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photogram
[ foh-tuh-gram ]
noun
- a silhouette photograph made by placing an object directly on sensitized paper and exposing it to light.
photogram
/ ˈ´Úəʊ³Ùəˌɡ°ùæ³¾ /
noun
- a picture, usually abstract, produced on a photographic material without the use of a camera, as by placing an object on the material and exposing to light
- obsolete.a photograph, often of the more artistic kind rather than a mechanical record
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of photogram1
Example Sentences
“All Is Flux†is particularly abstract and fluid-looking, an inky black and pearly white photogram depicting a stream of water flowing across still water in a tray.
She also collected dust and dirt swept up while at home for almost three months under covid restrictions, printing one pile of debris each day as a near-abstract photogram.
His final piece, “Performing Light,†presented at the Richard Saltoun gallery in London in 2019, is represented by a black-and-white “photogram†of his own frail body that ends the show.
An 1841 photogram of a fallen leaf, its dozens of needles each seared into the paper, testifies to Talbot’s ambition to document nature better than any artist.
Sotheby’s was encouraged by the online sale of a rare photogram by László Moholy-Nagy for $524,000 and of Irma Stern’s oil on canvas “Grape Packer†for $531,309.
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