Holographic Art by Al Razutis - Visual Alchemy   1980 - 1987

Additional Archives:  IMAGES FROM 1973 - 1977   -   EXHIBITIONS IN THE 90's   -   WEB GALLERY 2007

For all exhibited works see: Complete list of exhibited works - by Al Razutis (1974 - 2007)

Selected PICTURES LINKED to FRAME ENLARGEMENTS

'TOTEM' Solo - retrospective exhibition by Al Razutis 1984, Toronto, Canada

Curated by Sydney Dinsmore at Interference Gallery

'WINDOW I' (INSTALLATION) - 1984:

CLICK FOR ENLARGEMENT 'WINDOW I' INSTALLATION VIEW - 1984/Al Razutis

'WINDOW I - INSTALLATION VIEW - 1984
White-Light Reflection Holograms
Window frame and plates on floor

CLICK FOR ENLARGEMENT 'TOTEM' INSTALLATION VIEW - 1980/Al Razutis

'WINDOW I' - INSTALLATION VIEW - 1984
AUTOPORTRAIT and WINDOW 1
Window frame and plates on floor


WINDOW 1 - original installation piece with silver halide wlr holograms (on floor) exhibited in 'TOTEM' exhibition, Toronto.
Floor pieces were stolen while on exhibit at 'LICHT/BLICHE', Frankfurt, Germany following Toronto exhibition.
Subsequently followed with Window 2 (dichromate holograms - produced with Gary Cullen / Holocrafts, Canada) in 1985.


'TOTEM' (BOX INSTALLATION) - 1984:

CLICK FOR ENLARGEMENT 'TOTEM' - BOX INSTALLATION VIEW - 1984/Al Razutis

'TOTEM' - 4-CHAMBER BOX - detailed view
'TOTEM' - DETAIL OF 2nd BOX - 1984

CLICK FOR ENLARGEMENT 'TOTEM' - DETAIL OF BOX INSTALLATION VIEW - 1984/Al Razutis


W-Lt Reflection Holograms (Silver Halide)
Installation - Assemblage
'TOTEM' - DETAIL OF 3rd BOX - 1984

CLICK FOR ENLARGEMENT 'TOTEM' - DETAIL OF BOX INSTALLATION VIEW - 1984/Al Razutis


W-Lt Reflection Holograms (Silver Halide)
Installation - Assemblage

Exhibition Announcement - Curator's Notes:

Totem exhibition at Interference Gallery - click enlarge   Totem exhibition at Interference Gallery - click enlarge


Inaugural Gallery Exhibition: 'ART OF HOLOGRAPHY' Group Show, 1985

WAVEFRONT GALLERY - BURNABY, CANADA

Revue by Neil Hall, Vancouver Sun: EXHIBITION AND BACKGROUND

Works by Al Razutis included in the Exhibition:


'SURROGATE DRESSED FOR ART NEW VOGUE' - 1984:

TO DETAIL VIEWS 'SURROGATE DRESSED FOR ART NEW VOGUE' - 1984 - Al Razutis

SURROGATE
(DRESSED FOR ART NEW VOGUE) 1984
White-light Reflection Hologram
Dichromate Interferograms
Mixed Media Sculpture

DETAIL VIEWS: 'SURROGATE DRESSED FOR ART NEW VOGUE' - 1984 - Al Razutis

SURROGATE
(DRESSED FOR ART NEW VOGUE) 1984
(side view)

DETAIL VIEWS: 'SURROGATE DRESSED FOR ART NEW VOGUE' - 1984 - Al Razutis

SURROGATE
(DRESSED FOR ART NEW VOGUE) 1984
(wide view)

For more details: Surrogate: Exhibitions List and Credits

Refurbished in 2010 and exhibited at Deja Vu Exhibition 2010, Vancouver, Canada.

SURROGATE DRESSED FOR ART NEW VOGUE is in the collection of the artist and located in Saturna Island, BC, Canada.

For purchase of this work contact alrazutis@ymail.com

Also visit: Texts and Photos - Surrogate and Detail Views 1990's

Contextual Text: 'SURROGATE' and Sculptural Hybrid Holography


Al Razutis in 1985 photo with 'Window 2' - 1985:


Al Razutis with Window 2 at Wavefront Gallery 1984 - click enlarge

WINDOW 2 - 1984 - hologram sculpture by Al Razutis

WINDOW 2 - 1984 - Floor Installation
W-Lt Dichromate Holograms
Produced with Gary Cullen at Holocrafts, BC, Canada
Assemblage Sculpture

WINDOW 2 - 1985 - hologram sculpture by Al Razutis

WINDOW 2 - 1985 - Installation detail
W-Lt Dichromate Holograms
Assemblage Sculpture




SUBJECT TO TIME - 1984 - Al Razutis HOLOGRAM - installation view - click to enlarge   SUBJECT TO TIME - 1984 - Al Razutis HOLOGRAM - installation view - click to enlarge

SUBJECT TO TIME - 1984
INSTALLATION VIEWS
W-Lt DICHROMATE INTERFEROGRAM
Dichromate - prod. with G. Cullen / Holocrafts
Assemblage Sculpture
UPDATED 1985: 'WITH HANDLE' below
NEWTONIAN GALACTIC ASSEMBLY LINE - 1976 HOLOGRAM - Al Razutis

NEWTONIAN GALACTIC ASSEMBLY LINE - 1976
White-Light silver-halide holograms - 48" x 60"
Floor - Wall Sculpture - 1985 exhibition photo

For more details: Newtonian Galactic Assembly Line: Exhibitions List and Credits

Refurbished in 2010 and exhibited at Deja Vu Exhibition 2010, Vancouver, Canada.

