Polaroid Art

Polaroid Art

Polaroid film is particularly suitable for various forms of alternative processing. One of the most predominant forms amongst artists and photographers was the manipulation of SX-70 using various tools; this was done before the emulsion dried and created an oil painting effect. SX-70 is no longer in production, and similar films currently in production by the Impossible Project do not have the same manipulable qualities as SX-70 did. Emulsion lifting is rapidly growing in popularity amongst the art and photography world and can be achieved by soaking any polaroid or Fuji peel-apart films (as well as some Impossible Project's film intended for use with 600, Spectra and SX-70 cameras) in water and then carefully transferring the emulsion to a new surface like wood metal or paper. Image Transfers are another method of transferring the image from instant peel-apart film to a new surface. this is done by peeling the negative positive sandwich apart early in development (around ten seconds) and pushing the wet negative side down firmly onto a sheet of print-making paper and applying an even pressure with a roller transferring it to the new surface. Both of these methods can create varied and fascinating effects that are a lot of fun to play around with.

Instant film is one of the largest-growing analogue materials in terms of popularity in the current renaissance that traditional analogue photography is experiencing .

The Belgian Danny Matthys is a pioneer in Polaroid art.

Stefanie Schneider is an artist who uses polaroid material exclusively .