

'VENETIAN BLIND'
SIDE VIEW
W-Lt Hologram (silver halide) Sculpture


VENETIAN BLIND - I (1976) is in a private collection.
A second VENETIAN BLIND - II (1985) was created using dichromate holograms (at Holocrafts, BC)
and purchased for the permanent collection of 'Images in Time and Space' / Associates of Science and Technology, Ottawa, Canada.



VISUAL ALCHEMY holographic art traveling exhibition - Burnaby Art Gallery, 1977 - Pacific Science Center, 1978:

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CLICK FOR ENLARGEMENT- Exhibition Catalog cover Visual Alchemy by Al Razutis at Burnaby Art Gallery - click for enlarged cover view with inside text

VISUAL ALCHEMY - solo exhibition of holograms by Al Razutis
- catalog cover innaugural Burnaby B.C. show 1977
Click for enlarged cover view with inside text by Razutis.
CLICK FOR ENLARGEMENT - Invitation to Visual Alchemy by Al Razutis at Pacific Science Center Seattle 1978 - click for enlargement

VISUAL ALCHEMY - final exhibition of holograms by Al Razutis
- invitation to Pacific Science Center Seattle, Washington show 1978
Click for enlarged view in separate window.

VISUAL ALCHEMY - EXHIBITION LIST (Innaugural show catalog)


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