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Spring is finally here in Minnesota, thankfully. I love the seasons but I’m as glad to see the back of all that snow and ice as everyone else. Something else I’m thankful for is the variety of work I get to be...
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Van Gelder paper
Way back when I first came to the US, I started using Van Gelder Simili Japon paper for my own platinum printing. It was from the last remaining mill in Holland yet it was easily available in large sheets and had good wet...
Read MoreNew Prints in Platinum
A selection of newly printed work in platinum-palladium that I’ll be sending to Obscura Gallery soon. Image Size: 7″ x 7″ Paper Size: 12″ x 9.5″ Paper: Van Gelder Simili Japon Medium:...
Read MoreHahnemühle Platinum Rag Paper
For the best part of the past year I have been one of several beta testers for a new paper by Hahnemühle, formulated specifically for alternative/historical processes, and it’s beautiful. Straight out of the box, this...
Read MoreMonovisions
The online magazine Monovisions has just published a selection of images and the story behind Cy DeCosse’s series The Midnight Garden. The images are all printed in platinum-palladium by me, and in editions of 30. Of the...
Read MoreA Portrait of Arthur
I recently finished printing a fun project — a portfolio of prints for Tom Rose, a professor at the University of Minnesota. The twelve images, all photographed in the apartment of philosopher and writer Arthur C. Danto, were...
Read MoreVerve Gallery Show
Figments of Reality – An Exhibition of Contemporary Landscape Images Blue Mitchell Duane Monczewski Beth Moon Jennifer Schlesinger Hanson Takeshi Shikama Keith Taylor Opening reception – Friday, November 7, 2014, 5–7...
Read MoreInstinct Gallery, Minneapolis
The Instinct Art Gallery in Minneapolis will be showing a selection of platinum prints from The Midnight Garden alongside the bronze work of David Aschenbrener in a pop-up show in November. The exhibition runs from November 5th...
Read MoreFlakPhoto Midwest Print Show
Madison, Wisconsin is going to be the place to be in the Midwest in the coming next few weeks, it seems. Not only is the SPE (Society of Photographic Educators) Midwest Conference being held there but there’s also the...
Read MoreLenswork Magazine
The Midnight Garden series of 18 platinum prints, printed by @thedarkprints, is featured in the new Lenswork magazine. There will also be an audio interview between Cy and Brooks Jensen, the editor, in the Lenswork Extended...
Read MoreTaiwan Photo Festival 2014
Cy has been invited by the 1839 Contemporary Gallery in Taipei, Taiwan, to exhibit works in platinum at this year’s Taiwan Photo festival, along with photographer Kenru Izu. This is the 4th Taiwan Photo festival to be held...
Read More21st Editions Publication — The Midnight Garden
The Midnight Garden — a unique presentation from 21st Editions. Six Cy DeCosse platinum prints of night blooming flowers presented individually with their respective texts in a handmade ash and cherry wood box. Integrated into...
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