| Polage is an art form invented by Austine Wood-Comarow
more than 30 years ago. This colorful artwork is made with absolutely
no pigment of any kind. Just as a prism breaks white light into a brilliant
rainbow, Austine's materials--cellulose and polarizing filter--create
her palette of pure light colors.
Without a lightbox or a polarizing viewer, a Polage might look as
it does at left -- areas of color, but mostly gray, like etched glass.
But dramatic changes appear when you view the piece through a polarizing
filter or place it in a special motorized lightbox. Instantly, the Polage
comes to life. All the colors of the rainbow make up each intricate
image. It morphs gently, the colors' change giving you a continuous
flow of imagery.
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