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cyanotype
This term refers specifically to the distinctive Prussian blue monochrome images created through a chemical reaction between iron salts and UV light. In a contemporary art context, it is often associated with botanical studies and experimental photography due to its ethereal, high-contrast aesthetic.
Historically, the term is synonymous with the "blueprint" used in architecture and engineering. While "blueprint" has become a common metaphor for any detailed plan, "cyanotype" remains the precise technical term for the chemical process and the resulting physical print.
Meanings
A photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print using ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide.
The artist created a stunning cyanotype of a fern leaf.
A print produced by the cyanotype process, often used historically for reproducing architectural or engineering drawings.
The architect reviewed the cyanotype of the building plans.