NEWTONIAN GALACTIC ASSEMBLY LINE is in the collection of the artist and located in Saturna Island, BC, Canada.

For purchase of this work contact alrazutis@ymail.com

'CLASSIC SUITE AND OTHER STORIES' Solo Exhibition, 1987

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY GALLERY - Burnaby, BC, Canada

See: Exhibition Catalog - Essay - .pdf file

CATCH ME I'M FALLING - 1986:

CATCH ME I'M FALLING - 1986 - Al Razutis
CATCH ME I'M FALLING - 1986
Assemblage with Silver Halide Hologram
1987 Exhibition photo

Refurbished in 2010 and exhibited at Deja Vu Exhibition 2010, Vancouver, Canada.

CATCH ME I'M FALLING is in the collection of the artist and located in Saturna Island, BC, Canada.

For purchase of this work contact alrazutis@ymail.com


DADDY'S SPICE CABINET 2 - 1985:

DADDY'S SPICE CABINET - 2 - 1985 - Al Razutis - click for details
DADDY'S SPICE CABINET - 2
1985 - Dichromate Interferometric Hologram - Sculpture
Dichromate hologram produced with Gary Cullen / Holocrafts



DETAIL VIEW left cabinet.

More photos of DADDY'S SPICE CABINET 2


DADDY'S SPICE CABINET - 2 is in the personal collection of the artist and located on Saturna Island, BC, Canada.


Texts on these works and 'Sculptural Hybrid Holography'


DADDY'S SPICE CABINET 1 - 1985:


DADDY'S SPICE CABINET - 1 (ANGEL BABY) - 1985 - Al Razutis - click to enlarge

DADDY'S SPICE CABINET - 1 (ANGEL BABY)
1986 - Dichromate hologram - Sculpture
Dichromate produced at Holocrafts, BC
DADDY'S SPICE CABINET - DETAIL - 1985 Al Razutis - click for enlargement

DADDY'S SPICE CABINET - 1 (ANGEL BABY)
1985 - DETAIL - Sculpture with Dichromate Hologram
DADDY'S SPICE CABINET - 1 (ANGEL BABY) - 1985 - Al Razutis - click to enlarge

DADDY'S SPICE CABINET - 1 (ANGEL BABY)
2010 Photo at Deja Vu Exhibition
Dichromate produced at Holocrafts, BC

For more details: Daddy's Spice Cabinet 1: Exhibitions List and Credits

Refurbished in 2010 and exhibited at Deja Vu Exhibition 2010, Vancouver, Canada.

DADDY'S SPICE CABINET 1 is in the collection of the artist and located in Saturna Island, BC, Canada.

For purchase of this work contact alrazutis@ymail.com

Texts on these works and 'Sculptural Hybrid Holography'


SUBJECT TO TIME - 1985:

SUBJECT TO TIME - WITH HANDLE - 1985 - Al Razutis

SUBJECT TO TIME - 1985
W-Lt INTERFEROGRAM (dichromate)
Assemblage Sculpture ( 'WITHOUT HANDLE' above)
Dichromate hologram produced at Holocrafts BC

SUBJECT TO TIME - DETAIL VIEW - 1985 - Al Razutis

SUBJECT TO TIME - DETAIL VIEW
W-Lt INTERFEROGRAM (dichromate)
Assemblage Sculpture

SUBJECT TO TIME is in a private collection.



'THE CLASSIC SUITE' (INSTALLATION VIEW) - 1987:

INSTALLATION VIEW -SUBJECT TO TIME - WINDOW II and YOUNG ROMANTIC'S PLAYPEN - 1986/87 - Al Razutis

CLASSIC SUITE AND OTHER STORIES
(INSTALLATION VIEW)

INSTALLATION VIEW -SUBJECT TO TIME - WINDOW II and YOUNG ROMANTIC'S PLAYPEN - 1986/88 - Al Razutis

CLASSIC SUITE AND OTHER STORIES
(SIDE INSTALLATION VIEW)

Left to Right: SUBJECT TO TIME - WINDOW II - YOUNG ROMANTIC'S PLAYPEN

THE FOLLOWING INTERFEROGRAMS - ASSEMBLAGES ALSO ON DISPLAY:

click-enlarge FIELD hologram image with selected exhibitions and credits by Al Razutis 1985

STRESS TOPOGRAPHY SERIES: FIELD, INCLINE, CHANNEL
- view photo page > HERE,

GIVING HEAD TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (61 x 67 cm with WLT holograms and collage) 1986, ZONE (30 x 40cm WLT hologram) 1986, FALL (30 x 40cm WLT hologram) 1986, and NOSE CONE (61 x 67 cm with WLT holograms and collage) 1986 were also exhibited in this exhibition.

The holograms are in the personal collection of the artist and located on Saturna Island, BC, Canada.

FIELD, INCLINE were exhibited at Deja Vu Exhibition 2010, Vancouver, Canada.

For purchase of this work contact alrazutis@ymail.com


'CLASSIC SUITE & OTHER STORIES' - SFU Gallery, Burnaby, 1987, catalog:
click for CLASSIC SUITE & OTHER STORIES by Al Razutis exhibition catalog in separate window

Click image for exhibition catalog & text.



click for July 2010 reunion photo - Bernd Simson, Melissa Crenshaw, Al Razutis, Gary Cullen

Where are they now?

See 2010: Holographer's Reunion

Also in 2010 at:

Deja Vu Holography & 3D Exhibition.

For writings by Al Razutis on holography visit Critical and historical writings - holography and Wavefront (1979 - 2010)


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