Austine Studios

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About

Austine Studios, Las Vegas

"I began developing Polage (polarized light collage) in 1967. It consists of layers of clear cellulose sandwiched between two polarizing filters. Polarizing filter is used in Polaroid sunglasses, polarizing filters for camera lenses and in liquid crystal displays. Very few people are aware of the phenomenon which occurs when certain 'birefringent' materials such as cellulose, mica, stressed plastics and sugar solutions are viewed between two polarizing filters. White light, as it passes through, becomes separated by wavelength (color). I am able to control the color in my Polage artworks by the thickness and orientation of all the tiny little pieces of cellulose which make up the image."

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Art Galleries, Artisans