Digital BW, The Print

>>Another reason to avoid these and
similar "process" terms is the fact that in the art world, various
works are traditionally described by simple reference to what they
are: oil on canvas -- acrylic on metal, glass, canvas, etc. --
watercolor (on paper is implied) -- cave painting (on rock is
implied) -- lithograph -- charcoal on paper -- silverprint -- etc.<<

I think the example set by the art world is mixed. Sometimes they describe materials, sometimes process. In your list lithograph is more of a process than a material and silverprint is probably best thought of on the process side as well. Also consider etchings and woodblock prints--there's nothing etched in a framed etching; nothing wooden in a woodblock print. Those refer to the process, too (etched copper plates and carved wood blocks). In photo art, silkscreen is a process label. So is photogram (or Rayograph, if you like). Ditto for solarized prints. Color photographs are almost always refered to by process (C-print, dye transfer, and ilfochrome), although I suppose you could make the case that the process implies the materials.

--Darin

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