Sophie WASSMANN
Wesley College, St Kilda Road
IB Visual Art (HL)
Artist statement: Inspired by Rene Magritte’s exploration of ambiguity and unfamiliarity, this work explores the unknown figures of power who are the force behind destructive acts against nature. In this image, there is an eeriness achieved by the stark tonal contrast, the absence of facial features on the masked figure, the hard, angular lines of the architecture as well as the presence of the mysterious telephone.
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.
