Griffin O'NEILL
Woodleigh School
VCE Studio Arts 3&4
Artist statement: Melbourne is known as the world’s most liveable city, and maybe this is to do with the many gardens and trees that line the streets. Whilst this green presence is lovely, the plotted out avenues and allocated garden spaces can feel a bit clinical within the geometric design of the city, compared to the wild randomness of actual bushland. How natural is the presence of nature in cities around the world? How can we make more room for a wilder connection with nature in our cities?
Also known as Giclee prints or bubble-jet prints, pigment ink-jet prints are generated by computer printers from digital or scanned files using dye-based or pigment-based inks. A series of nozzles spray tiny droplets of ink onto the paper surface in a precise pattern that corresponds to the digital image file. In dye-based prints the ink soaks into the paper, whereas in pigment-based prints the ink rests and dries on top of the paper surface.
Whilst the term is broad, pigment ink-jet prints have come to be associated with prints produced on fine art papers. They are the most versatile and archival method of printing available to photographers today. A wide variety of material on which an image can be printed with such inks are available, including various textures and finishes such as matte photo paper, watercolour paper, cotton canvas or pre-coated canvas.
